This Was a Heck of a Trade (Almost a 1000% winner)

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“Once I close for a massive gain, I always check myself to avoid getting greedy and giving it all back on the next trade.” 

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Last week was a week.

Between the Greenland situation and the WEF meeting, I was feeling decision fatigue on Friday.

As a trader, when mental power starts slowing down, you have to keep your wits.

Patience becomes key.

And one of the lotto setups I was waiting on was Carvana (CVNA).

The chart looked incredible.

It was nearing all-time highs at $485 with an A+ squeeze.

Given this momentum potential, I took out a lotto trade and 1 butterfly trade targeting $500 on Thursday.

I paid .39 for this butterfly trade on CVNA.

By the end of the trading day, it was closing at $2.13.

So I closed the first lotto for a 400% gain, but I wasn’t done yet.

Although the lotto was closed, I held on to the butterfly trade for a few reasons…

One, I thought CVNA had more room to run.

Two, given that CVNA options were super cheap the next day, I could capture that continued momentum without as much risk.

All I needed was a little push into all-time highs.

So I added to the lotto on Friday.

Then in less than 1 hour, that momentum shift came.

CVNA moved up into all-time highs, and I closed the lotto trade for a 370% winner.

All together – we captured nearly a 1000% gain on CVNA – all in less than 2 trading days.

Freaking awesome.

That’s the power of using patience and building on a lotto trade for a massive gain.

The one thing I caution traders is once you capture that massive gain – there’s a temptation to get back in on a quick dip and try to ride it for more.

Don’t do it.

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve made a big gain on an options trade only to give it all back by thinking it’ll keep going higher.

Once I get the move into all-time highs, I close the trade and avoid trading that name for the rest of the day (usually).

Here’s what a few Daily Profits Live members had to say about the trade.

Carvana has the potential to keep running, so I’ll be looking to position via spreads in this week and next week in Daily Profits Live.

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I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis. I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God. I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree. Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons. I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA. While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon.. In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God. We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987). From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting. Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982. I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects. In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston. In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018. Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia. In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey. As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova. Love and God Bless, Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi

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