Wheel To Freedom

Week ending 30 Oct 2026

Oct 26 week: two puts expired, two assigned, MP sold

TOST and ALAB puts expired, CDE and DOCN puts were assigned, MP shares were sold at $41, and I opened a FSLR covered call and a NOW put.

Accounts

Positions on Fri 30 Oct

TickerTypeStrikeExpiryQtySharesPremiumAssigned priceSale priceOpenedStatus
SOFIStock–––500–$23.50–30 Jan 2026Ongoing
SOFIStock–––200–$18–13 Mar 2026Ongoing
MCDStock–––100–$250–23 Sep 2026Ongoing
FSLRStock–––100–$180–25 Sep 2026Ongoing
MCDCovered call$25013 Nov 20261–$200.00––12 Oct 2026Ongoing
TSEMShort put$1756 Nov 20261–$250.00––12 Oct 2026Ongoing
CRDOShort put$14020 Nov 20261–$230.00––14 Oct 2026Ongoing
ALBStock–––300–$100–22 Oct 2026Ongoing
FSLRCovered call$20013 Nov 20261–$290.00––29 Oct 2026Opened
NOWShort put$904 Dec 20263–$270.00––29 Oct 2026Opened
CDEStock–––1,000–$14–30 Oct 2026Opened
DOCNStock–––200–$100–30 Oct 2026Opened
MPStock–––600–$40$4123 Oct 2026Sold
TOSTShort put$2530 Oct 202610–$250.00––18 Sep 2026Expired
CDEShort put$1430 Oct 202610–$130.00––7 Oct 2026Assigned
DOCNShort put$10030 Oct 20262–$200.00––8 Oct 2026Assigned
ALABShort put$24530 Oct 20261–$230.00––14 Oct 2026Expired

Opened this week

OpenedAccountTickerTypeStrikeExpiryQtySharesDeltaPremiumAssigned priceSale priceStatus
29 OctTastytradeFSLRCovered call$20013 Nov 20261–0.21$290.00––Opened
29 OctTastytradeNOWShort put$904 Dec 20263–0.10$270.00––Opened

FSLR · sold the 200 call · expires 13 Nov

Filled Thu 09:55 ET

Read at the fill minute

FSLR price chartDaily price bars for FSLR from Apr 30 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the call strike at $200, the assigned share price at $180, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 29. The last close is $174.$200$250$300Call strike $200Assigned $180Opened Oct 29EEE$200$180$1740255075100JunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
FSLR price chartDaily price bars for FSLR from Jul 1 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the call strike at $200, the assigned share price at $180, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 29. The last close is $174.$200$250$300StrikeAssignedOpened Oct 29EEE$200$180$174050100AugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport
  • Trend D
Expected move
±$25.86
Strike vs price
13.9% above
Strike distance
0.95 expected moves above

The move the options market prices in by expiry. About two times in three the stock ends inside it.

Delta
0.21
IV
72%
DTE
15 days
EPS Slope
-
Assigned at
$180 on 25 Sep
Strike vs assigned price
11.1% above

FSLR: on Oct 29 I sold a $200 covered call that expires Nov 13. I collected $290 at 0.21 delta. The shares were assigned at $180 on Sep 25, so the strike is 11.1% above that price. The expected move was $25.86, with the strike 0.95 expected moves from the stock. IV was 72%.

After FSLR was assigned at $180, my plan was a quick exit by selling the shares at $190 rather than selling a call. The price never got there and started drifting lower, so I moved my sell order down to $185. That didn't fill for a while either, and the stock hovered in the $170s. So I switched to selling a covered call at $200 instead, to take advantage of the higher IV from holding the call through earnings.

