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Market Trade 1.17.20

Pointers: No much movements on market. Flatline up. Friday, need to sell by mid-day, market could drop 1) Impeachment documents sent 2) Bitcoin at 8800 3) Honeywell at high, LK pop 5% Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Cant clear at all Canopy Growth: clear gamble CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release. Hold sell 1/20 Honeywell: sell AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock LK call - sell soon Microsoft call - sell soon  GE - hold Apple: Sell soon Friday  FEDX: hold  2) Puts FB worthless Peloton - drops finally happening, may be too late. sell DNH - save: worthless Gold (defense) - hold Hopes: 1) LK and Apple up high and fast Learnings: 1) Timing : early morning Friday spikes 

Market Trade 1.16.20

Pointers: China deal, Unsure if positive or negative, sounds neutral. Clear most. Market sideways. Vacation soon. 1) Impeachment documents sent 2) Nike Vapor Fly banned 3) Bitcoin still at 8700 Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Cant clear at all Canopy Growth: clear gamble JPM, GS, QVRO - sell CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release. Sell 1/17 Honeywell: sell AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock LK call - continued dropping Microsoft call - hold  GE - hold 2) Puts GS - sell Nike - sell FB; BABA - BABA sell, FB worthless Peloton - drops finally happening, may be too late. sell DNH - save until after China tank Honeywell (defense) - sell Gold (defense) - hold Hopes: 1) LK and Apple up Learnings: 1) Timing : impulse on FEDX, don't go in hastily ($400 loss) 2) Timing: Apple impulse could've made but decided to go call and sell put.

Market Trade 1.15.20

Pointers: Market sideways but may drop depending on earnings and China deal. If there's no good news, market will tank. 1) Beyond shares halted for volatility 2) Bitcoin went up to 8700. 3) Signing of China deal today 4) Democratic debate last night Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Clear one at least even if $30 JPM -  Worth $30 now, $130 exposure, hold for China. Sell Thursday GS - Sell at high volatility, missed market estimates QRVO - clear clear clear Blackrock - beat estimates - sell on volatility - sold  CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release. Sell 1/17 maybe Honeywell: close to parity  AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock LK call - continued dropping Microsoft call - sold 1, 1 more GE  ZS call - sold Square - sold  2) Puts GS - hold? for 1/15 news, sell soon Nike - 1 left, topped up on 1 more. hit all time high FB; BABA - hold for China news Peloton - drops finally happening, may be too late. sell DNH - save until after China tank Honeywell (defen

Market Trade 1.14.20

Pointers: Market sideways but may drop depending on earnings and China deal. Banks killing it. Wait? Put or Call? 1) Tesla umped to 540. LK spiked 5% then down to 2%. Beyond up 12% then down 2%. 2) Bitcoin went up to 8500. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, Vice Premier Liu He is in Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Can't clear. Still hoping Honeywell: Spiked 2 % yesterday but down today CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release JPM - 2 hold for 1/14 news. Good news. Cleared one, holding for another tomorrow. Target - up market. Need to clear soon. Cleared AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock LK call - just bought  Microsoft call - just bought Bought biotech S&P and Nasdaq call  Bought GE and ZS call  2) Puts Apple - Sold off 2 :( then tanked GS - hold? for 1/15 news Nike - 1 left, topped up on 1 more. hit all time high FB; BABA - market starting downtrend, plan to sell at least one. sold Peloton - drops finally happening, may be too late. LK put and Beyond Pu

Market Trade 1.13.20

Pointers: Market sideways but may drop depending on earnings and China deal. Wait? Put or Call? 1) Market raised 100 points to start week. Tesla and Lulu (upgrade news) jumped. Taiwan anti-China president continue 2) Bitcoin around 8000. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, VP is in today Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Can't clear. Hoping for Monday news Honeywell: Hold for tension CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release JPM - 2 hold for 1/14 news Target - up market: cleared one Boeing - cut loss TTD - Clear when able. sold AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock Roku call - sold. 2) Puts Apple - bought 1 hold for Monday sell GS - hold? for 1/15 news Nike - 1 left FB; BABA - got to decide when to clear on down market sooon Monday latest Peloton - drops finally happening LK put and Beyond Put - need to watch to cut loss  Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) Peloton drop 3) Everything down Learnings: 1) Trust your guts - LULU had 5 day losing streak th

Market Trade 1.10.20

Pointers: Market will drop today/maybe Monday then recover depending on China 15th deal (priced in) and Taiwan weekend election. 1) Market hit 29000 then dropped 100 points. Jobs data disappointing but not that bad. Taiwan election over the weekend. 2) Bitcoin around 7900. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, 4) LK dropped 5% in the am Actions: 1) Calls CRSP: Can't clear. Hoping for Monday news Honeywell: Hold for tension CHWY - hold for 1/18 news release JPM - 2 hold for 1/14 news Target - up market: cleared one Boeing - cut loss AUPH, Walmart - hold for news and safety stock 2) Puts Apple - bought 1 hold for Monday sell GS - hold? for 1/15 news Nike - may clear today. Cleared 1 LULU - may clear today - cleared TTD - cleared. Rebought Call FB & BABA - got to decide when to clear on down market sooon Monday latest Peloton - drops finally happening Bought LK put  Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) Peloton drop 3) Everything down Learnings:

