To The Moon

Not a good start for the market today with the $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ and $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ flushing down from the market open.[Duh] 

With both indexes weakening, I decided to trade $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ which recently has bearish news.

Source: TradingView

Trade 1 🟢

TSLA 237.5 PUT

I bought in $TSLA 20230825 237.5 PUT$(1st green arrow) when I saw the price falling below the 1 min opening range. Sold half at around 10%+ profit and was waiting for a bigger move down. It did go lower but I only sold the other half when the price bounces back strongly.

Source: Tiger Brokers

Trade 2 🔴

TSLA 237.5 CALL

When the price continues to move higher after I sold my puts, I bought $TSLA 20230825 237.5 CALL$(2nd green arrow) in hopes of a V-shape recovery which happens often in Tesla stock. Not today, however, as the price gets rejected and hits my stop-loss. [Cry] 

Trade 3 🟢

“I never argue with the tape.” - Jesse Livermore

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The bearish sentiment seems to be strong today, so I bought $TSLA 20230825 235.0 PUT$(3rd green arrow) to follow the trend. I took profits when I see the price consolidating and not moving much.

Source: Tiger Brokers

Overall, a pretty green day for me and I’m grateful for what the market has given me. One key lesson today is to cut my losses short and let my winners run a bit longer. Don’t fight the trend.

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Do note that I'm just sharing my experience, trading options can be extremely volatile and not meant for everyone. Please do not treat this as financial advice. [Observation] 

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