{"id":12832321,"date":"2025-08-12T09:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/?p=12832321"},"modified":"2025-08-16T22:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:06:09","slug":"philstockworld-august-portfolio-review-members-only-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/08\/12\/philstockworld-august-portfolio-review-members-only-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PhilStockWorld August Portfolio Review (Members Only)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12832322 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dow-Aug-12-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dow-Aug-12-2025.png 324w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dow-Aug-12-2025-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dow-Aug-12-2025-150x83.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>Time flies when you&#8217;re watching markets defy gravity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>It&#8217;s been a wild month since our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/07\/15\/philstockworld-july-portfolio-review-members-only-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July Portfolio Review<\/a>, and what a difference 30 days can make. Back then, we were worried about market tops, tariff deadlines, and Q2 earnings. Now? We&#8217;re dealing with\u00a0100% semiconductor tariffs,\u00a0revenue-sharing protection rackets\u00a0with Nvidia and AMD,\u00a0gold import duties<\/strong>(yes, they&#8217;re actually taxing\u00a0<em>money<\/em> now)<strong> and Inflation that&#8217;s stubbornly refusing to cooperate with Trump and the Fed&#8217;s Dovish Dreams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qeMFqkcPYcg?si=5GQeLisPs0wNKSLZ\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">We are only two months into our brand-new $500,000 Long-Term Portfolio (LTP) and our $200,000 Short-Term Portfolio (STP) after cashing out our previous portfolios at about $7M in May and we are STILL sitting on 80% CASH!!!, which is looking smarter and smarter as earnings season progresses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Since July 15th, the S&amp;P 500 has climbed 105 points: from 6,268 to 6,373 (1.6%) but RSI has fallen from a stressed 68.74 to a more neutral 60.48 after taking a dip to 50 at the end of July. The VIX has remained suspiciously calm at around 17 \u2013 the kind of complacency that usually precedes &#8220;<em>interesting times<\/em>.&#8221; As usual (these days), the Magnificent Tech Sector and their Bankers are having THE BEST time &#8211; while the rest of the market struggles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025.png 990w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025-696x523.png 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SPX-Aug-12-2025-265x198.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>What has really changed is the oligarchy has gone fully operational. We&#8217;re no longer dealing with traditional trade policy \u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">we&#8217;re watching the Systematic Monetization of Governmental Power. This is not smaller Government, this is Bigger Brother!<\/span> Apple pays $600 Billion in tribute and gets tariff exemptions. Nvidia and AMD fork over 15% of their China revenue to the Treasury and can now sell China the chips that were banned for &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES<\/em><\/span>.&#8221; Small businesses? They get to pay an average of $856,000 per year in tariff taxes with zero recourse. That is TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION &#8211; but who wants to remember history &#8211; or America anymore?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">As I write this Tuesday morning, we&#8217;re about to get July&#8217;s CPI data and every economist worth their spreadsheet is terrified. Goldman Sachs is warning that Consumer Prices will fully filter through by December, pushing core PCE to 3.2%. The Fed&#8217;s 2% target? That&#8217;s become as much of a joke as a Balanced Federal Budget.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.briefing.com\/Common\/Images\/Content\/PageContent\/EcData\/yoycpi.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">While we have once again avoided the 145% tariffs on China (Trump TACO&#8217;d another 90 days last night) chaos still abounds. Small Businesses are drowning in compliance costs, Lithium prices are spiking after CATL shut down major mines, and China South City just became the largest Chinese Developer to get liquidated since Evergrande.\u00a0 Still COMPLACENCY is our way of life in the markets &#8211; for now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the data that would terrify anyone who ever traded the markets before 2025:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:pb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Federal Debt Interest Payments: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>$84 billion per month<\/strong>\u00a0(and rising)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:pb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Small Business Annual Tariff Burden: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>$202 billion<\/strong> across 236,000 companies (about $1M EACH!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:pb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Consumer Iinflation from New Tariffs: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Up to 2.5% additional CPI impact THIS year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:pb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Corporate Earnings Growth Forecast: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Down from 15% to 4.8%<\/strong>\u00a0(the slowest since Q4 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Yet, SOMEHOW, Bitcoin just hit $121,000, Tech stocks keep making new highs and Fund Managers are setting records for calling stocks &#8220;<em>overvalued<\/em>&#8221; while continuing to buy them. It&#8217;s the kind of cognitive dissonance that defines bubble tops &#8211; yet everyone wants to know what they should BUYBUYBUY at 30x earnings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/5t7dwIkeSioAAAAM\/shame-bell.gif\" alt=\"Shame GIFs | Tenor\" \/>And don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re better than the rest &#8211; we just added COIN to the LPT yesterday (I&#8217;m so ashamed&#8230;)!