AFRM was an IRIS pick. It's similar to $UPST, but has better press. 47 looked like a good support level, but a good price to have it put. It also had a nice premium. We'll see how the stock holds up after the news ages.

Navellier added this to his list of Power Portfolio stocks. I think it may have also been an IRIS pick. Trying to stick with the lower priced stocks and not over-leveraging myself. (That's another struggle, because it looks like easy money, but can turn into a disaster if you over extend and it goes against you).

Bagholding on RDFN at a much higher price. This would either have the stock put to me and lower my average, and write a couple lower priced calls (eg 10,11,12) or keep the premium. Housing stocks have picked up. I should be able to write this one for a couple months.

Bagholding on RIOT at a much higher price. This would either have the stock put to me and lower my average, and write a couple lower priced calls (eg 14,15) or keep the premium.

Dropped after buying. Hit my mental stop of 1.85, but by the time I went to enter the trade it was already bouncing off 1.85 and around 1.90. I decided to hold it and it moved back up to 2.02 with volume drying up. I decided to sell and of course the next candle the volume picked up and it hit 2.20 (which was my goal). This is frustrating!

Similar to last week, but not a same day expiration, so not as much of a nail biter. 3 days til expiration, 580 and 585 seem like good support levels and this one had fallen big about a week ago (to support). The stock was around 590 when I wrote the put. Bought back on 12/29 to free up margin.

I didn't understand this trade, so I should have never entered it. It had to deal with how Powell would effect interest rates and how those were going to affect the 20 year treasury bond. I've never really studied the bonds, notes and how one has a reverse effect on the other. Jeff Zananiri had recommended this one, so just followed blindly. When I pull up the TLT it's at 99.15, so betting it would drop was the wrong move

Shouldn't have done this one. This is just old, bad habits popping back up. 1) I had to do this as a spread because I didn't have enough margin in my account. 2) It also means if it was put to me I'd have to use leverage and turn it into a swing trade. I'm trying not to use leverage. These options typically expire right on a strike. I figured it would end at 585. There were 3 levels of resistance above 580 and it was above VWAP of 583. I planned to close the position if the stock fell below VWAP

ISIS play, looked strong and the option expired the next day, so snagged it.

Stock dropped a decent amount today, so decided to write the put today instead of waiting until Wednesday. Turned out to be a good move because the stock popped about 3 points on Wednesday.