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8/10 Pre-Market Thoughts
Today's one-sentence theme: The rate-cut trade continues, with the broader market hitting new highs and entering high-level consolidation. Today's new highlights: Berkshire's big bet on Google, TSMC's revenue confirming AI demand, and PLTR/AAOI leading the gains. The main play remains — "don't chase highs, use Sell Puts on pullbacks to position." I. Today's New Focus Areas 1. Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Holdings: Heavy Bet on Google (Significant) $4.5 billion in buybacks, $6.8 billion acquisition of homebuilder Taylor Morrison, $10 billion into Google, $10 billion added to Japan exposure. Interpretation: The last time Buffett made a bet of this magnitude was on Apple. This Google position is a powerful long-term bullish signal. → Google is a strong candidate for long-term Sell Put strategies (bu
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📊 Points TSMC announced July revenue with year-over-year growth slightly above expectations, up 44.7% YoY, indicating that AI chip demand continues to maintain strong growth momentum. Bezos made his first share sale of the year in Amazon, with an initial sale of $350 million on 8/3, planning to sell a total of 15 million shares worth approximately $4 billion. This will exert some selling pressure on Amazon's stock price. ⚠️ Educational sharing, not investment advice.
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$TRIP +3.45%, Deeply Oversold Travel Stock Eyes a Rebound Toward $13
$TripAdvisor(TRIP)$ $TripAdvisor (TRIP) Gained +3.45%: Travel Tech Shows Signs of Life, Risk-Reward Setup Emerges Near $10 Support 🚀 Latest Close Data: TRIP closed at $10.78 on Aug 10, 2026, up +3.45% from the previous session. The stock is recovering from a post-earnings slump, trading -46.5% below its 52-week high of $20.16, but bouncing firmly off its 52-week low of $9.01. Core Market Drivers: The stock is rebounding after a severe Q2 earnings miss earlier in August sent shares crashing over 20%. The market is digesting the revenue decline to $441.9M and searching for a bottom. Increased capital flow (net inflow of 570.53万 on Aug 4) suggests institutional dip-buying despite the mixed fundamental outlook. Technical Analysis: The rebound came wit
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Can $AI Break $10.79 and Push Above $11?
$C3.ai, Inc.(AI)$ $C3.ai, Inc. (AI) +3.65% Momentum Recharges, Testing $10.79 Resistance with Breakout Eyes on $11+ Latest Close Data: $AI closed at $10.22, up +3.65% on August 10, 2026. The stock is rebounding from near its 52-week low of $7.67 but remains 55% below its 52-week high of $22.95. Core Market Drivers: Enterprise AI sentiment remains mixed as macro concerns weigh on high-growth tech valuations. The recent 13F filing revealed that major institutional investors like Greenwoods significantly reduced exposure to tech, but C3.ai's insider ownership remains strong with Chairman Thomas Siebel holding over 7.5% of shares. The stock is benefiting from a short-squeeze dynamic as short volume ratio remains elevated above 23% in recent sessions. Te
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08-06
$XE 20260821 20.0 PUT$ Phew, managed to hodl till a bounce that I can exit with some #CaiFanMoney
XE PUT
08-06 21:50
US20260821 20.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 1.70 40Lot(s) | +34.15% Closed |
TOPmiffsy: I’m not that bearish here lol, that put fill was clean though. You really bailing on a bounce with XE options flow waking up?
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08-06
$ORCL 20260807 130.0 PUT$ Closing the trade as need to free up my margin.[Cry] I don't just want a lucky win—I want consistent profits. I'm willing to put in whatever effort is required to achieve that. My goal for Aug is to earn $10,000 (including premiums paid to close the options). June / Jul 2026: $1,721 / $26,431 Aug 2026: $11,547
ORCL PUT
08-06 22:13
US20260807 130.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 0.06 1Lot(s) | +99.37% Closed |
TOP130 put cover makes sense, but if downside was real IV would've bid harder. Big money flow into ORCL calls feels more telling no?
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08-06
$NVDA 20260828 185.0 PUT$ Closed the trade to free up my margin I don't just want a lucky win—I want consistent profits. I'm willing to put in whatever effort is required to achieve that. My goal for Aug is to earn $10,000 (including premiums paid to close the options). June / Jul 2026: $1,721 / $26,431 Aug 2026: $11,468
NVDA PUT
08-06 22:17
US20260828 185.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 0.79 1Lot(s) | +85.36% Closed |
TOPThe above $11,468 is already inclusive of premiums paid to close the options, and i am treating the commissions as negligible (not a lot of money), so I'd expect about 99% of that to actually be in my pocket. That said, the open positions will only be closed near expiration, and that may not fall within the same month. So with this in mind, I'm reminding myself to focus on achieving consistent profit going forward.
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08-06
$C 20260828 130.0 PUT$ C: take profit. More than half of premium collected with 3 more weeks to expiry. Low volatility stocks so decided to collect and move on Instead of waiting. Will look to reenter should market takes a breather from this week's very bullish run.
TOP130 got defended clean. I’d reenter on a breather too, financials finally waking up?
