Trading journal

This section documents my real options trading activity. I currently focus on credit spreads, cash-secured puts, and covered calls, primarily on highly liquid large-cap equities such as NVDA. Each week, I share trade setups, adjustments, results, and key takeaways, with an emphasis on risk management, consistency, and systematic execution.
Date Title Value Cash Options premium YTD
Week 56 / How NVDA Pullback Boosted Our Options Income Strategy (+0.97%) $12,218 $-3,357 $58 15.48%
Week 55 / NVDA Above $200: How the Rally Impacts Our Options Strategy $12,101 $-3,398 $67 15.38%
Week 54 / Options Portfolio Hits $12K (+2.6% WoW) — NVDA Surge Complicates Strategy $12,189 $-3,444 $46 15.33%
Week 53 / From Riga to Berlin: Building a House and a $11.9K Options Portfolio $11,880 $-3,468 $55 13.69%
Week 52 / $68 in Options Premium + Growing a Dividend Position (PFE Strategy) $11,491 $-3,474 $68 11.14%
Week 51 / Holding Gains Despite NVDA Decline and Oil Surge from Iran Conflict $11,183 $-3,508 $66 8.50%
Week 50 / How I Generated $171 Options Premium This Week (And Grew My Portfolio to +7.69% YTD) $11,210 $-3,557 $171 7.69%
Week 49 / Markets Shake, Premium Flows: NVDA Credit Spreads During the Iran War $11,141 $-3,628 $77 9.09%
Week 48 / NVDA, PFE Put Roll Brings $99 Options Income $11,211 $-3,686 $100 8.00%
Week 47 / NVDA Post-Earnings Pullback: Covered Call Roll Adds $560 in Potential Income $11,343 $-3,739 $223 7.29%
Week 46 / From PFE Roll to NVDA Earnings: Covered Call Portfolio Now at $11,312 $11,312 $-3,943 $22 6.91%
Week 45 / Using Cash-Secured Puts to Accumulate Pfizer (PFE) Shares $11,069 $-3,919 $14 3.32%
Week 44 / $94 Options Premium Earned Amid NVDA Volatility and Tech Sell-Off $11,106 $-3,922 $94 5.08%
Week 43: Boring but Profitable — BMY Credit Spread Brings in $65 Options Premium $11,050 $-3,968 $66 3.71%
Week 42 / $107 Options Income From Rolling NVDA Credit Spreads During the Greenland Shock $10,788 $-3,980 $107 2.81%
Week 41 / NVDA Credit Spread Strategy: 0.43% Weekly Return if Expires Worthless $10,835 $-4,087 $78 4.31%
Week 40 / NVDA Strategy, $65 Premium Income, and Margin Reduction $10,653 $-4,146 $65 2.37%
Week 39 / Road to $25K: Rolled Up and Forward NVDA Covered Call, Adjusted Credit Spread $10,607 $-4,172 $142 1.18%
Week 38 / Road to $25K: Closing 2025 Above $10K with Covered Calls and NVDA $10,697 $-4,315 $67 35.82%
Week 37 / NVDA & BMY: Portfolio Up +1.11% as We Head from Tbilisi to India $10,465 $-4,362 $147 33.73%
Week 36 / Defensive Roll on SHELL, New NVDA Weekly Spread $10,351 $-4,462 $82 27.64%
Week 35 / NVDA Spreads + McDonald’s Buys: Covered-Call Portfolio Hits $10,235 $10,236 $-4,518 $84 31.87%
Week 34 / Covered Call Portfolio Breaks $10K and Beats the S&P 500 $10,070 $-4,532 $44 29.94%
Week 33 / How We Earned $166 in Options Premium This Week with NVDA and BMY Credit Spreads $9,811 $-4,558 $167 27.77%
Week 32 / Weekly NVDA Options Income: $75 in Premiums and a 2.32% Portfolio Rise to $9,735 $9,735 $-4,675 $75 25.72%
Week 31 / NVDA Dip Trims Covered-Call Portfolio to $9,514 $9,514 $-4,747 $25 22.85%