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/COINd064183402i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The July winners tell the market&#8217;s story: AI darlings like Nvidia (+12% in just the last two weeks), Cloud Infrastructure plays and anything that can be exempted from the tariff regime through political connections are doing better than ever. The losers? Pretty much everyone else, especially Small Businesses without Billion-Dollar Lobbying Budgets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">We certainly missed some gains by staying cautious \u2013 but we also avoided the Paramount-Skydance disaster\u00a0(PSKY down 25% since the merger), the\u00a0Crocs tariff-driven collapse (CROX down 25% on guidance cuts), and whatever fresh Hell awaits when Investors realize that paying 15% revenue tributes to the government isn&#8217;t a sustainable business model&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">As we head into earnings season with companies trying to explain how they&#8217;ll maintain margins while navigating THE most chaotic trade environment since the 1930s, our cash position continue to look prescient rather than paranoid. As you can see from the 30-Day Heat Map &#8211; If you removed the Mag 7 &#8211; we&#8217;d have a sea of red:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1285\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-696x388.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Heat-Aug-12-2025-1068x596.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Let&#8217;s see how our carefully curated positions have weathered this brave new world of crony capitalism:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Money Talk Portfolio Review:<\/strong>\u00a0 $178,534 is up 78.5% on our first anniversary and that&#8217;s great but we were doing better a month ago ($210,508).\u00a0 We took big hits on our new SLB play as well as LMT, XOM and WHR. The Money Talk Portfolio can only be adjusted on show days and we were just on on July 9th so hopefully a recovery by October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the brighter side &#8211; it&#8217;s a great time to get into these plays as they&#8217;ve gone on sale!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1396\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1396w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-696x338.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-1-Aug-12-2025-1068x518.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1396px) 100vw, 1396px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>T &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">We&#8217;re just waiting to collect the remaining $263.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/Td071727332i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>LMT &#8211; We were aggressive and we got EXECUTED on this one. Still, we sold the 2027 $400 puts for $17.50, so our net is $382.50 and LMT is still at $425 so there&#8217;s nothing to worry about there and we already bought back short puts with a nice profit and $470+ is not at all unrealistic in 16 months BUT <strong>I would want to sell 2 2027 $430 calls for $50 ($10,000) and use that money to roll our 3 2027 $470 calls ($10,065) to 3 2027 $350 calls at $95 ($28,500) and that would be net $18,435 and then we could sell 2 Sept $430 calls for $10 ($2,000) to start making that $18,435 back<\/strong>.\u00a0 IF I could adjust them now &#8211; but I can&#8217;t&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>As it stands, these are $470 calls and $500 would be $9,000 but I think $550 is still very possible and that&#8217;s $24,000 without the -$6,770 would be a <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">net $20,705 (628%) upside potential from here<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; without any fancy changes.\u00a0 If we were to do the above roll, our net would go from $3,295 (now) to $19,730 but it would be on a $24,000 spread and we have 12 more chances to collect $2,000 ($24,000) so there&#8217;s actually more upside and more safety to the pro-active adjustment than to the &#8220;hopes and prayers&#8221; strategy we&#8217;re forced to employ at the moment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/LMTd071996649i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>AMAT &#8211; Also in the red at net $6,787 on the $27,000 spread (the Dec 2027 $270s are $18 &#8211; so that&#8217;s our roll target). So there&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$20,213 (297%) upside potential<\/span><\/strong> plus a lot of short put and call selling for income along the way. Love this one and it&#8217;s on track &#8211; why do you think we sold the $200 calls?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/AMATd074227515i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>ARCB &#8211; Earnings were disappointing but they just raised their LTL rates by 5.9%, which should go straight to the bottom line next Q.\u00a0 This is a $20,000 spread at net $525 so we have $19,475 (3,709%) of upside potential at $80 &#8211; but we won&#8217;t get there by January so we&#8217;ll have to pay to roll for a year so let&#8217;s call it <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$10,000 upside potential once we adjust<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; still nice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/ARCBd074359027i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>B &#8211; I knew we should have just put the whole portfolio on this one! It&#8217;s a $15,000 spread that&#8217;s 10% in the money but we have 16 months to make income as well.\u00a0 At the moment, we&#8217;re net $9,761 so it&#8217;s a very conservative <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$5,239 (53.6%) upside potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/Bd074818304i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>BCS &#8211; More easy money at net $7,200 on the $8,000 spread so <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$800 (11.1%) upside potential by January<\/span><\/strong>, with almost NO chance of failure, would be THRILLING for most traders &#8211; <strong>you guys are spoiled!