I opened $SOFI 20250207 16.0 CALL$  ,SoFI: collect 1.5% premium on these covered calls with strike at $16. Contracts expires this Fri on 7th Feb.  SoFI was resisted at $18 levels and had since corrected below my cash secured puts sold last week at $16 strike at got assigned.  This is part of the wheel strategy to recover back the capital or to continue collect some premiums while waiting. 

I opened $CVNA VERTICAL 250221 CALL 270.0/CALL 275.0$  ,CVNA: sold these bear calls on CVNA on the stocks swing high and meeting its Nov 2024 double top.  Earnings are coming on 19th Feb so that might add a layer of volatility.  Contracts set to expire in 3 weeks on 21st Feb so will review the outcome on the final week of trades. 

I opened $iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF(IJR)$  ,I opened $iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF(IJR)$ ,Take a look at the latest order I posted！ IJR: weekly buy in of IJR.  Continue DCA into this ETF on weekly basis using the AIP functions within Tiger.  Found it intuitive and simple to setup and forget about it.  Key is to find the right refund to buy in.  So for IJR moves little and it's only accumulation with nothing to show yet. 

I opened $AMZN 20250207 225.0 PUT$  ,AMZN: collect 1.5% premium for this cash secured put with strike at $225.  Contract expires next Fri on 7th Feb.  AMZN put up a very resilient fight amidst the new Chinese AI treats and floats above it all and continue to test and stay new all time high.  Having a bullish view on AMZN, just a bit procey for the good company. 

I opened $IQ 20250221 3.0 CALL$  ,IQ: collect 1% premium from these covered calls with strike at $3.  Contracts expires in 3 weeks on 21st Feb. IQ rebounded from the lows of $1.8 before consolidating at current range. Still a far cry away from its peak and had dropped >90% from its covid era high.  Nevertheless this is bottom fishing. Small position and won't hurt even if it goes to zero.  Or maybe hurt my ego a little if that really happens. 

I closed $NVDA DIAGONAL 250228/250131 PUT 137.0/PUT 140.0$  ,NVDA: rolled this NVDA sell put out by another 4 weeks.  The existing sell put with strike at $140 was expiring this Fri 31st Jan. This trade were caught by the Deepseek news and NDVA were slammed.  Rolled this out so to give the news a breather and see how this turn out. If it turns out to still goes lower, might consider to take up the assignment as I won't mind accumulating at these levels. 

I opened $SMCI 20250307 50.0 CALL$  ,SMCI: collect 1.95% premium from these covered call with strike at $50. Contract expires in 5 weeks on 7th Mar. Have been selling covered calls on SMCI on my holdings to collect some premium. They were spread out across multiple weeks expiry to provide a spread. So far most of the strike I chose recently is between $40 to $50 level.  

I opened $WOLF 20250207 5.0 PUT$  ,WOLF:  collect 7.6% premium from these cash secured put with strike at $5. Contract expires in 3 weeks on 21st Feb. WOLF been falling for a while now and seems to find it it's support around $5. Using that as strike and hope to provide some level of confidence for the trade to turn in my favour. 

I opened $SOFI 20250221 14.0 PUT$  ,SoFI: collect 1.85% premium from these cash secured put with strike at $14.  Contract expires in 3 weeks on 21st Feb.  SoFI fell pretty sharply from $18 to current level.  Selling out at $14 strike seems to provide a level of support for the duration. Will adjust trade accordingly. 

I opened $MSTR 20250207 300.0 PUT$  ,MSTR: collect 1.95% premium from this sell put. Contracts will expire next Fri on 7th Feb. The counter fluctuates lesser this week. Hope this remained and stay within range. Separately sold a short call at $400 and together this will form a short strangle for the week.

I opened $NIO 20250228 5.0 CALL$  ,NIO: collect 2.4% premium from these covered calls. Strike set at $5 which is 19% higher.  Contracts will expire in 4 weeks on 28th Feb.  NIO been stagnant and the momentum is bearish for the middle term. Haven't seen any catalyst that is moving the stock until earnings.

I opened $BABA 20250207 95.0 CALL$  ,BABA: collect 1.05% premium from this covered call with strike at $95.  Contract expires in 2 weeks on 7th Feb.  Poor timing when selling this call 🤣🙄. BABA is spiking up now after releasing news that their AI model were also competitive against othet competitors right on Lunar New Year's Day and the market is responding positively for it.  Maybe it'll continue its march up, or retrace due to profit taking.  The call strike is above my holding average so I'll take profit either way, just the upside for the run is now determined and limited.

I closed $MongoDB Inc.(MDB)$  ,MDB: took profit from this long trade.  MDB rose in the past few trading session and seems to benefit from the AI breakthrough by the Chinese firms.  Not so how that fully relates but happy to take profit when opportunity show itself

I opened $MSTR 20250131 400.0 CALL$  ,MSTR: collect 0.45% premium on this naked call with strike at $400 Contract expires this Fri on 31st Jan. Took the chance when MSTR retraced lower on Monday to sell fresh call for premium. MSTR seemed to bounce between $300 to 400 level when BTC is bullish at the moment. Will be selling shorter term options to keep risk lower and risk adjusted for profit versus potential losses.

I opened $MSTR 20250131 300.0 PUT$  ,MSTR: collect 0.95% premium on this cash secured put with strike at $300.  Contract expires this Fri on 31st Jan.  Took the chance when MSTR retraced lower on Monday to sell fresh put for premium. The $300 level seemed to hold up well when BTC is bullish at the moment.  Will be selling shorter term options to keep risk lower and risk adjusted for profit versus potential losses.

I opened $VXX 20250221 48.0 CALL$  ,VXX: collect 5.6% premium from these covered call with strike at $48 which is about 6% higher than last close. The contracts will expire in 3 weeks on 21st Feb.  Volatility spiked after the major rout on the AI companies led by Nvdia. Took the opportunity to sell these fresh calls on higher premium. Will observe how these trades will turn out. 

I opened $VXX 20250228 48.0 CALL$  ,VXX: collect 6.65% premium from these covered call with strike at $48 which is about 6% higher than last close.  Volatility spiked after the major rout on the AI companies led by Nvdia.  Took the opportunity to sell these fresh calls on higher premium. Will observe how these trades will turn out. 

I closed $NVIDIA(NVDA)$  ,NVDA: take profit from the short positions I had with NVDA with average price of $129.  Secured 4% profit when NVDA had a rare double digit drop due to news of DeekSeek model being comparable to its more expensive western counterparts at fraction of the cost. 

I opened $VXX 20250214 50.0 CALL$  ,VXX: collect 2.3% premium on this covered call with strike at $50.  Contract will expire in 2 weeks on 7th Feb.  VXX had totally collapse these 2 weeks and trades below $42. Setting the strike at $50 gives almost 20% buffer to the upside while still collecting decent premium in about 2 weeks time.  Won't know when the next volatility spike and reason will come from. 

I opened $GOOG 20250207 212.5 CALL$  ,GOOG: collect 1.3% premium on this covered call with strike at $212.5.  Contract will expire in 2 weeks on 7th Feb.  GOOG are testing new highs but resisted at $200 and still fighting. Selling a shorter term sell call at about 6% higher than resistance level to buy some margin for the trade.