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Tape Mon 24 Aug 10:48 ET

$26,266

17 names · 50 contracts

Analysis

Mon tape — marks and cuts

$26,850 cost · $26,266 mark · -$584. Mon 24 Aug 10:48 ET. DRAM estimated (no print).

Cost

$26,850

17 names · 50 contracts

Mark

$26,266

Mon 24 Aug 10:48 ET

Through / on cut

GFS · NVDA · DRAM

45.87 · 209.75 · 53.96

Working

GLD · AAPL

+$925 · +$200

GLD

SPDR Gold

+$925

$2,860$3,785

Cut

Close below $413 (200-day).

1× Jan $415C @ $28.60, mark $37.85. Spot 428.26. 200-day 413.79. FOMC Sep 16.

TP 430 then 445–450. 430 is next — two bucks. Add only 413–418.

Sheet →
MITK

Mitek

+$85

$3,155$3,240

Cut

Close below $16.

5× Jan $12.50C @ $6.31, mark $6.48. Spot 18.08. 20-day 17.96, 50-day 18.17.

TP: harvest through 20. Cut $16.

Sheet →
NEXT

NextDecade

-$92

$3,372$3,280

Cut

Weekly close below $6.

10× Jan ’28 $5C @ $3.37, mark $3.28 (Fri print). Spot 7.09.

No tick TP. Weekly $6.

Sheet →
AAPL

Apple

+$200

$2,343$2,543

Cut

Close below $304.

1× Nov $300C @ $23.43, mark $25.43. Spot 313.17. 20-day 313.15 — first is printing.

TP 320–325 into Sept 9 / Oct 29. Add is 305–308, not 313.

Sheet →
MRK

Merck

+$0

$2,429$2,429

Cut

Close below $145. Both.

2× Jan $150C, blended $12.145, $2,429. Spot 149.25. Marked at fill (no print after).

TP: one at 160, one into Oct 10 / Oct 29 off 165. Cut $145 both.

Sheet →
DT

Dynatrace

-$40

$1,720$1,680

Cut

Close below $45.

2× Jan $45C @ $8.60, mark $8.40. Spot 49.59. ITM. Nov 4.

TP 53 then Nov 4. One at 53.

Sheet →
AMPL

Amplitude

+$161

$1,420$1,581

Cut

Close below $10.80.

2× $10C / 2× $12.50C / 1× $15C. Marks $4.18 / $2.85 / $1.75. Spot 13.43. Nov 4.

TP: $15s at 14. $12.50s into Nov 4. $10s last.

Sheet →
UBER

Uber

+$80

$1,500$1,580

Cut

Close below $72.50.

2× Jan $80C @ $7.50, mark $7.90. Spot 79.32. 200-day 77.02. Nov 3.

TP 85 then 88–90 into Nov 3. One at 85.

Sheet →
NVDA

Nvidia

-$830

$2,395$1,565

Cut

Close below $207.

1× Jan $225C @ $23.95, mark $15.65. Spot 209.75. 50-day 207.68. Print Wed 26 Aug.

Hold Wednesday unless 207 goes. Roll after. Add: not before the print.

Sheet →
FIVN

Five9

+$0

$990$990

Cut

Close below $29.50. All three.

Rolled 3× $42.50 @ $2.65 → 3× Jan $40C @ $3.30. Debit $0.65 / $195. Open $990.

Two at 38. One into Nov 5. Cut $29.50.

Sheet →
DRAM

Roundhill Memory

-$430

$1,130$700

Cut

Close below $53.

1× Dec $59C @ $11.30. No print today — mark ~$7.00. Spot 53.96, 20-day 53.33.

On the cut. TP 60 then 62–65 only if 53 holds.

Sheet →
DOW

Dow

+$31

$557$588

Cut

Close below $29.50.

3× Jan $35C @ $1.86, mark $1.96. Spot 31.59. Oct 22.

TP 33.50 then 35. One at 33.50.

Sheet →
SGRY

Surgery Partners

+$31

$524$555

Cut

Close below $13.50.

6× Jan $17.50C @ $0.87, mark $0.93. Spot 14.52. Below 20/50/200. Nov 9.

TP: 2 at 15.50, 2 at 17, 2 into Nov 9.

Sheet →
VIX

VIX

-$30

$540$510

Cut

End of October if still under 18.

3× Dec $28C @ $1.80, mark $1.70. Spot 15.83.

No price TP. Calendar: if 20 hasn’t printed by end of October, sell the stub.

Sheet →
GFS

GlobalFoundries

-$520

$970$450

Cut

Close below $46.40.

1× Jan $55C @ $9.70, mark $4.50. Spot 45.87. Through the cut.

46.40 was the line. TP 50.70 then 55 only if you’re still in it.

Sheet →
SDGR

Schrödinger

-$155

$595$440

Cut

Close below $17.40.

2× Dec $20C @ $2.98, mark $2.20. Spot 18.92. 20-day 17.47. Nov 4.

TP 22 then 23 into Nov 4. One at 22.

Sheet →
SONY

Sony

+$0

$350$350

Cut

Close below $21.50.

2× Jan $25C @ $1.75, mark $1.75. Spot 24.25. 20-day 23.36. Print ~Nov 5–10.

TP 24.50–25. One there, one if 25 holds.

Sheet →