It's really hard to tell short term if a deal gets done. However, there is clearly appetite for rate hikes at the Fed and inflationary pressures are mounting. I definitely wouldn't write off rising interest rates yet, but I'm very long gold regardless. I don't see a medium term scenario where the gold price doesnt continue marching higher due to the grinding debasement of the USD.

$KMI 20260731 31.5 PUT$ Didn't get assigned, so get to sell another tomorrow. It's nice getting paid to wait for your fav stocks to get cheaper!

$DRAM 20260807 30.0 PUT$ Easy theta gang lunch money

$DRAM 20260717 38.0 PUT$ Picked up some lunch money. 

$HAMMER METALS LTD(HMX.AU)$ With competing bids for a growing resource base, HMX offers an interesting merger arbitrage play. I expect LRV to win, but competitive tension always helps get a better price.

$WMB 20260710 76.0 PUT$ Assigned on a PUT option. Ready to ride up on the next wave higher.

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$Kinder Morgan(KMI)$ sold the bounce. Selling cash secured puts to re enter at a lower price.

$Williams(WMB)$ took profits at past resistance. Sold a put to re enter later if there's a pullback.

$KMI 20260612 31.0 PUT$ Using options to reduce the cost basis of my long position.

$WMB 20260612 67.0 PUT$ Easy cash to help fundaccumulating more shares on the current pullback.

$WMB 20260612 69.0 PUT$ Took profit early to reduce exposure to further downside.

$WMB 20260529 77.0 PUT$ Got exercised early. Oh well. Ex-divvy in a few weeks, and sold a covered call too. WMB is an AI trade no one is talking about

$Williams(WMB)$ AI infrastructure needs what Williams is selling.

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$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Quick earnings scalp. Got out before the pull back, will creep back in tomorrow.

$KMI 20251031 26.0 PUT$ Banked an extra divvy on my yield play.

$KMI 20251024 27.0 PUT$ Took assignment and banked the premium. Bullish on KMI over the next few years as NG demand increases for power generation and their big development pipeline comes on line. Two big catalysts for earning growth while paying a nice dividend supplemented with options premiums. Building into a key pillar of my income portfolio.

$VRN1 20251017 7.5 CALL$ Banking cash from a company that no longer exists.

$CATALYST METALS LTD(CYL.AU)$ You can make money on the asx too.