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>And THIS is what is amazing about options, this spread is 166% in the money and will STILL make 11.1% in 4 months. <strong>Selling premium is the greatest game in town!!!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/BCSd075235805i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-696x613.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MTP-3-Aug-12-2025-1068x940.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>FL &#8211; They got bought, which means we&#8217;ll be cashed out early.\u00a0 At the moment it&#8217;s net $37,200 on the $40,000 spread so <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>$2,800 (7.5%) left to gain<\/strong><\/span> but there was no point in getting out early when we already have $99,829 in CASH!!! &#8211; so we wait.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/FLd075749331i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>IVZ &#8211; Right on target and only net $6,950 on the $21,000 spread so <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$14,050 (202%) upside potential<\/span><\/strong> PLUS some more short-term call sales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/IVZd080009719i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>NOK &#8211; On track despite the huge pullback on earnings. We&#8217;re likely to roll the puts and perhaps the whole spread but it won&#8217;t cost us anything so we&#8217;ll count the net $2,870 against the $7,500 spread as still having <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$4,630 (161%) upside potential<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; though it might take us another year to get there. We started at net $2,090 a year ago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/NOKd080100938i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>OZK &#8211; This one is right on track for $25,000 and it&#8217;s at net $7,850 so there&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$17,150 (218%) left to gain.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Great for a new trade!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/OZKd080650768i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PFE &#8211; On track with a net $815 CREDIT on the $14,000 spread that&#8217;s half in the money AND making a lovely income selling short-term calls while we wait.\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Could this be the PERFECT trade?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Upside potential is $14,815 (1,817%) PLUS whatever we make along the way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/PFEd081423736i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This trade is a very good example of why you have to do your own math when trading options. Our portfolio shows a $2,450 LOSS on the spread but it&#8217;s $4.58 <\/strong>($9,160)<strong> in the money and the short Oct puts are an easy roll and, if we closed today, we&#8217;d owe the Dec 2026 short puts $7,480 so net $1,680 but we&#8217;d roll those short puts too and hope PFE doesn&#8217;t go bankrupt.\u00a0 So silly&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SLB &#8211; NOT off to a good start at all! They actually beat on earnings but had conservative guidance over tariffs. The long spread is net $6,295 and we need to clear $37.50 ($15,000) to be in good shape BUT we also sold $2,225 worth of short puts and calls using 70 of our 550 days so 7 more sales like that is another $15,000 coming.\u00a0 Still, we&#8217;ll just call it net <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$8,705 (138%) upside potential<\/span><\/strong> to be conservative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/SLBd081991013i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SYF &#8211; Our Trade of the Year (cue fanfare!).\u00a0 Looks like a good one as we&#8217;re up $8,585 (160%) already\u00a0 from our net $5,320 start (and we&#8217;ve already pocketed successful short put\/call sales &#8211; so it&#8217;s better than that) and it&#8217;s a $75,000 spread so we have <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$61,095 (439%) left to gain<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; AND there&#8217;s the income stream that can generate another $10,000 next year.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=79DijItQXMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You&#8217;re welcome!<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/SYFd083433681i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>TGT &#8211; This still looks like easy money to me!\u00a0 This is currently a net $12,125 CREDIT on the $60,000 spread that&#8217;s on track but going a bit slow.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s say $130 is the target and that would be $40,000 but that&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$52,125 (429%) of upside potential with a $20,000 more conservative TARGET!<\/span><\/strong> (get it?) <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>GREAT for a new trade &#8211; obviously&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/TGTd083958030i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>WHR &#8211; What a bargain at this price. We sold the $100 puts for $35.25 so net $64.75 &#8211; so we&#8217;re NOT worried about the short puts and the short Sept calls will go worthless for a $4,900 (852%) gain against our net $575 CREDIT spread using just 2 of the 18 months we had to sell.\u00a0 As long as WHR clears our $100 short 2027 put target, it&#8217;s a free spread and we have 8 more cycles to sell $4,900 and that&#8217;s $39,200 in potential income down the road. I would say, very conservatively, <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$20,000 of upside potential.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Great for a new trade!<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/WHRd084910274i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>XOM &#8211; Earnings were good, guidance was conservative. We&#8217;re at a net $613 CREDIT on the $20,000 spread so <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$20,613 (3,362%) upside potential<\/span><\/strong> if XOM gets back on track &#8211; and I think they will so &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Good for a new trade.