Short sells & Options
Short sells & Options
10/28/2026
For Portfolio IV
Close the investment for Enphase Energy Inc
Sell to Open Put Option
Preserve capital and generate income
Taking the losses for Enphase Energy and preserve capital for later. This quarter's disappointment will probably lead another downtrend. Therefore, sell all of investment in Enphase until a clear picture is presented.
Portfolio IV sold/wrote 1 option
ENPH 10/30/2026 23.00 Put
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/27/2026
For Portfolio IV
Sell to Open Call Option
Generate income
Portfolio IV sold/wrote 2 options. These trades are the additional trades from 10/26/2026. It is an experiment to see whether it is possible to retain better sale price when specified stock price is up even at later day rather than to sell call at price-down-day.
CAVA 10/30/2026 56.00 Call
SEDG 10/30/2026 35.50 Call
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/26/2026
For Portfolio IV
Sell to Open Call Option
Generate income
Portfolio IV sold/wrote 2 options
CAVA 10/30/2026 56.00 Call
SEDG 10/30/2026 35.50 Call
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/19/2026
For Portfolio IV
SolarEdge Technology (SEDG)
Close short sell position of SolarEdg Technology
Sell to Open Call Option
Generate income
Portfolio IV closes the position of short sell of SolarEdge Technology related to the increased position of investment in SolarEdge Technology (SEDG).
Portfolio IV sold/wrote 2 options
ENPH 10/23/2026 33.00 Call
SEDG 10/23/2026 34.50 Call
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/16/2026
For Portfolio IV
BellRing Brands Inc (BRBR)
Acquire additional shares of BellRing Brands Inc (BRBR) equal to 100% of current position.
Sell Call Option
Relocate investments
Current price of BRBR is fair enough to acquire more shares and of course, at current economical condition for discretionary spending is constrained. Therefore, price volatile should be expected.
Also, Portfolio IV sold/wrote 1 option
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/13/2026
For Portfolio IV
Sell to Open Call Option
Generate income
Portfolio IV sold/wrote 4 options
CAVA 10/30/2026 60.00 Call
ENPH 10/16/2026 33.50 Call
SEDG 10/16/2026 33.50 Call
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/12/2026
For Portfolio IV
Acquire additional shares of Netflix Inc equal to 100% of current position.
Sell Call Option
Generate income and relocate investments
Portfolio IV utilizes the purchased shares to sold/wrote 1 option
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/07/2026
For Portfolio IV
Netflix Inc (NFLX), Cadense Design System (CDNS) and Synopsys Inc (SNPS).
Increase investment for Netflix Inc to 4.5% of Portfolio IV.
Close the positions of Cadense Design System (CDNS) and Synopsys Inc (SNPS).
Sell Call Option
Generate income and relocate investments
The common share price of Netflix Inc has bee declining for more than a year and is about 50% discounted compaing 12 months ago. Portfolio IV is replacing Cadense System and Synopsys with Netflix Inc for better opportunity of capital gains. Also, TTM PE of Netflix is trading below 30 and future PE is below 20 according polled opinions from analysts.
The funders of Netflix was able to think outside of box to solve long standing complaints from customers. From mailing rentals, streaming subscriptions, Netflix originals and Ads-companied streaming, innovations always are the strong suit and culture of Netflix Inc. The whole landscape of media entertainment industry has shift to Netflix's direction, such Disney+, Amazon TV, Apple+, Warrner Brothers etc.
Netflix is actually push Hollywood into brighter prosperity, especially studios who own films' right. Think about it when half-century old films will suddenly alive todays if without streaming subscriptions. Another thing, it should be considered a good news that Skydance merges with Warner Brothers (almost 100 billion debt). Along the way, Netflix Inc maybe has another chance to acquire assets from Warner Brothers.
Also, Portfolio IV utilizes the purchased shares to sold/wrote 1 option
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/06/2026
For Portfolio IV
Increase SolarEdge Technologies investment 100% to current position.