Week 30 / NVDA, BMY and SHELL Options: $161 Premium, +4.65% Return $9,617 $-4,749 $161 25.31%
Week 29 / Tbilisi Silk Road Forum & Weekly Portfolio Update: NVDA Options Roll, McDonald’s Purchase $9,190 $-4,803 $66 18.66%
Week 28 / NVDA Roll to 180/160; $66 Premium Collected $8,917 $-4,810 $66 11.34%
Week 27 / 12 Years Blogging from Tbilisi: Beating the S&P 500 in 2025 $9,083 $-4,878 $129 17.29%
Week 26 / NVDA Covered Call Roll Adds ~$300 in Six Months (Update) $9,017 $-4,940 $148 15.44%
Week 25 / NVDA Covered Call, BMY Spread Risk, UBER Spread, MCD Added $8,807 $-5,040 $92 12.75%
Week 24 / BMY & NVDA Rolls Pay Off; Portfolio +1.15% This Week $8,858 $-5,102 $162 12.39%
Week 23 / BMY Roll & NVDA Rally: Covered Call Portfolio Update $8,757 $-5,265 $122 12.12%
Week 22 / Options Income Report: 1.25% Weekly ROI From NVDA & BMY Trades $8,552 $-5,384 $107 8.41%
Week 21 / $98 Premiums, NVDA Volatility, and DOCU Position $8,504 $-5,416 $98 8.87%
Week 20 / Tbilisi Life & NVDA Stock Update: Covered Calls Portfolio +0.9% This Week $8,353 $-5,477 $112 6.94%
Week 19 / $155 from NVDA & UBER Trades, Margin Debt Payoff in Sight $8,278 $-5,585 $156 5.99%
Week 18 / 40th Birthday in Thessaloniki: BMY Credit Spreads, and a Heineken Twist $8,100 $-5,697 $118 4.78%
Week 17 / Boring but Profitable: Weekly NVDA Credit Spread Expires Worthless, Again $7,810 $-5,697 $46 1.69%
Week 16 / Rolling Covered Calls: Why I Rolled NVDA to December for Higher Premium $7,841 $-5,743 $101 0.37%
Week 15 / Weekly Options Income Hits $66 as NVDA Credit Spreads Return $7,636 $-5,844 $66 -1.59%
Week 14 / WFC Credit Spread & NVDA Covered Call Strategy – Weekly Options Income Hits $83 $7,582 $-5,874 $83 -2.94%
Week 13 / Swedish Kronor & Premiums: SEB A Options Trade and NVDA Spread Fuel Gains $7,488 $-5,875 $41 -4.95%
Week 12 / AI-Fueled NVDA Surge Lifts Portfolio +2.59% This week —But Is a Pullback Near? $7,380 $-5,887 $46 -5.50%
Week 11 / Beating the 1% Weekly Goal: How We Collected $101 in Options Premiums $7,194 $-5,934 $101 -6.18%
Week 10 / NVDA Weekly Option Trades: $67 Earned, $3,200 Unrealized Profit at Risk $7,074 $-6,040 $67 -7.85%
Week 9 / Credit Spread Lessons: When Premiums Look Juicy but Risk Bites Back $7,114 $-6,107 $88 -6.57%
Week 8 / How We Collected $47 in Premiums This Week with NVDA Credit Spreads $6,993 $-6,163 $47 -7.26%
Week 7 / How I’m Using Covered Calls and Credit Spreads to Pay Off Margin on NVDA Stock $6,888 $-6,230 $89 -9.33%
Week 6 / Doing Nothing, Gaining 1.98%: A Covered Call Strategy That Pays $6,952 $-6,320 $0 -7.01%
Week 5 / NVDA Rally Forces Covered Call Adjustment: Rolling Up and Out for a Credit $6,818 $-6,320 $41 -9.63%
Week 4 / NVDA Covered Call Strategy: Earning $83 This Week To Pay of Margin Debt $6,722 $-6,322 $83 -11.61%
Week 3 / How Weekly Covered Calls Are Funding Our NVDA Position $6,411 $-6,452 $141 -15.87%
Week 2 / Covered Call Portfolio Update: $146 in Premium, 11.9% Week Over Week Growth $5,841 $-6,592 $146 -23.42%
Week 1 / How I'm Generating Options Premium with NVDA Covered Calls $5,219 $-6,739 $133 -28.65%

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