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/XOMd085175158i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>It has not been a good 30 days but it&#8217;s been a great 30 days if you are now staring at these trades thinking &#8220;<em>Yes, I&#8217;d like to make 78.5% over the next 12 months<\/em>.&#8221; They aren&#8217;t all going to be winners and certainly not ALL the time BUT, if we can gain 78.5% every 12 months &#8211; we&#8217;ll be in the Millions before we close this one out!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As it stands, trade ideas indicated as good\/great for new trades and their upside potentials are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>OZK:<\/b> $17,150 (218%) left to gain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>PFE:<\/b> $14,815 (1,817%) of upside potential, plus income from selling short-term calls.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>SYF:<\/b> $61,095 (439%) left to gain, plus an additional $10,000 in potential income next year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>TGT:<\/b> $52,125 (429%) of upside potential with a more conservative target.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>WHR:<\/b> Approximately $20,000 of upside potential, very conservatively.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>XOM:<\/b> $20,613 (3,362%) upside potential if the stock gets back on track.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The total upside potential for these 6 trades alone is $185,798 while the whole portfolio, which is already up $78,534 in its first year, still has <span style=\"color: #339966;\">$296,870 (166%) of upside potential.<\/span> Kind of puts the $30,000 dip in perspective, doesn&#8217;t it?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>$700\/Month Portfolio Review:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/08\/05\/how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-investing-700-per-month-part-36-360-3-years-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We JUST did a review last week<\/a> and Aug 25th will officially be our 3rd year. In just the past week, we went from $55,647 to $58,328 and that&#8217;s up $2,681 (4.8%) &#8211; so it&#8217;s been a good week! We&#8217;re already up 131.5% overall and well on our way to our $1,000,000 target in our 10th year (7 years from now) at this pace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1391\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-696x338.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-1-Aug-12-2025-1068x518.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1391px) 100vw, 1391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1391\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-696x462.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/700-2-Aug-12-2025-1068x709.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1391px) 100vw, 1391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We did spend a lot of cash and we&#8217;ll add $700 next month but still not enough to play with unless we cash something out &#8211; so that will be our concentration next month &#8211; who will fall under the axe? Remember &#8211; you can start now with $58,328 and our goal is still $1M &#8211; that&#8217;s $940,000 up from here <\/strong>(but you have to add $700\/Month &#8211; as the title suggests)<strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Short-Term Portfolio (STP) Review:<\/strong> $221,068 is up 10.5% and anything that&#8217;s not down in an up market is FANTASTIC for our hedging portfolio. The STP is there to protect our long portfolios and we started with $200,000 vs $500,000 in the LTP and we&#8217;re up $21,068 in 2 months so the hedges on our hedges are playing very well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To sum up clearly: We have our hedges and we hedge our hedges and we sell short puts to provide income in an up market and we make quick, dynamic trades aimed at generating short-term cash &#8211; all to offset our insurance plays&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12832429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1378\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-696x429.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Aug-12-2025-1068x658.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1378px) 100vw, 1378px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SLB &#8211; We gambled on a long call into earnings and that did not work well at all.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll just take the loss and move on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Short puts &#8211; All on track and we picked up $58,875 for promising to buy things if they get cheaper &#8211; nothing wrong with that! If we do have to buy something &#8211; it would go to the LTP so no real fear of loss in the STP but still &#8211; we don&#8217;t WANT to lose money! USO seems safe enough but we&#8217;ll keep an eye on it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/USOd142429102i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>GILD &#8211; Sadly, we chickened out ahead of earnings and took some longs off the table but that&#8217;s fine. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Now we need to cash in the Aug $120s<\/span><\/strong> and the Jan $120s are $8.30 &#8211; so that&#8217;s our rolling target for the Sept short $110s IF GILD doesn&#8217;t pull back in the next month.\u00a0 We already took $16,500 off the table &#8211; what we&#8217;re trying to do is not take a $2,050 loss on the short Septs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/GILDd142509682i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SPY &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Still good for a new trade at net $20,905 on the $100,000 spread<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 If SPY drops 20% ($128) then it&#8217;s in the money and you have <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">$80,000 of downside protection<\/span><\/strong>. Meanwhile, we sell short puts to pay off that net $20,905 and we&#8217;ll have free insurance at some point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/SPYd143446014i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SQQQ &#8211; Net $28,437 on the $120,000 spread is <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">$<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">90,000 of downside protection<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll roll the short puts (not worried) and the short calls look dead but I don&#8217;t want to sell another set yet with the VIX low and the tail end of earnings (small caps) coming up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/SQQQd143763362i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SRPT &#8211; That was clever, wasn&#8217;t it?