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The Desk

Trades + overlays · sell before expiry

$26,850

17 names · 50 contracts

Desk

Trade

SDGR

Schrödinger

Plan

Cut
Daily close below $17.40. Both gone.
Take profit
22 then 23 into Nov 4. One at 22.
  1. 2× Dec $20C @ $2.98, $595. Spot ~19.70. 20-day 17.30.
  2. Cut: close below $17.40. Nov 4 print, Dec 18 expiry.
  3. 22 then 23 into Nov 4. One at 22, one at 23.

The take

2× Dec $20C @ $3.025, $605. Spot ~20, barely ITM, popped off 17.40. IV ~60%. Nov 4 is the job, Dec 18 is a trap if you sit a miss.

Stop is a close under $17.40. First 22, sell 23 into the print. Right size. Don’t add a third into 20.

Expression

  • 2× Dec ’26 $20C @ $2.975

$595 cost · 115d

Tape

Marking…

Stop

Close below $17.40

Popped 17.40 → 20. 20-day is ~17.30. Lose the base and two $20Cs are a bounce, not a breakout. IV ~60%.

Outlook

  • Q3 earnings (est.)4 Nov · before expiry

First $22. Sell $23 (52-week) into Nov 4. Don’t sit Dec 18 after a miss. No shares.

News

Quiet on this name.