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$35,952

19 names · 51 contracts

Tape Fri 2:09 ET

Jan wind-down

Same expiry. That’s the risk.

8 Jan ’27 lines · $12,531 cost · $12,033 mark. Early November can mark all of them at once. Ranked worst tape first. Ride what’s working. Don’t add another January.

GFS

$55C · 1

paid $9.70 · cut $44.4 · target $50

Special

44.73

-$610

100-week $44.40. Holds → Nov 11. Weekly close under it → cut.

below 20-day (49.65). below 50-day (59.84). below 200-day (53.02). 0.7% above cut $44.4.

DOW

$35C · 5

paid $1.66 · cut $29.5 · target $33.5

Watch

30.46

-$134

Tape turned down. First to go if November gets ugly.

below 20-day (30.78). above 50-day (29.99). below 200-day (31.28). 3.3% above cut $29.5.

MITK

$12.5C · 3

paid $6.65 · cut $16 · target $20

Watch

19.19

+$300

Rolled the 2 FHSA to May $20. These 3 TFSA stay. Through 20. Cut $16.

above 20-day (18.29). above 50-day (18.31). above 200-day (14.11). 19.9% above cut $16.

MRK

$150C · 2

paid $11.45 · cut $145 · target $165

Ride

147.61

-$140

Technicals good — ride. Don’t add.

above 20-day (139.45). above 50-day (131.44). above 200-day (116.95). 1.8% above cut $145.

NVDA

$225C · 1

paid $23.95 · cut $215 · target $225

Ride

218.65

-$455

Technicals good — ride. Don’t add.

above 20-day (218.10). above 50-day (208.44). above 200-day (195.83). 1.7% above cut $215.

DT

$45C · 1

paid $8.60 · cut $45 · target $53

Ride

53.65

+$358

Technicals good — ride. Don’t add.

above 20-day (49.57). above 50-day (45.90). above 200-day (41.36). 19.2% above cut $45.

FIVN

$40C · 3

paid $3.30 · cut $29.5 · target $38

Ride

34.25

+$210

Technicals good — ride. Don’t add.

above 20-day (32.19). above 50-day (27.10). above 200-day (20.92). 16.1% above cut $29.5.

UBER

$80C · 3

paid $7.34 · cut $72.5 · target $85

Ride

78.68

-$27

Technicals good — ride. Don’t add.

above 20-day (75.99). above 50-day (73.68). above 200-day (76.74). 8.5% above cut $72.5.