\u00a0 It&#8217;s a $15,000 spread and currently net $9,120 so we have <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">$5,880 (64%) left to gain<\/span><\/strong> and also the opportunity to sell short-term calls but it was a huge beat (150%) and they are stupidly undervalued (as I said at the time) so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s have fun and wait a bit before we cover.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081225\/SRPTd144055441i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">$170,000 worth of downside protection<\/span> and the longs are doing well &#8211; what more could we ask for? <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long-Term Portfolio (LTP) Review:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0What more indeed as the LTP is up $174,308 (34.9%) in TWO MONTHS!!! This is NOT the way money is supposed to work! I forgot how many positions we added (11) in the past 30 days and our new positions are responsible for $100,265 of profits in LESS THAN 30 DAYS!!! So let&#8217;s here it for the PhilStockWorld AGI Analyst team &#8211; the best in the business!!!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>ALLY<\/b> (7\/15\/2025): <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-$1,795<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>COIN<\/b> (8\/11 &amp; 8\/13\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$2,157<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>FI<\/b> (7\/25 &amp; 8\/6\/2025): <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-$1,350<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>GILD<\/b> (7\/18 &amp; 7\/22\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$3,188<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>INTC<\/b> (July 2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$6,210<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>JPM<\/b> (7\/15\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$4,011<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>LMT<\/b> (7\/22 &amp; 7\/25\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$18,140<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>NLY<\/b> (8\/6\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$586<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>ON<\/b> (8\/4\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$6,150<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>PHM<\/b> (July &amp; August 2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$15,350<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>PINS<\/b> (7\/18\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$1,330<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>PPL<\/b> (7\/24\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$308<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>RIO<\/b> (7\/14\/2025): <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-$900<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>SRPT<\/b> (August 2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$13,450<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>TM<\/b> (8\/7 &amp; 8\/8\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$22,240<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>TOL<\/b> (July &amp; August 2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$1,690<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>UUUU<\/b> (7\/18 &amp; 7\/21\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>WHR<\/b> (7\/30 &amp; 8\/13\/2025): <span style=\"color: #339966;\">+$17,400<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Total Net Profit: <span style=\"color: #339966;\">$100,265<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-fantastic-four-2.jpg\" alt=\"The MCU's Galactus Change Makes Him An Even More Terrifying Marvel Villain\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/>When you make ridiculous amounts of money in short periods, remember what I often say and that is &#8220;<em>What can easily be <strong>DONE<\/strong> can just as easily be <strong>UNDONE<\/strong>!<\/em>&#8221; I&#8217;m a big fan of that one as it sounds like something a Marvel God would say (in big block letters).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, it&#8217;s all fun and games until Spider Man takes away the punch bowl and that is what the markets are betting will NOT happen (more punch for all, in fact) but I&#8217;ve been to enough keggers to know that when the party is peaking &#8211; that&#8217;s when the police are on the way.\u00a0 So now, accidentally, we have $428,000 worth of positions and only $245,000 in CASH!!! and that means we either need less longs, more covers or more hedges &#8211; something&#8217;s gotta give because I am all about locking in gains &#8211; especially when they came so easily!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fJG3g19wqQ?si=dy7fOu2qzl8SypPE\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12833757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1238\" height=\"1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-150x177.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-300x353.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-696x819.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-1-Aug-15-2025-1068x1257.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PFE &#8211; One of the first stocks we added and I wanted to represent a slow, sensible dividend-collecting play and we did, indeed get 0.43 ($430) on July 25th but FUCK THAT as things are going well and we don&#8217;t need to play conservatively and this trade is wasting space (now that we are comfortably ahead) so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s kill it!<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the logic? We just made 34.9% in two months and this trade will barely make that in 16 months and I want more cash &#8211; so here&#8217;s some!