Week's (Aug 10-14) Metrics and Notes (Tower Semi, Workhorse, Oil, Banks)

 Here are this week's metrics and notes. 

Metrics

Date Entry	Security	Type	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract / Share Result
7/24/20	TSEM	Aug 14 $29 Call	$0.12	8/14	$0.00	-$0.12
8/10/20	WKHS	Aug 14 $25 Call	$0.05	8/14	$0.00	-$0.05
8/11/20	USO	Aug 21 $32 Call	$0.15	8/14	$0.05	-$0.10
8/11	XLF	Aug 21 $27 Call	0.08	8/13	0.02	-$0.06

Notes

- All of this week's trades ended on the negative side. Tough week. 

- This included buying a call expecting earnings the next day that had already been announced. 

- See you next week. 

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Weekly (July 13-17) Metrics and Notes

Here are some metrics and notes on this week's trading.

Metrics 

Date Entry	Security	Type	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract / Share Result
7/13/20	XLF	July 17 $25.50 Call	$0.11	7/14	$0.02	-$0.09
7/13/20	MS	July 17 $55.00 Call	$0.16	7/14	$0.20	$0.04
7/15	IBIO	Stock	2.64	7/16	3.25	$0.61
7/16	MVIS	Stock	2.1	7/17	2.75	$0.65
7/17	IBIO	Stock	3.5	7/17	3.9	$0.40

Notes

- The first trade was a speculation on bank earnings. Because of Wells Fargo it didn't really budge and was sold at a loss.
- The Morgan Stanley trade was an adaptation to the first trade after seeing JP Morgan's trading results. It worked for a profit.
- The first IBIO trade was based on a technical breakout. The profit stop was hit.
- The MVIS trade was based on a technical breakout. The profit stop was hit.
- The second IBIO trade was also based on a technical breakout. The profit stop was hit.



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Weekly (July 6-10) Metrics and Notes

Here are the metrics and notes for July 6-10.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result
7/6/20	XLF	July 10 $24.00 Call	$0.18	7/7	$0.07	-$0.11
7/6/20	TLT	July 19 $154 Put	$0.10	7/7	$0.08	-$0.02
						-$0.13

- The XLF trade was a chaser that got caught.
- The TLT trade was an attempt to see a push towards $160. As the chart turned up, we sold.


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Weekly (June 15-19) Metrics and Notes (XLF, Dow Jones)

Here are some metrics and notes from activity during June 15-19.

Metrics

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result
6/15/20	XLF	June 19 $22.50 Put	$0.36	6/15	$0.14	-$0.22
6/16/20	DIA	June 19 $280 Call	$0.26	6/17	$0.07	-$0.19
6/18	XLF	June 16 $22.50 Put	$0.31	6/19	$0.16	-$0.15

Notes

- The first XLF trade was a trend trade where the stock shoots up a bit and then fades. It didn't fade.
- The DIA trade was a momentum trade on a previous up day followed by a strong opening. We may have bought at the top!
- The second XLF trade was again expecting a fade. The trade hit the stop loss (we sold) and then started fading! That is the way it goes sometimes. The money management did allow for another trade,


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June 8-12 Metrics and Notes (NVDA, XLF, SPY)

Here are some metrics and some notes from the week's trading.

Metrics

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result
6/8/20	NVDA	June 12 $395 Call	$0.25	6/9	$0.37	$0.12
6/8/20	XLF	June 12 $25.50 Put	$0.14	6/9	$0.24	$0.10
6/11	SPY	June 15 $290 Put	$0.37	6/11	$0.95	$0.58

Notes

- The Nvidia call trade was a reversal and momentum trade. We saw the price at $0.35 and sold outright. We should have put a trailing stop. A profitable trade, but not a good trade.

- The XLF trade was a chart trade that worked out. After spikes, the price regularly falls.

- The SPY Put trade was a momentum trade based on the big morning down open.



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May 25-29 Week In Review (VXX, SBUX)

Here are some metrics and notes for the week.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result
5/22/20	VXX	May 29 $29 Put	$0.11	Expired	$0.00	-$0.11
5/27/20	SBUX	June 19th $90 Call	$0.06	5/28	$0.05	-$0.01
5/28	XLF	June 5 $22.50 call	0.17	5/29	0.2	0.03
Total						-$0.09

Notes
- The first (VXX) trade was speculating on the idea that VXX hadn't moved. It was wrong.
- The second (SBUX) trade was a mistake. The purchase happened as expected but the sale was caught when the market dove for about 30 minutes. The quote was listed as $0.10 when the trade was executed but ended up at $0.05. Weird and not enjoyable. But we move forward.
- The third trade was a retracement play on the leg up that the banks made.

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March 23-27 Results

Here are the results from last week's trading.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
3/23/20	TLT	Mar 27 $180 Call	$0.59	3/24/20	$0.17	-$0.42	-71.19%
3/25/20	XLF	Apr 9 $25 Call	$0.15	3/27/20	$0.09	-$0.06	-40.00%
						-$0.48	-55.59%

- The first trade was a speculative play on the Federal Reserve's new commitments. It did not pan out.

- The second trade was a speculative trade on the rebound. It hit the stop loss.

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Last Week's (Jan 13-17) Trading Results

Hello

Below are last week's results.

Date Entry	Security	Option	Cost	Date Sold	Amount Received	Per Contract Result	% result
Jan 13	XLF	Jan 17 $31.00 Call	0.12	1/17/2020	0.1	-0.02	-16.67%
1/13/2020	XLF	Jan 17 $30.00 Put	0.07	1/17/2020	0	-0.07	-100.00%
1/13/2020	SPY	Jan 15 $329.50 Call	0.19	1/14/2020	0.14	-0.05	-26.32%
1/14/2020	SPY	Jan 15 $329.50 Call	0.15	1/15/2020	0.03	-0.12	-80.00%
1/15/2020	TLT	Jan 17 $147.50 Put	0.19	1/17/2020	0.69	0.5	263.16%
						0.24	8.04%

Some Notes

- Number of contracts per trade are not mentioned
- Actual value is multiplied by 100 (ex 0.10 equals 10)
- The XLF trade was a spread trade based on earnings being released
- The first SPY was a momentum trade with a tight stop.
- The second SPY trade was a momentum trade with a loose stop
- The TLT trade was a play on range resistance.
- Overall result was double last week's results (found here) and allows for higher entry cost trades next week (if they exist).

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