Market Trade 1.9.20

Pointers: Market still on the rise. Jobs data so so. Waiting on a big piece of news to tank market. 1) Market up 200 points. Iran tension eased. Even after Iran was blamed for shooting down Ukraine airline, it wasn't true. 2) Bitcoin down after tension dropped. Down to 6900. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, 4) LK up because of new vending machine 5) AMD popped after an upgrade. Actions: 1) 2 LK calls: Bought 1 and sold 2 for profit. 1 more left  - sell if hit crazy. Sold. LK popped at 12%  2) 1 Apple calls: 1 more - sell if hit crazy. Sold Apple went up 2%  2) 4 AMD calls, Sold 2 - plan to sell 1 more keep 1. Sold all  5) 2 target calls: try clear 1 6) CRSP: 2 calls maybe clear 7) FB put: hold 8) 2 Chase calls: planning to sell 1 9) Calls: CHWY - hold - sold 1 , AUPH, Walmart, Honeywell, 10) Puts: Nike, TTD, BABA 11) Sold Roku call 12) Bough Boeing call Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) Peloton drop 4) LK, Apple, AUPH crazy news Learnings: 1)

Market Trade 1.8.20

Pointers: Market will rise after Trump comment and then tank after something tonight. Keep all puts unless good prodit, sell calls after high 1) Market dropped 400 points then recovered to neutrality since Middle East tension not as bad 2) Bitcoin hovering up to 8300. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, 4) LK up because of new vending machine 5) AMD continue to drop Actions: 1) 4 LK calls: Sold one (at a loss - wrong move). Sold 1 more after went up 10% 3) 3 Apple calls: try to sell one or buy on dip. (sold 2) 2) 6 AMD calls, try to sell 1 or 2. Sold 2 at a loss 5) 3 target calls: try clear 1 (sold 1) 6) CRSP: 2 calls maybe clear 7) FB put: hold 8) 2 Chase calls: sold 1 Watch CHWY (1.18), PTON, Walmart, Honeywell, MSFT and Chase 9) Watch MSFT call, GS put, Nike put 10) Bought TTD put, Lulu put, Roku call Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) Peloton drop 4) LK, Apple, AUPH crazy news Learnings: 1) Watch TTD close 2) GS ran over 235 3) Let LK run before

Market Trade 1.7.20

Pointers: 1) Market recovered 200 points but majority still down, LK 7% down 2) Bitcoin hovering up to 7800. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, Dec Fed minutes out today 4) LULU, NIKE all spiked all time high then drop Actions: 1) 5 LK calls: Try to sell one 3) 3 Apple calls: try to sell one 2) 6 AMD calls, sell 1 or 2 5) 3 target calls: clear 1 6) CRSP: 2 calls maybe clear 7) Square: hold or sell - unsure 8) FB put: hold Watch CHWY (1.18), PTON, Walmart, Honeywell, MSFT and Chase 9) Bought and sold TTD 10) bought another MSFT call, GS put, Nike put  Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) Peloton drop 4) LK, Apple, AUPH Learnings: 1) Watch TTD close 2) GS ran over 235

Market Trade 1.3.20

Pointers: 1) Market dropped 300 points after up 300 points. Killing of Iran Commander caused instability 2) Bitcoin hovering down to 6900 then up to 7300. 3) Signing of China deal on 15th, Dec Fed minutes out today Actions: 1) Expiring: AMD and YETI: Not hitting 2) 2 LK calls: bought 2 more, cleared one - ALL DOWN 3) Clear another Apple call and try to re-enter - hit 4) Clear Pton? watch 1 left AUPH call 5) Monday night TTD, ASNA, DNH: Sold all    6) Hold CRSP, nothing I can do  7) Sell GS, and AMD try to rebuy lower - didn't sell AMD, rebought, sold GS and rebought  8) Evaluate if want to sell FTOWA or Chewy - sold FTOWA 9) Bought more LK, Chase and GS  Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) YETI, Peloton drop 4) LK, Apple, AUPH, Baba spike Learnings: 1) Entered LK too soon - need to learn historical movement 2) Need to day trade for GS 3) Slow move on AMD - see if can capitalize

Market Trade 1.2.20

Pointers: 1) Market all up. LK down everyone else up, CRSP still down 2) Bitcoin hovering at 7200 3) China stimulus packagem lowered reserve requirements Actions: 1) Expiring: AMD and YETI: Try to clear YETI and AMD prior 2) 2 LK calls: bought 2 more, cleared one 3) Cleared 1 of 2 Apple Calls 4) Clear Pton, watch AUPH call - Pton still going up 5) TTD: Sold 1    6) Tuesday night: ROKU hit  7) Bought AMD call ]s 8) Sold BABA call - BABA hit all time high  9) Bought GS, JP, FTOWA, CHEWY Hopes: 1) CRSPR crazy news - nothing yet 2) YETI, Peloton drop 4) LK, Apple, AUPH, Baba spike Learnings: 1) Entered LK too soon - need to learn historical movement 2) Quick move on GS and Chase prior to news and highs 3) Slow move on AMD