NOW · sold the 90 put · expires 4 Dec

Filled Thu 14:31 ET

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NOW price chartDaily price bars for NOW from Apr 30 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $90, the AT Support zone at $91.53 set Jul 23, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 29. The last close is $105.$100$120$140$160Put strike $90AT Support $91.53 (set Jul 23)Opened Oct 29EE$105$900255075100JunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
NOW price chartDaily price bars for NOW from Jul 1 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $90, the AT Support zone at $91.53 set Jul 23, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 29. The last close is $105.$100$120$140$160StrikeAT Support $91.53Opened Oct 29EE$105$90050100AugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport
  • Setup C
  • AT Down

AT Support zones

  • $91.53 · set 23 Jul · 16.5% below the price ◀ strike 1.7% under this zone
  • $101.51 · set 9 Jul · 7.4% below the price
  • $89.39 · set 25 Jun · 18.5% below the price
  • $85.44 · set 14 May · 22.1% below the price
  • $83.58 · set 23 Apr · 23.8% below the price

Strike $90 at the $91.53 zone (set 23 Jul).

Expected move
±$18.21
Strike vs price
17.9% below
Strike distance
1.08 expected moves below

The move the options market prices in by expiry. About two times in three the stock ends inside it.

Delta
0.10
IV
53%
DTE
36 days
Premium / assigned cost
1.00%
EPS Slope
-

NOW: on Oct 29 I sold three $90 puts that expire Dec 4, 36 DTE. I collected $270 at 0.1 delta. It was a grade C setup on the AT Down row, with EPS Slope at -. The strike sat at the AT Support zone of $91.53 set Jul 23, 1.7% under it. The premium was 1% of the strike. The expected move was $18.21, with the strike 1.08 expected moves below the stock. IV was 53%.

Closed this week

Five positions closed this week and I opened two new trades. The closed positions added up to $1,378.18 realized.

ClosedAccountTickerTypeStrikeQtySharesPremiumAssigned priceSale priceOutcomeOpened inDebitP/LReturn on collateralDays heldNote
29 OctTastytradeMPStock––600–$40$41Closed23 Oct 2026$0.00+$594.01+2.48%6
30 OctTastytradeTOSTShort put$2510–$250.00––Expired18 Sep 2026$0.00+$238.76+0.96%42
30 OctTastytradeCDEShort put$1410–$130.00––Assigned7 Oct 2026$0.00+$118.79+0.85%23
30 OctTastytradeDOCNShort put$1002–$200.00––Assigned8 Oct 2026$0.00+$197.75+0.99%22
30 OctTastytradeALABShort put$2451–$230.00––Expired14 Oct 2026$0.00+$228.87+0.93%16

Realized total: +$1,378.18

MP · shares

Sold assigned shares

Assigned at
$40 on 23 Oct
Sale vs assigned price
2.5% above

The MP shares were assigned at $40 on Oct 23, in an earlier week. I sold the 600 shares on Oct 29 at $41, which is 2.5% above the assigned price. That realized $594.01.

With MP I wanted a quick exit from the assignment, because I didn't want to hold too many positions and already had quite a few. I first put in a sell order at $42, but it didn't fill for two days, so I lowered it to $41 and it filled.

TOST · sold the 25 put · expires 30 Oct

Expired
TOST price chartDaily price bars for TOST from Mar 19 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $25, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Sep 18. It expired on Oct 30. The last close is $31.68.$25$30$35Put strike $25Opened Sep 18Expired Oct 30EE$31.68$250255075100AprMayJunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
TOST price chartDaily price bars for TOST from May 19 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $25, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Sep 18. It expired on Oct 30. The last close is $31.68.$25$30$35StrikeOpened Sep 18Expired Oct 30EE$31.68$25050100JunJulAugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport

Kept 100% of the most it could makeHeld 42 days

How close the stock came to the strikeClosest it came to the strike: 14.8% above it.StrikeClosest
Closest it came to the strike: 14.8% above it

Based on daily prices.

My TOST $25 put was opened Sep 18 and expired Oct 30. I kept all the premium and realized $238.76. The closest the stock came to the strike was 14.8% of the strike.