\u00a0 Also, consider that if there&#8217;s a big market pullback &#8211; PFE would pull back too (so our reward\/risk is not sexy) and it&#8217;s only AT $25 (target) so we&#8217;ll take our small profit and find something more profitable to trade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/PFEd123240428i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>ALLY &#8211; So, when I look at a trade like this I say to myself &#8220;Net $5,800 on the long end (2027s) and we&#8217;re pulling $2,400 (41%) on the shorts (there&#8217;s a mistake, the short puts are Jan $40s, not more 2027 $40 puts) using about 65 of the 550 days we had to sell.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>So I don&#8217;t give a crap what ALLY&#8217;s PRICE is &#8211; as long as it&#8217;s remaining in our selling range because 7 more sales is potentially $16,800 (289%) BEFORE we see if the spread made any money. <strong>We might ditch the dividend trades but we NEVER ditch a good income-producer!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/ALLYd123966316i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>COIN &#8211; Speaking of income producers &#8211; that&#8217;s the whole point of this trade. Only a fool would try to predict whether COIN goes up or down in any given period and <strong>THOSE FOOLS ARE OUR CUSTOMERS!!!<\/strong> We spent (not current net) $39,277 and, using about 100 of the 500 days we have to sell, we collected $32,000 (81%) in our first cycle!\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Not only that but we have a pretty wide ($300-350) target range in which we can make 100% on our short put and call sales. Sometimes it does come easy! And notice how cute it is that our net profit is only &#8220;$2,157&#8221; so far &#8211; even though we&#8217;re right on track for $32,000 in 3 months. The premiums on this stock&#8217;s options are ridiculous &#8211; and that is why we love selling them&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/COINd124433146i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>ERJ &#8211; Why did we not sell puts is what I&#8217;m thinking?\u00a0 Earnings were great but they were pre-rallied and now we&#8217;re stuck with 7 short Oct $45 calls but think of them as a hedge against a pullback (when we would sell puts) and we&#8217;ll just roll them along to the Jan $55s at $8 so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s roll 7 short ($9,380) to 10 short Jan $55s ($8,000)<\/span><\/strong> and give ourselves $5,000 more upside on the long end while STILL keeping a good cover.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/ERJd124794378i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>FI &#8211; So first we sold short puts, then the stock dropped and we bought the aggressive naked long calls and short puts. It&#8217;s not like they missed earnings and they are trading at 11.5x forward so this is one of those STUPIDLY CHEAP stocks I&#8217;m willing to wait for next earnings (Oct) before deciding on covers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s only tying up $18,400 of our cash (the loss is already baked into our total) and our allocation blocks are $100,000 and rising as the portfolio grows and REALISTICALLY, the risk is being assigned 500 shares at $165 ($82,500) for $41,250 in margin and what are they going to be? 10x (20% off &#8211; $108) &#8211; then we&#8217;d be down ($57 x 500) = $28,500 so THAT is my REALISTIC risk (1\/4 of an allocation block) and I&#8217;d certainly, <strong>HAPPILY<\/strong> double down on that and, therefore &#8211; I&#8217;m not worried about leaving this naked.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/FId125204159i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>FSLR &#8211; Well we didn&#8217;t cover this one and it really paid off.\u00a0 So it&#8217;s a $90,000 spread at net $71,880 so there&#8217;s just $18,120 (25%) left to gain and that&#8217;s BORING! We wouldn&#8217;t buy back the puts so we could cash out $74,200 OR we could just cash in our 5 uncovered 2027 $140 calls at $83.95 ($41,975) and then play our remaining $32,225 as income but &#8211; IS THAT WORTH IT?<\/li>\n<li>The Nov $220 calls are $15.50 so, if we sold 5, that would be $7,750 (24%) for 98 days &#8211; that&#8217;s kind of nice! If FSLR goes higher, we can always buy more longs to cover and we&#8217;ll sell more puts in the next cycle so I think we could pick up $10,000 every 100 days ($50,000) and we still have $60,000 (net $28,000) potential in the spread if it only holds $200 so potential $78,000 upside on our $32,225 is 242% &#8211; I find that acceptable, don&#8217;t you?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>So, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">OFFICIALLY, we are cashing in 5 of our 2027 $140 calls ($41,975) and we&#8217;ll sell 5 of the Nov $220 calls for $7,750 and that&#8217;s $49,725 off the table<\/span><\/strong> and we only could have cashed out for $22,155 more but now we have the potential to make $78,000 &#8211; I don&#8217;t think we could have found anything better to do with the cash&#8230;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/FSLRd144107032i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>So that&#8217;s how the cash pumps back out of positions and onto our balance sheet when the LTP is doing well. We began with the mindset that we wanted to have more like 50% cash <\/strong>($350,000)<strong> so $100,000 more and already we found $50,000. MINDSET!!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>GILD &#8211; We&#8217;re a bit underwater on the short Oct calls but so long to roll that I can&#8217;t even register it as a concern.\u00a0 Still, can we take advantage is the question?\u00a0 GILD is 14x and beats every Q so we can&#8217;t be sure this is the real top of the channel.\u00a0 The short Oct $110s are $10.55 and we oversold our longs but we sold them for $5.50 so only $5 ($5,000) in damage &#8211; so far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Our longs are only up 27.9% and the short calls are up 52.5% so we&#8217;re getting ripped off. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I see the Dec $100s are $30 and the Dec $130s are $16 and that&#8217;s net $14 so we can buy 30 of those for $42,000 so let&#8217;s do that and pay for them by selling ALL of our Dec 2027 $90s ($54,675)<\/span><\/strong> and that&#8217;s net $12,675 in our pocket and we have a $90,000 spread that&#8217;s 2\/3 in the money already (WHAT?).