$SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC(SMCI)$ SMCI: bought 30 shares to make up to 300 in my holdings. As it stands, the final batch of SMCI covered call with strike at $45 will be expiring in the money and my shares will be called away. As I have only 270 shares in my holding, this is preemptive buying of 30 shares to make up to 309 shares and then to be sold at a loss at $45. by Sat, once all options transactions netted out, I'll be out of SMCI trades on all fronts and looking forward to reclaims some of my capital from the selling of shares.
$HIMS 20251024 50.0 PUT$ HIMS: collect $480 (4.8%) premium from this short put with strike at $50. Contract expires next Fri on 24th Oct. HIMS dropped 15% today as of writing on Friday and is about to test $50 support. Sold the puts at $50 as the premium is attractive for such volatile stocks and seeking a potential short term rebound if any. Support level nearer to $45 so I'll be seeking another set of puts at that level.
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