💰$1672 net cash flow last week. - PCSs on $intc $amd $amzn $mu $sndk - rolled out CC on $shop - CCs on $tsla - CSPs on $dell $ddog $hood $intc - put assignment on $ibit $vix continued rising and topped out middle of last wk before starting to cycle back down. I expect stocks to continue upward this week, especially with the recently announced US-Iran deal. Timing looks good for closing out short positions as volatility decreases, and maybe starting new ones before volatility gets too low.

Got my allocation of 6 $SPCX shares 🚀. Let’s see how this goes. Wouldn’t be surprised if it goes down quite a bit. Just starting small for possible longer-term accumulation.

$1601 net cash flow last week. - PCSs on $dell $intc $goog $mu $amzn - rolled out CCs on $hood $ibit - CCs on $tsla - rolled out CSP on $ibit - CSPs on $amzn $hpe - dividends on $jepi $jepq $bil $vix cycled back up last week. It was bound to happen at some point as it had been decreasing since early Apr until it got to about 15.3 at the end of May. Will see if $vix continues to spike or remain elevated this week, or if it cycles back down, which would be opportune for selling options.

As someone whose been hodling $btc and $eth since 2017, the current selloff is nothing new, even expected. Same thing happened after the new ATHs in late 2017 and late 2021. Given that the current price ($69k) is close to the peak in 2021 of ~$65k, my guess is we’ve bottomed out or close to it.

BREAKING: Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock, $HPE, surges over 33% after reporting stronger than expected earnings due to AI.

💰$690 net cash flow last week. - PCSs on $goog $intc $amd $sndk $MU - CCs on $tsla $hood $etha $bmnr - closed CSPs on $amd $goog $ddog $amzn $intc - CSPs on $intc $dell $goog May 2026 overall: $6471 $vix continued even lower last week to ~15.3. Took advantage and closed out positions with good gains. Volatility will inevitably cycle back up at some point, so need to be watchful of current positions, but also be opportunistic for potentially good entries with nice premiums.

Whoa! 30% after hours

Nice illustration: bubble vs boom

$DELL announcing earnings this coming Thu 5/28 after market. For me it's the last ticker I'm proactively looking at this earnings season.

$NVDA had a neutral market reception. The numbers were great, top and bottom line and guidance, but its price already baked in exceptionalism. So beating expectations is the expectation. If $NVDA had met expectations or slightly missed it would have gapped down.

💰$1467 net cash flow last week. - PCSs on $intc $amd $goog $amzn $sndk $mu - CCs on $tsla - rolled out CC on $goog - rolled out CSP on $ibit - closed CSPs on $amd $ddog $glw $goog - CSPs on $ddog $amd - dividends on $qyld $qqqi $SPYI $vix decreased throughout the course of last week, making options premiums less juicy. If it continues low/lower in the upcoming week, will be looking to close short positions to free up capital. Want to have some cash available to take advantage for when volatilities inevitably cycle back up.

I’ll prob buy a small amount of SpaceX at/after IPO just to start the accumulation over time, a few shares at most. But I’m mostly looking forward to trading options on the ticker. Great to have another mega cap high-volume high-volatility name to work with.

Don't forget earnings are still happening. The big kahuna $NVDA reports this coming Wed 5/20. And $DELL reports next week Wed 5/28.

💰$1860 net cash flow last week. - PCSs on $intc $goog $amzn $amd $sndk $aapl - CCs on $tsla $hood $etha $bmnr - rolled out CC on $shop - closed CSPs on $intc $ddog $goog - CSPs on $goog $ddog $intc $amzn $ibit Market backed off last week, in large part due to continued uncertainty with Iran manifesting in worse than expected inflation readings. Question is whether it is just taking a breather before continuing upward, or if it is the start of a more prolonged downturn. My take is more the former, as the big IPOs (SpaceX, Anthropic, Anduril, etc) have yet to happen. But for the sake of risk mgmt, it's wise to assume a worse-case scenario. Practically this means, for example, perhaps avoiding short puts on the high flying semi names should they continue correcting downward for longer.

This was inevitable.

This same question is asked every time before the popping of every bubble. And there is always a reasonable answer for why it shouldn’t stop, but it eventually does.

Was it just me or was it actually kind of nice to get a breather in the stock market? I usually don’t like to see everything red but this time felt some degree of relief.