\u00a0 It&#8217;s like a magic trick, isn&#8217;t it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">So now we have:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>30 GILD Dec 2027 $100\/130 spreads at $42,000 with $48,000 upside potential at $130.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>$12,675 in CASH!!!<\/li>\n<li>10 short Jan $110 calls ($13,500, very rollable)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>10 short Oct $110 calls ($10,750, very rollable)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>5 short Dec 2027 $90 puts &#8211; not even counting as a liability anymore.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Jan $115 calls are $10.50 so, if we roll all of our short calls (20) to those, that&#8217;s $21,000 and it would cost us net $3,250 and I feel good about selling 5 Jan $110 puts at $4.50 ($2,250) for balance<\/span><\/strong> so now just net net $1,000 and we STILL have $11,675 in CASH!!! for the money pile!\u00a0 Aren&#8217;t options fun???<\/li>\n<li>We have faith in the rolling process and, FYI, the June $125 calls are $10 and we have 4 halves to roll the short calls higher &#8211; so I&#8217;m not at all concerned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081525\/GILDd145750974i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>INTC &#8211; We were aggressive here and it paid off but now <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">we need to be responsible and take advantage of the pop to sell 10 Dec $25 calls for $2.60 ($2,600)<\/span><\/strong> and we&#8217;ll see how it goes but our $17,500 spread is already in the money at net $11,797 so there&#8217;s $5,703 (48.3%) left to gain and that&#8217;s not terribly exciting (because we are spoiled!) but we&#8217;re also collecting $3,000 per quarter for 8 quarters ($24,000) and that&#8217;s another 203% and THAT is the difference between BEING THE HOUSE and being the gambler!\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>And, meanwhile, we started at net $7,375 two weeks ago so up $4,422 already is 60% &#8211; so who says long-term trades can&#8217;t make great short-term returns?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/INTCd202521547i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>JPM &#8211; Another recent addition and another nice winner already. This one we played more conservatively &#8211; as we didn&#8217;t expect a big move up like INTC (and if INTC had gone lower we would have happily doubled down).\u00a0 So this is just our normal nonsense with short-term puts and calls and, as you can see, we&#8217;re already up $2,453 even though the short $280 calls are $10 in the money. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Options ARE fun!!!<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/JPMd203516515i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>LEVI &#8211; Just a month old and up $5,800 and I would like to play aggressively but we are supposed to be finding cash so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s sell 15 of the Oct $22 calls for $1 ($1,500)<\/span><\/strong> as it&#8217;s better than nothing and DISCIPLINE!!! If you say &#8220;Why bother,\u00a0 it&#8217;s &#8220;only&#8221; $1,500 2 x on each review, that&#8217;s $36,000 a year which is 7.2% of the entire $500,000 starting basis.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t get rich by blowing off 7.2% and THAT is why we pay attention to the small things&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/LEVId203901340i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>LMT &#8211; Brand new and off to a great start as we&#8217;re being rewarded for jumping in on the earnings sell-off.\u00a0 That&#8217;s what our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/08\/03\/philstockworlds-q4-2025-watch-list-stocks-to-buy-on-the-dip-members-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch List<\/a> is all about &#8211; we PRE-SCREEN 100 stocks so we know EXACTLY WHY we want them and where we think the value is. In fact, in fact, here&#8217;s Warren&#8217;s note from our last Watch List:\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;Maintain Lockheed on the watch list. A pullback into the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2057\">$400\u2013412 range<\/strong> could offer an attractive entry opportunity, especially if program execution stabilizes or cost-overrun risks fade. Watch for clarity around program losses, international contract momentum, and tariff resolution to determine if upside potential is materializing.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>So everyone else&#8217;s panic was our trigger for LMT and we put out a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/07\/22\/philstockworld-top-trade-alert-july-22-2025-lockheed-martin-lmt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Trade Alert on July 22nd<\/a><\/strong> (earnings day) for this very spread and now it&#8217;s up $17,780 (555%) against our $3,200 cash outlay. That&#8217;s OK though, it&#8217;s a $105,000 spread with over $80,000 left to gain AND 16 months of premium income (up almost $7,000 in our first month already!).\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Aren&#8217;t options fun?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/LMTd204347429i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12834252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1238\" height=\"1826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-150x221.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-300x442.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-696x1027.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LTP-2-Aug-15-2025-1068x1575.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>NLY &#8211; It&#8217;s net $32,930 and we can only make $10,000 (30%) in 16 months so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">KILL IT!<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>ON &#8211; Brand new and another earnings sell-off we disagreed with\/took advantage of. Up a quick $6,472 in 11 days it&#8217;s a $60,000 spread at net $19,340 so 200% upside potential AND some income when we decide to sell and we CAN sell some puts since the floor held (OK, we had SOME doubts).\u00a0 So <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s sell 10 Oct $50 puts for $3.15 ($3,150)<\/span><\/strong> against the calls we will eventually sell.