CDE · sold the 14 put · expires 30 Oct

Assigned
CDE price chartDaily price bars for CDE from Apr 8 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $14, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 7. It was assigned on Oct 30. The last close is $13.10.$14$16$18$20$22Put strike $14Opened Oct 7Assigned Oct 30EE$14$13.100255075100MayJunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
CDE price chartDaily price bars for CDE from Jun 8 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $14, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 7. It was assigned on Oct 30. The last close is $13.10.$15$20StrikeOpened Oct 7Assigned Oct 30EE$14$13.10050100JulAugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport

Held 23 days

How close the stock came to the strikeWent 9.2% through the strike.StrikeClosest
Went 9.2% through the strike

Based on daily prices.

Assigned at
1,000 shares at $14 on 30 Oct

My CDE $14 put was opened Oct 7. It was assigned Oct 30, so I now hold 1,000 CDE shares assigned at $14. The put realized $118.79. The closest approach was -9.2%, so the stock traded through the strike.

DOCN · sold the 100 put · expires 30 Oct

Assigned
DOCN price chartDaily price bars for DOCN from Apr 9 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $100, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 8. It was assigned on Oct 30. The last close is $89.65.$60$80$100$120$140$160$180Put strike $100Opened Oct 8Assigned Oct 30EE$100$89.650255075100MayJunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
DOCN price chartDaily price bars for DOCN from Jun 9 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $100, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 8. It was assigned on Oct 30. The last close is $89.65.$100$150StrikeOpened Oct 8Assigned Oct 30EE$100$89.65050100JulAugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport

Held 22 days

How close the stock came to the strikeWent 13.6% through the strike.StrikeClosest
Went 13.6% through the strike

Based on daily prices.

Assigned at
200 shares at $100 on 30 Oct

My DOCN $100 put was opened Oct 8. It was assigned Oct 30, so I now hold 200 DOCN shares assigned at $100. The put realized $197.75. The closest approach was -13.6%.

ALAB · sold the 245 put · expires 30 Oct

Expired
ALAB price chartDaily price bars for ALAB from Apr 15 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $245, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 14. It expired on Oct 30. The last close is $259.$100$200$300$400$500Put strike $245Opened Oct 14Expired Oct 30EE$259$2450255075100MayJunJulAugSepOctOversold barNeutral barOverbought barUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupportEarnings (E)
ALAB price chartDaily price bars for ALAB from Jun 15 to Oct 30, coloured by short-term momentum, with trend shading, a cloud, support and resistance levels, the put strike at $245, earnings dates and a momentum pane. The position was opened Oct 14. It expired on Oct 30. The last close is $259.$200$300$400$500StrikeOpened Oct 14Expired Oct 30EE$259$245050100JulAugSepOctOversoldNeutralOverboughtUptrendDowntrendResistanceSupport

Kept 100% of the most it could makeHeld 16 days

How close the stock came to the strikeClosest it came to the strike: 1.7% above it.StrikeClosest
Closest it came to the strike: 1.7% above it

Based on daily prices.

My ALAB $245 put was opened Oct 14 and expired Oct 30. I kept all the premium and realized $228.87. The closest approach was 1.7% of the strike.

General thoughts

With both of these I had wanted to just sell the shares, because I didn’t want to hold them through earnings. That worked for MP, which I could sell quickly, but FSLR didn’t recover fast enough, and it only started recovering after I’d sold the call.

This was quite a brutal week. Many stocks went into correction territory, and with earnings season on top of that, there were very few trades I could take.

I’m watching my buying power (BP) closely. I already have quite a few assigned positions, and I want to work my way out of them so I can get back to cash and my core strategy of selling cash-secured puts (CSPs).

Once earnings season is over, I expect stocks to recover a little. I’ll try to exit the rest of my positions where I can and restart the pipeline of $600 a week in premium.

The market is still quite skittish, and I’m trading with that in mind: watching BP closely, entering mainly A setups, and managing positions very carefully.