Day 6

Week 2 of my experiment started today.

META and MSFT earnings are going to be a big reason for where this week takes me.

There was a whole lot of news about DeepSeek and it impacted a lot of technology stocks today. Luckily, I didn't quite have any trades get too adversely affected.

Portfolio Overview

• Market Value: $11,800
• Cash: $12,100
• Options Collateral: $2,500

Today's Trades

• Closed MSFT Call Credit Spread
  • A sharp drop in MSFT at the start of the day took the trade to ~80% of premium received. I instantly decided to close and executed the closing trade at ~77% of premium received. A thrilling start - this all happened within first 3 minutes of option market open.
  • Net: Received ~7.7% ($154) on the risked capital ($2000) within 4 days.
  • Entry log:
    • $470 / $480 Call Credit Spread
      • Entered when stock was at $444
      • Betting against continued rapid price increase
      • Received $200 premium
      • Potential strategy: Close at 50% premium if opportunity arises

Ongoing Positions

Microsoft (MSFT) Trades

• $420 / $415 Put Credit Spread
  • 13 delta option
  • Received $45 premium
  • Potential 9% return if trade succeeds
  • Maximum risk: $500

Meta (META) Trades

I've diversified my META strategy with two different put credit spreads:

• $575 / $565 Put Credit Spread
  • 10 delta option
  • Received $98 premium
  • Potential 9.8% return
  • Maximum risk: $1,000
• $590 / $580 Put Credit Spread
  • 15 delta option
  • Received $160 premium
  • Potential 16% return
  • Maximum risk: $1,000

Palantir (PLTR) Trades

• PLTR $50 Put, Expiring 1/31
• Hedge
• Potential Strategy: Let it expire, or roll for another month if I own a CSP or get assignment

History View

Here are my most recent trades reflecting the above positions in a spreadsheet format.