\u00a0 As I said &#8211; these little sales add up!\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/ONd210421061i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PATH &#8211; See, being aggressive does not always pay off! We still like these guys and our short puts give us a net $9.67 commitment so we&#8217;re still above water so the thing <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I want to take advantage of here is buying back the 50 short 2027 $15 calls for $8,075<\/span><\/strong> to lock in that 46.2% gain.\u00a0 I know it&#8217;s going against our MORE CASH!!! plan but it&#8217;s a nice opportunity and not too expensive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/PATHd211024740i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PHM &#8211; New and blasting higher but not so much that we&#8217;re worried about the short calls so we&#8217;re just going to let it play out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/PHMd211669213i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PINS &#8211; We were not confident enough to sell 2027 puts but they seem to be steady so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s sell 10 2027 $32 puts for $4.25 ($4,250)<\/span><\/strong> as net $27.75 seems like a fine net price to pay &#8211; if it comes to that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/PINSd211857124i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>PPL &#8211; Power seemed like a really obvious play to me&#8230; They missed earnings (but went up anyway) and I think we should cover so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">let&#8217;s sell 15 Oct $36 calls for $1.35 ($2,025)<\/span><\/strong> to keep filling our piggy bank (and take pressure off the STP to cover everything).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/PPLd212240337i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>RIO &#8211; We should be doing better as those should be 5 short Oct $57.50 puts. No biggie. After poor earnings, I feel better having those short Oct calls so no changes.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/RIOd212707057i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SLB &#8211; Good earnings did not help here. I was hoping for more but <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">we may as well 7 Nov $32.50 calls for $2.55 ($1,785)<\/span><\/strong>. Boy, you can just see these little sales adding up, can&#8217;t you?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/SLBd213487835i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>SRPT &#8211; Right on track. Both sides could expire worthless!\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>TER &#8211; Almost at our goal already and it&#8217;s net $29,925 on the $67,500 spread so plenty of upside and we don&#8217;t pick our goals for no reason so <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">we may as well sell 5 Oct $110 calls for $6.50 ($3,250)<\/span><\/strong> to raise a bit more cash.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/TERd213712563i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>TM &#8211; Big winner in little time as we nailed the earnings (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/2025\/08\/05\/philstockworld-top-trade-alert-august-5th-2025-toyota-motor-corporation-tm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also a Top Trade Alert<\/a><\/strong>)! Congrats to all who played along as we&#8217;re up a quick $20,715 (266%) from our net $7,760 cash entry in a week. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">FUN!!!<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/TMd214001028i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Again, this was a very conservative play but it still did very well on the quick pop after earnings. Playing sensibly does NOT stop you from making quick money if you get the call right &#8211; so why do it the risky way?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>TOL &#8211; New and right on track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>UUUU &#8211; New and on track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>WHR &#8211; Back on track.\u00a0 We adjusted after earnings and got a nice bounce-back. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Let&#8217;s roll the 20 short 2027 $100 calls ($20,900) to 15 short Jan $90 calls at $8 ($12,000)<\/span><\/strong> as they will decay faster and hopefully we&#8217;ll get some income down the road.\u00a0 Hate to take $9,000 out of cash but it&#8217;s the right move.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/publish.finviz.com\/081625\/WHRd214919316i.png\" alt=\"Finviz Chart\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s net $132,664 off the table and that means our CASH!!! pile is back to $378,864 <\/strong>(55.5%)<strong> AND we&#8217;ve covered a lot more longs so we should need less of the STPs $170,000 of downside protection if things do hit the fan.\u00a0 A very successful round of adjustments!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time flies when you&#8217;re watching markets defy gravity. It&#8217;s been a wild month since our\u00a0July Portfolio Review, and what a difference 30 days can make. Back then, we were worried about market tops, tariff deadlines, and Q2 earnings. Now? We&#8217;re dealing with\u00a0100% semiconductor tariffs,\u00a0revenue-sharing protection rackets\u00a0with Nvidia and AMD,\u00a0gold import duties(yes, they&#8217;re actually taxing\u00a0money now) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12832325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12832321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-available","8":"category-portfolio-review"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12832321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12832321"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12832321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12834280,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12832321\/revisions\/12834280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12832325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12832321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12832321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philstockworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12832321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}