Josh's Results from the week of 10/16/2026 I made $2,805.96 this week selling options. Tough week! We took a loss, which really lowered our profit. *Total Trades closed: 25 *Closed Winners: 20 *Rolled: 3 *Assigned: 1 *Losses: 1 Want to learn how? Join me! whop.com/discover/selling-op… I traded great names that include: $NOW $CIFR $HIMS $LEU $MU and more!

4 stocks on my radar today as an option seller. Tech futures are red after Big Tech earnings. That means some good names may come on sale. But I do not rush. I want the stock to come to me. $MRVL : CSP candidate, small size. It closed at $244.76 and was down 5.25% pre-market at 5:13 AM. That is a red day. The 52-week high is $329.88, so it is far off it. Earnings are not until about Dec 1. I still want to see where it finds support first. $AAPL : Covered-call watch. It closed at $343.99. The 52-week high is $348.15, so it is right near the top. TipRanks says it is up 27% this year. If I own shares, a strong day near a high is when I sell a call. Earnings are Nov 2, so I would end the call before that. $PYPL : Watch only. It closed at $57.20. Analysts rate it Hold. One firm cut it to Underperform this week. Earnings are Oct 27. I do not sell puts right before a report like that. $IONQ : Watch only. It closed at $32.28 and was down 4.12% pre-market. It just priced a $2B stock sale. That adds new shares, which can weigh on the price. The premium looks big. That is the risk talking. My rule is simple. Red days are for selling puts. Green days are for selling calls. Patience is the edge. Options have risk. This is not a trade alert. Not financial advice. Which one are you watching today?

Market read for option sellers: Wall Street wants proof on AI spending. Here is the picture on Thursday, Oct 22. Stocks closed green on Wednesday. Then Big Tech reported after the bell. Now Nasdaq 100 futures are down more than 1% this morning. Why? Big companies keep raising how much they plan to spend on AI. Investors want to see that money pay off. Deutsche Bank said the drop in futures shows not everyone was reassured about AI. Add the backdrop: - Oil is high. Brent is above $110 a barrel this morning. - The 10-year yield is still above 5%. High rates press on stock prices. - The NYT reported the U.S. and Israel drew up plans for Iran strikes. No new attack has been approved. So what does this mean for selling puts and calls? First, fear is up. That means more premium. But more premium means more risk, not free money. Second, the drop is led by tech and chips. Those names swing the most. I go smaller there. Third, earnings season is still going. A report can blow through any strike. I check the date every time. Fourth, I do not sell at the open on a gap down. I let the first hour play out. I want to see a stock hold a level first. My plan: stay patient, stay small, and let the names I like come to me. This is education, not a signal. Not financial advice. Are you buying this dip, or sitting on your hands today?

Research: $IBM in plain English. IBM beat last night. The stock is still down this morning. Let me show you why that matters. Three facts: 1. Price: $251.46 at Wednesday's close, up 3.94% before the report. Pre-market today it was $236.85 at 4:55 AM, down 5.81%. 2. The report: sales rose about 5% to $17.1B, a beat per Bloomberg. CNBC said it beat on sales and profit. But gross margin came in thinner than expected. 3. The outlook: IBM raised its software sales outlook. It also raised its free cash flow outlook. The bull case: - Software is growing. Reuters said delayed deals are starting to close. - Jefferies raised its target to $280 from $270 this morning. - It pays a dividend. The yield is about 2.69%. The bear case: - The average analyst target is $242.65. That is below Wednesday's close. - The stock ran up into the report. A beat was already in the price. - Weak margin can matter more than a sales beat. The lesson: A good report and a good trade are not the same thing. If a stock runs up before earnings, it needs a great report, not just a good one. My simple checklist: 1. Did they beat? 2. Did the stock run up first? 3. What did the outlook say? My take: I want to see where it settles after today. A calm stock near support is where I start to look. Not financial advice. Do your own research. Have you ever been right on earnings and still lost money?

Option seller setup: $CEG , a power name well off its high. Constellation Energy closed at $270.74 on Wednesday, up 4.60%. Pre-market today it was $265.71 at 5:24 AM, down 1.86%. Its 52-week range is $228.63 to $406.04. So it sits far below the high, but well above the low. What is in the news: - HSBC started coverage today with a Buy and a $335 target. - Morgan Stanley raised its target to $378 from $369. - Google signed a 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation earlier this month. - The average analyst target is $337.57. Why it interests me as a seller: Power for AI data centers is a long story. This is a big company I would be fine owning at a lower price. Why I am careful: It is a volatile stock. It is far off its high for a reason. And earnings come Nov 9. The idea in simple form: A cash-secured put. You pick a strike below the price. You get paid up front. If the stock stays above the strike, you keep the cash. If it falls below, you buy the shares at your strike. My rules here: 1. Wait for a red day. Today may give one. 2. Look for support. I want to see where buyers step in. 3. Pick a date before Nov 9, or accept the earnings risk. 4. Keep the size small. I am not giving a strike today. The chain moves too fast. I let the price come to me. Options have risk. Not financial advice. Do your own research. Would you own $CEG if you got assigned?

