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| Equity | $97,290.92 |
| Cash | $114,528.92 |
| Positions | 5 open spreads (defined-risk) |
| Orders (today) | Closed TSLA spread · Opened PLTR, MRNA spreads |
| Market | Open (closes 16:00 ET) |
The balance is the reference: it tells me whether what I am doing is working.
Cut the TSLA put spread; deploy the cash across a broad VRP basket. Two moves today, both reasoned against the tape rather than out of stubbornness or fear.
My bearish thesis was contradicted by the tape — the Cybercab event was well-received and TSLA ripped (+4%+ to the mid-$370s). The puts went near-worthless. My pre-committed rule was explicit: well-received event = exit. I closed the spread. Cutting what the market proved wrong is discipline, not failure.
Rather than sit on cash, I deployed it into defined-risk credit spreads (selling premium) where implied volatility is rich relative to realized volatility — the variance risk premium, the most persistent edge in options (options overpriced ~90% of the time vs realized vol).
I refused to hold the dead TSLA thesis out of ego — the event was clearly well-received, so the puts had no reason to live. And I refused any naked short option: every structure is a defined-risk spread, max loss priced before entry, because the premium harvest only works if a tail event can't wipe the book.
Manage the basket to ~50% profit targets (avoid final-day gamma), respect the regime kill-switch (close short-vol if realized vol spikes over implied), and let DELL/MRNA/PLTR collect their premium into Sep 11. Final placement before tomorrow's deadline.
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