I opened $Alibaba(BABA)$  ,BABA: bought in BABA at $95 which is $10.7 higher than last close. Took in the paper loss as BABA had fell off significantly since the early Oct spike.  Will be selling covered calls to collect premium as part of the wheel strategy until price recover or until I cut loss on the stock. 

I closed $BABA 20241220 95.0 PUT$  ,BABA: collected full premium 1 day in advance when this stock gets assigned through cash secured put with strike at $95.  Take in paper loss for the stock and will turn this trade into covered call when market opens.

I opened $MongoDB Inc.(MDB)$  ,Accumulating shares from this counter.  Believe MDB had fallen to a value hunting range since the spike of valuation after earnings on 9th Dec had evaporated. Separately I've sold cash secured put at $140 also and won't mind getting assigned.

I opened $MDB 20241227 240.0 PUT$  ,MDB: collect 1.35% premium on this cash secured put with strike at $140 which is 3% lower than previous close.  Contract expires in 8 days on 27th Dec so it's a relatively short term trade.  Believe MDB had fallen to a value hunting range since the spike of valuation after earnings on 9th Dec had evaporated.

I opened $Biogen(BIIB)$  ,BIIB: initiated starter positions on Biogen as it trades near 10 year low. Stock momentum is poor so ot might continue to fall over the various headwinds on the general Pharma sector and specifically on its product pipeline as well.  Pharma companies are notoriously volatile so dabble with eyes open.

I closed $SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF(KRE)$  ,I closed $SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF(KRE)$ ,Take a look at the latest order I posted！ KRE: took profit on this KRE trade after holding for 37 days. The drop on Wed after FOMC provided good reason to secure profit on some of the shorts.  While it can drop lower, it's currently filling up a significant gap fill support and might have a short term rebound from there if the market drifts higher.

I opened $THC 20250117 140.0 CALL$  ,THC: collect 1.1% premium from these covered calls with strike at $140 which is 12% higher than last closing price.  Contracts expires in 28 days on 17th Jan.  THC continue to be weaker after my last trade and breaks below its 200 days MA. At oversold region and I believe valuation is fair at this point. Will accumulate some position here for diversification. 

I opened $PFE 20250103 27.0 CALL$  ,PFE: collect 0.55% premium from these covered calls with strike at $27 which is 4% higher than last closing price.  Contracts expires in 14 days on 3rd Jan.  PFE and other Pharma counters were weak with news on the new US admistrations. Price actions had been weak, I might look to close these trades sometime in Q1 2025 and move on to other counters.

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 purchase of the ETF and setup every Wednesday. Happy to continue accumulate during good or bad times.

I opened $SMCI 20250124 46.0 CALL$  ,SMCI: collect 2.6% premium on these covered calls at strike $46 which is 43% higher than current market rate.  Contracts expire in 37 days on 24th Jan.  SMCI remained very volatile after having receded from its recent high of $48 to settle now at $32.  I think SMCI will move either way in Feb when they file the reports. Depending on whether have issues or not, this company will rise or crash.

I opened $VXX 20250103 50.0 CALL$  ,VXX: collect 2% premium on this covered call with strike at $50 which is about 14% higher than current market rate.  Contracts expire in 16 days on 3rd Jan. These are to replace those expired last week. volatility had increased slightly this week thought not by significant amount. 

I opened $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  ,TSLA: short TSLA at $466 near its recent high and also increase my holding average. Been adding selectively at intervals and Tesla shares had been really going parabolic on very strong momentum. As of now in overbought, so seeking a short term profit taking correction soon.

I opened $WBA 20250117 15.0 CALL$  ,WBA: collect 0.5% premium for these covered call with strike at $15 which is 50% higher than current price.  Contracts expire in 32 days on 17th Jan.  Been holding for a while, sell some covered call to offset holding cost, and will spread across few batches at varied expiry date and strike.

I opened $MSTR STRANGLE 241227 CALL 550.0/PUT 350.0$  ,Sold new set on MSTR to capture premium. Expiry by 27th Dec so less than 2 weeks.  Increased the sell out strike to $350 to reflect higher BTC prices. For the sell call, the strike was set at $550 so there is ample wriggle room for the stock to move.  MSTR remained weak as compared to BTC price as it's not making new high even when NTC is hitting $108k range. 

I closed $Lam Research(LRCX)$  ,Sold LRCX for small profit to recycle capital on other trades. It's in consolidation so might enter trade again when it's at lower range.

I closed $NVDA 20241213 129.0 PUT$  ,NVDA: collected premiums in full for these cash secured puts when it expired worthless on Fri 13th Dec. NVDA had been seeings sighs of fatigue on its rise and is consolidating at lower levels for now. Business and demand remained intact and very bullish.  potential regulatory with the US and Chinese authorities remained a drag but I think wont be of significance if everyone else want to get their hands on their latest chips. 

I closed $MSFT 20241213 400.0 PUT$  ,MSFT: collected premiums in full for these cash secured puts when it expired worthless on Fri 13th Dec. MSFT clocked its 4th week of gain and might look to challenge its July peak of $467 with only $30 range.  Both Nasdaq and S&P500 were hovering at or near all time high and Dec had been a bullish month. 

I closed $MSTR 20241213 300.0 PUT$  ,MSTR: collected premiums in full for these cash secured puts  when it expired worthless on Fri 13th Dec. Will sell fresh ones to replace these expires trades. MSTR continues to stay within range of $300 to $550 and consolidating while BTC stayed above $100k. 

I closed $MSTR 20241213 550.0 CALL$  ,MSTR: collected premiums in full for these naked calls when it expired worthless on Fri 13th Dec. Will sell fresh ones to replace these expires trades. MSTR continues to stay within range of $300 to $550 and consolidating while BTC stayed above $100k. 

I closed $MSTR 20241213 600.0 CALL$  ,MSTR: collected premiums in full for these naked calls when it expired worthless on Fri 13th Dec. Will sell fresh ones to replace these expires trades.  MSTR continues to stay within range of $300 to $550 and consolidating while BTC stayed above $100k.