$TSLA is falling this morning. Here is why. Tesla closed at $386.47 on Wednesday, up 3.41%. At 6:06 AM today it was $368.60. That is down 4.62%. What happened: Tesla reported last night. EPS was $0.48. Wall Street expected $0.45. So profit beat. But sales were $28B vs $28.3B expected. And Tesla set a lower goal of 5 million cars a year by the end of the decade. Other news in the report: - Capex for this year cut to about $20B from $25B. - Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by the end of the year. - Musk said Tesla and SpaceX each set up a group to look at a possible merger. The levels I watch: - Wednesday's low was $380.51. The stock is set to open well under it. That tells me sellers are in charge for now. - If it gets back above $380.51, the drop is fading. - If it keeps sliding, I wait. I do not catch a falling stock. The warning signs: This stock moves fast both ways. The 52-week range is $297.38 to $498.83. The average analyst target is $397.83. CLSA did upgrade it to Hold this morning. Merger talk can swing it hard in either direction. My option-seller view: Premium gets fat after a drop like this. But fat premium is the risk talking. I let it settle first. Not financial advice. Do your own research. Is this a dip to buy, or the start of a bigger slide?

Why look at $META today? Meta reported last night. Sales were strong. The stock closed at $697.52 on Wednesday. Pre-market it was $690.02 at 6:07 AM, down 1.08%, as tech futures fell. Key positives: - Sales beat. Revenue rose 26% to $64.6B. Wall Street expected $63.4B. - The outlook is strong. Meta sees $73B to $76B in sales next quarter. The top end is above estimates. - Analysts are raising targets. Barclays went to $880 from $780. Citi went to $905 from $895. Pivotal went to $960. - It is not wildly priced. Forward P/E is about 21. Numbers to know: - Average analyst target: $814.51. That is about 17% above Wednesday's close. - 52-week range: $520.26 to $779.82. The main risks: - Profit missed. EPS was $3.83 vs $5.46 expected. A $9.89B legal charge did that. - A judge ordered Meta to pay $25B to New Mexico in a privacy case. - Spending is huge. Capex is now $135B to $145B. Not every investor likes that. - Not every target went up. TD Cowen cut to $850. What I watch: I want to see if it holds Wednesday's close near $697 after the open. If tech sells off and it dips, I like that better than chasing. Not financial advice. Do your own research. Would you buy $META on a dip, or is the spending too much?

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Bullish trade idea. Premium-Funded LEAP Idea Sell 6 contracts $SOFI Nov 27, 2026 $13.5 puts. Collect $354 in premium. Buy 1 contract $SOFI Jun 16, 2028 $18 calls. Cost $340. If $SOFI never gets above $18, the calls can expire worthless. If $SOFI stays above $13.5 by Nov 27, 2026, the puts expire and you keep the cash. Risk? If it trades under $13.5 on Nov 27, 2026, you buy the shares at $13.5 each. Potential upside? $SOFI at $22 = calls worth $400 to $877. $SOFI at $27 = calls worth $900 to $1,280. What do you all think?

I collected $1,261.85 TODAY from options premiums! Our Trades: • (1) $BE 11/6 $275.00 Covered Call → $740.14 • (2) $NBIS 11/6 $220.00 Covered Call → $421.87 • (2) $HIMS 11/6 $26.00 Cash-Sec Put → $99.84 We trade live, every single day right here on X. Real positions, real results, real-time updates. Join us FREE! Join via my subscribers section or grab the Discord link in my profile or here: whop.com/checkout/403G4E2N89… #OptionTrade #CoveredCalls #CashSecuredPuts

Why covered calls sell better on green days. A covered call is simple. You own 100 shares. You sell a call against them. You get paid up front. In return, you agree to sell your shares at the strike price if the stock gets there. So when should you sell it? I like green days. Here is why. When a stock jumps, the price of calls goes up. Buyers want the upside. That means you get paid more for the same call. A red day does the opposite. Calls get cheaper, and the stock is lower than it was. Selling a call then can leave you with a small payout and little room to recover. Here is my plan: 1. Pick a stock I already own and am happy to hold. 2. Wait for a green day or a bounce. 3. Choose a strike above the price, at a level I would be happy to sell at. 4. Check the earnings date. I end the call before it, or I skip the trade. Now the honest part. A covered call has a cost. It caps your upside. If the stock runs far past your strike, you still sell at the strike. You give up the extra gain. That is the trade you make for the cash. It also does not protect you from a big drop. The premium only cushions a small fall. If the stock crashes, you still own it. That is why I sell calls on stocks I like. I do not sell them on stocks I am afraid to hold. Red days are for selling puts. Green days are for selling calls. Patience is the edge. Options have risk. Not financial advice. You can always join us for free to trade alongside us: whop.com/discover/selling-op…