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08-06
$META RATIO_SPREAD_1X2 260828 PUT 560.0/PUT 550.0$ Adding 1 more position of put ratio spread for meta. 550 seems to be an attractive price to accumulate
META Ratio Spread 1x2
08-06 23:32
US560.0/550.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Credit Open | -4.02 1 | -- Holding |
TOPBeen adding shares under 540 too, this looks more like insurance than a bearish bet. 550 does feel buyable
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08-06
$GOOGL VERTICAL 260918 PUT 350.0/PUT 355.0$ Share dip with the news that chief scientist is leaving the company. Took it as minor blip and take a position since premium is lucrative today.
GOOGL Vertical
08-06 22:34
US350.0/355.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Credit Open | -2.05 3 | -- Holding |
TOPI just added a similar put spread too, same read as you. Juicy premium for a news blip lol
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08-06
$VRT 20260807 280.0 PUT$ VRT: Take Profit. Climbing from the lows of $220 back to >$289 in the past few bullish trading sessions after a 17% drop post earnings on 29th Jul. Didn't really think that I would have clocked a profitable trade this soon. Current price of $283 is well within 1 ATR of $21 against strike price of $280 so decided to take profit ahead of expiry.
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08-06
$INTC 20260821 82.5 PUT$ Enough fishing for the night good night guys see you tomorrow
INTC PUT
08-06 23:55
US20260821 82.5
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 0.91 3Lot(s) | +21.98% Holding |
TOPI checked the chain too, that 82.5 put IV didn't look stretched. You fading earnings juice here?
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08-07
$TQQQ 20260918 67.0 PUT$ Taking advantage of the temporary gift to extract good premium. TQQQ is the leverage version of QQQ. Unlike SPY, QQQ is not yet stretch and still way to go to it's all time high.
TQQQ PUT
08-06 23:58
US20260918 67.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 3.85 3Lot(s) | +16.89% Holding |
TOPI sell puts on TQQQ too, but 67 is a touch spicy lol. You that confident it holds?
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08-07
$UOB(U11.SI)$ Buy or Bye 😂. Bullish bias, Buy on Deep [Chuckle] Managed Your Risks 🙏[Bless]
TOPI’m in buy mode too, UOB at this range is more about dividends than noise
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08-07
$UNH 20260911 385.0 PUT$ Back to Healthcare now [Cool] I don't just want a lucky win—I want consistent profits. I'm willing to put in whatever effort is required to achieve that. My goal for Aug is to earn $10,000 (including premiums paid to close the options). June / Jul 2026: $1,721 / $26,431 Aug 2026: $13,439
UNH PUT
08-07 21:43
US20260911 385.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 6.00 1Lot(s) | +26.34% Holding |
TOPThat 385 put entry is clean, expiry choice is interesting too. You letting theta do the work unless UNH snaps hard?
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08-07 21:48
$IREN CALENDAR 260814/260918 PUT 47.0/PUT 47.0$ Rolled for another month for additional premium as it's expiring in 7 days, and stock is rallying today (locked profit too).
IREN Calendar
08-07 21:47
US47.0/47.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Credit Close | -2.25 3 | -- Closed |
TOPI rolled mine too, just farther out. Theta doing the heavy lifting here lol
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08-07 22:12
$ORCL 20260904 130.0 PUT$ Dun mind adding to my portfolio but won't be a heavy position as worried about its debt. I don't just want a lucky win—I want consistent profits. I'm willing to put in whatever effort is required to achieve that. My goal for Aug is to earn $10,000 (including premiums paid to close the options). June / Jul 2026: $1,721 / $26,431 Aug 2026: $14,119
ORCL PUT
08-07 22:11
US20260904 130.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 3.90 1Lot(s) | +26.16% Holding |
TOPI sold the 125 put too, feels way cleaner with that debt. You capping size because of balance sheet risk or just keeping ORCL income steady?
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08-07 22:39
$NASA 20260911 27.0 CALL$ I am holding 2000 stocks at $27, market is up and it's the best time to sell some calls. Even if I stay flat on this 2000 stocks. I have earned USD4k+ on premium itself. Fair enough.
NASA CALL
08-07 22:27
US20260911 27.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 1.10 20Lot(s) | -7.27% Holding |
TOPI like this covered call setup too. 27 strike feels fair if premium stays over 1, you letting assignment happen or rolling it
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08-08 01:32
$USO 20260814 150.0 CALL$ USO: take profit. Sold this naked short when the oil spiked higher on 23rd July. With most of the premium collected, decided to close 1 week ahead of expiry to recycle margins for new trades.
USO CALL
08-08 01:17
US20260814 150.0
| Side | Price | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 0.12 | +98.11% Closed |
TOPClosed mine early too, IV came in fast. A week early makes sense, what setup are you rotating into
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08-08 12:35
$ASML 20261218 1740.0 CALL$ Bought this Call towards end day base on technical. The share price was trending higher but retreated towards end day. RSI is Turing positive on daily candle. Looking to be likely a Green Day to follow. Green Day it was on Friday. But the green also didn't last long, went flat after the spike in the morning session. Despite the retreat it was still a good day decided to take money off the table instead of holding over the weekend. Not too bad for a 1 day trade nonethless.
ASML CALL
08-08 03:06
US20261218 1740.0
| Side | Price | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Close | 235.50 | +7.04% Closed |
TOPI was watching the ASML call too and passed lol. Taking the one day win was clean — do you think Monday gaps up straight away?