Not going short spy, but gonna start nibbling on some otm vxx calls for next week. Lot of support for vix in the 14.5 range going back several months

Charismatic Megafauna said:

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Not going short spy, but gonna start nibbling on some otm vxx calls for next week. Lot of support for vix in the 14.5 range going back several months

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Just started a new VIX expiration cycle. Expect it to bleed down for 1-2 weeks. Remember, it's a decaying product, so it can make new lows while VIX doesn't.

Edit: Just saw you mentioned next week. Might not be a bad play if we get a retrace in equities. Stick closer to ATM and lotto size.

Jump in an SMR regular ho hum call. $22c 12/2025 exp.

Talon2DSO said:

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Jump in an SMR leap. $22c 12/2025 exp.

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You got sold a bill of goods - those aren't LEAPS! They expire within a year. You only bought regular calls.

Fixed it

All of my wwr cc sells on schwab filled, only 5 of my fidelity ones have filled. Grr. Schwab may suck but fidelity sucks worse

Talon2DSO said:

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Fixed it

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And now, you have to let us know what the "P" in the LEAPS imperfect acronym stands for...

Heineken-Ashi said:

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CLOV - still constructive long-term after last year's 5 wave move up. But I'd be surprised if it goes up from here short term. This looks like a classic 3 wave corrective move and my base case is this sees $1.69 - $2.15 range over the next months before finding a higher low bottom. Once that happens, I'll be grabbing a sizeable position with that bottom as low with end of year target between $10 and $15 and 2026 target at ATH $30.

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Looks like it's making a higher move today, probably hits that 52 wk high at 4.71 in the next day or so.

TXN earnings today. Just bought April bull call spread $220/$230 for $1.79 each. Target is $227 so 2-4x potential

I bleed maroon said:

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Talon2DSO said:

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Fixed it

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And now, you have to let us know what the "P" in the LEAPS imperfect acronym stands for...

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I had no idea it was an actual term of art. Now I know!

Bought SPX 6075/6070 bear put spread for tomorrow. Really good R/R, but all at risk. Keep it small if you follow.

That rally at the end though.

A few weeks back Powell shocked markets mentioning POTUS policy, as if it factored into FOMC decisions. Now, Trump is urging Fed to cut rates. Interesting dynamics. I could see a fued heating up, especially amidst any meaningful SPX pullback.

Thank God for TA, the fundamentals right now are mind boggling.

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POWL - Not sure on the short term.. too many potentials. But looking at the intraday MACD, rising MACD lower trend while price made lower lows and then we got a blast off. What we need to see is a higher high now on MACD. It's sitting at the intraday crossover area, so needs to bounce soon. If it can turn back up, it could be incredibly constructive for a new price ATH. If it can't break the upper red MACD trend, and instead falls below the lower green, not good.

Back in December right before Christmas, WWR said they will finalize financing by end of January. All DD was completed and they just need to finalize the terms. Same day the Chairman bought 50K shares around .53.

It's almost end of January. We'll see what happens.

CLOV is legit. They increased their enrollment numbers by 27% this last enrollment period. Lowest MCR in the industry. They Medicare advantage plan was upgrade to a 4 star meaning more reimbursements. First gaap profitable quarter in 2Q last year. Actually cutting opex. Partner with the Iowa Clinic and Duke Univerisry medical. Founder bought $1M worth of shares at around $1 and $2.

And look at the CEO. Look at his face. I'm not sure if he won a Math competition in China but im pretty sure he can get it done.

WWR may have righted the ship. I certainly hope so for all involved in this board. The Chairman buying $25K worth of stock is meaningless.

If WWR does rocket ship, I may have to cut myself. Held that mofo for like 4 years and took a big loss before year-end to offset gains. Would be just my luck tho

I'll be in line with you. I cut it also thinking I could at least better use the money elsewhere (I was wrong and lost that too)

You have no idea

bmoochie said:

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I'll be in line with you. I cut it also thinking I could at least better use the money elsewhere (I was wrong and lost that too)

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Nothing compared to lucid for me. That will always be my dumbest trade. I shot up like 60k in gains when it spiked and I held thinking it was the next Tesla, like didn't sell any, which I never do…unless it's Microsoft or Berkshire, etc. It immediately cratered and I've been sitting on a 10k loss ever since. I can't even bring myself to sell it cuz I'm still so mad about it and just hope I wake up to some kind of dumb acquisition news to at least get close to break even

bmoochie said:

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You have no idea

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Serious here.. you need to read this before you do anything else.

Amazon.com: Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude eBook : Douglas, Mark: Kindle Store

Maybe we all need this as a therapy session. I'm some heavy alcohol content beers deep so I'll share with the trust tree as well.

My two were Penn and AMC (yes when the craze happened). I knew dick about trading but I rode those two up to an $80k account. Naturally they did not sustain and while I still sold for pretty good profit, I had the "this is easy mentality" and i lost it all and more.

I know I can make money in the market. Just gotta be disciplined and I have learned a ton in 4 years. But yeah. It's a tough pill to swallow

Heineken-Ashi said:

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bmoochie said:

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You have no idea

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Serious here.. you need to read this before you do anything else.

Amazon.com: Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude eBook : Douglas, Mark: Kindle Store

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Yeah I know. My buddy has this book and said he was on page 10 or something stupid months back.

KB when you read this, give the book to me already if it's collecting dust on your shelf

bmoochie said:

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Maybe we all need this as a therapy session. I'm some heavy alcohol content beers deep so I'll share with the trust tree as well.

My two were Penn and AMC (yes when the craze happened). I knew dick about trading but I rode those two up to an $80k account. Naturally they did not sustain and while I still sold for pretty good profit, I had the "this is easy mentality" and i lost it all and more.

I know I can make money in the market. Just gotta be disciplined and I have learned a ton in 4 years. But yeah. It's a tough pill to swallow

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I keep my lucid holdings mostly as a torturous reminder of how not to fall too in love with any one stock ever again. I've made a lot on my quantum holdings, but have left a lot on the table taking gains along the way while they continue to shoot up, but a lot less pain vs being stuck holding the bag.

I'm sure these are small potatoes to some of the losses for some of the folks in here though

bmoochie said:

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Maybe we all need this as a therapy session. I'm some heavy alcohol content beers deep so I'll share with the trust tree as well.

My two were Penn and AMC (yes when the craze happened). I knew dick about trading but I rode those two up to an $80k account. Naturally they did not sustain and while I still sold for pretty good profit, I had the "this is easy mentality" and i lost it all and more.

I know I can make money in the market. Just gotta be disciplined and I have learned a ton in 4 years. But yeah. It's a tough pill to swallow

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