$VRT 20260807 280.0 PUT$ VRT: Take Profit.  Climbing from the lows of $220 back to >$289 in the past few bullish trading sessions after a 17% drop post earnings on 29th Jul.  Didn't really think that I would have clocked a profitable trade this soon.  Current price of $283 is well within 1 ATR of $21 against strike price of $280 so decided to take profit ahead of expiry. 

$C 20260828 130.0 PUT$ C: take profit. More than half of premium collected with 3 more weeks to expiry. Low volatility stocks so decided to collect and move on Instead of waiting.  Will look to reenter should market takes a breather from this week's very bullish run.

$OKLO 20260807 40.0 PUT$ OKLO: take profit.  Closing ahead of its earning on 7th Aug.  Final day of expiration of the contract and earning day will create a level of volatility that is not worth the risk.  Decided to take the money off the table and move on. 

$SPCX 20260828 80.0 PUT$ SPCX: taking profit. Earnings initially responses were mixed and stocks were down for the day. bullish business prospects yet also much higher Capex commitment. Trading SPCX for speculative bullish direction and happy to take whatever profit the market offers up today. Derisking by closing the trade ahead of its expected private share eligible to be trading in the market from 6th Aug. 

$SPCX 20260821 80.0 PUT$ SPCX: taking profit. Earnings initially responses were mixed and stocks were down for the day.  bullish business prospects yet also much higher Capex commitment.  Trading SPCX for speculative bullish direction and happy to take whatever profit the market offers up today. Derisking by closing the trade ahead of its expected private share eligible to be trading in the market from 6th Aug. 

$PLTR 20260814 110.0 PUT$ PLTR: take profit. About 1.5 weeks ahead of expire. Most premiums from the sell put already collected after price spike today due to favourable earnings.  PLTR is up 26% as of writing. The sold put was just initiated on 3rd Aug making the 1 day trade profitable. 

$SOFI 20260807 24.0 CALL$ for coins. Dependable trade while waiting for price to recover.  Price today rise above the post earning dip. Good signs. 

$Microsoft(MSFT)$  for coins. Bought in on average cost of $405 and now in profitable position.  Timing wise not at the bottom, yet happy to be in the winning side. 

$AMZN 20260814 220.0 PUT$ AMZN: take profit. AMZN jumped 14% as of posting after a good earning show. Decided to take early profit 2 weeks ahead of time as most premiums from the sell put could be realised.

$AMZN 20260807 220.0 PUT$ AMZN: take profit.  AMZN jumped 14% as of posting after a good earning show. Decided to take early profit 1 week ahead of time as most premiums from the sell put could be realised.

$Microsoft(MSFT)$  for coins

$SOFI 20260807 24.0 CALL$ For coins 

$USO 20260731 140.0 CALL$ USO: shorted oil during last week's spike via USO short call trade and today's the opportunity to take profit after 2 consecutive days of drop from high of $142.33 to close 124.76 on Tuesday. 

$C 20260724 130.0 PUT$ C: Took profit with Citibank as market is weak today and price is hovering near stork price of $130.  Decided to take smaller profit and close it, to prevent last minute assignment should market continue to turn more bearish by Friday. 

$MSFT 20260724 400.0 CALL$ MSFT: taking profit before Friday expiry since the market is weak today.  Little remaining premium left so if price recovers next week then I'll sell fresh call to replace this one.  Meanwhile, hanging on to my shares.

$NVDA 20260724 190.0 PUT$ NVDA: taking profit about 2.5 days ahead of expiry as most of the premium have been collected.  Decided to reduce exposure and redeploy margin to support new trades. 

$SOFI 20260807 24.0 CALL$ for coins 

$MSFT 20260717 410.0 CALL$ MSFT: take profit with few hours remaining to expiring. To eliminate sudden reversal.  Also to allow selling fresh call at later expiry date to continue collecting premiums while waiting for price to find its balance

$NVDA 20260717 190.0 PUT$ NVDA: take profit. The short put will expire this Fri but with little remaining premium.  Decided to take profit and close it and redeploy capital to support new trade setup.