Sell Call Option
Generate income and investment
Portfolio IV is just cumulating more shares since last sell on August and actually the purchase price today should be a little bit higher than the price of sale on August.
Also, Portfolio IV utilizes the purchased shares to sell/write 1 option
Why accumulation the shares? This is an experiment to see award/risk accessment. Main purpose is to caculate how much return will be generated through a period of time comparing the holding cost at maybe-higher price. Is it worthwhile to hold a price-distressed company if the award is significant enough to compensate the investment alternatives?
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
10/05/2026
For Portfolio IV
Bellring Brand (BRBR)
Acquire Bellring Brand equal to about 3% of Portfolio IV
Sell Call Option
Generate income and potential investment
The price of common shares of Bellring Brand Inc has been declining for almost two years. At first glance, average cash flow from operating is fine but not great comparing the market value traded today. The purchase by Portfolio IV is just a testing for the water. Bellring Brand manufactures and sales various nutrition products, and economic environment and stock market are not friendly with discretion sector of our economy. The stock price of Bellring Brand may rebounce temporarily and may continue to decline with high probability.
Also, Portfolio IV sold/wrote 5 options
There are two distinct group of cost basis for CAVA, one is aound $55 and the other is way above $60; therefore, different striking price are placed in two different call options.
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
09/28/2026
For Portfolio IV
CAVA Group Inc (CAVA)
Sell CAVA shares which was assigned/acquired by put option
Sell short more CAVA shares equal to 40% of current short position.
To counter the possibly continuous decline in price.
Also, Portfolio IV sold/wrote 3 options
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
09/21/2026
For Portfolio IV
CAVA Group Inc (CAVA)
Sell short CAVA shares equal to the amount of shares purchased from put option owner.
To counter the possibly continuous decline in price.
The price of CAVA shares continues to experience pressure from short sellers and economical environment. The market sentiment toward hospitality industry is low now, especially to the new comers such as CAVA Group. Therefore, the condition may not change for a while until the sentiment change.
Also, Portfolio IV sold/wrote 4 options
The purpose of selling/writing options is to generate income here. Strategy is simple that buyers/owners pay to buy options and sellers/writers keep what buyers/owners paid. The trick is not to lose money like Portfolio did on the post of 9/15/2026. Usually, the sellers/writers of options will keep owning the common shares that are being used to sell/write options. Several years back, big banks and financial institutions began to offer ETFs with this strategy to generate income for clients, such JEPQ, QQQI. Also, brokerage film constantly advocate this trading strategy in the past several years.
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
09/15/2026
For Portfolio IV
CAVA Group Inc (CAVA)
Purchase common shares of CAVA Group equal to current holding position of 20%.
Explanation of a situation
It will look very differently on the cost of investment for CAVA Group. Last week, Portfolio IV wrote (sell to open) a put option with strike price of $55, expiration date of 9/18/2026. Since then, the price of CAVA common shares have declined in acceleration. It is almost certain that the put option is in-the-money now and will be exercised by the end of day on 9/18/2026. In another words, the holding of CAVA in Portfolio IV will be forced to buy the shares from the owner of the put option at the price of $55 per shares (the owner of put option sell $55.00 per share to Portfoio IV).
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.
09/14/2026
For Portfolio IV
CAVA Group Inc (CAVA)
Close short sell position for CAVA
The information related to short sells (including options in the future) will be achieved in the subpage "Short sells & Options" under the "Thoughts" tag.
Take profit/money out of market
It is assumed and believed that the price of CAVA group has reached the near-term bottom temporarily. Also, it is assumed that the price will be rebounded and volatile a while. Therefore, the close of short sell position of CAVA Group is chosen for now.
Again, concentration investing involves higher risk of significant loss without the protection of diversity.
Each individual investor should always consider their own investment goal, risk tolerance, investing span and objectives for their investment positions. Investing in securities involved the risk of total losses. Investors should always consult with financial professionals.