Sold tiny bits of VFC stock at $15.28 and $15.34
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Sold 1 BAX 09/12/2025 26.0 Covered Call at $0.08
Sold 1 HAL 09/12/2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
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TROW KHC UPS AMCR Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of TROW on the open at $115.00
Sold all my KHC at $27.01 – not holding for the split-up of the company
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Added a tiny bit of UPS at $84.00
Added a bit more of AMCR at $8.30 and $8.27 – ex-div tomorrow
#SP500 #FallingKnife
APA Stock
Sold a tiny bit more of APA at $23.60
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APA DVN CVX
Sold a tiny bit of all 3
APA at 23.01
DVN at $36.01
CVX at 161.01
#FormerFallingKnife
#RaisingCash
Thursday trades
Sold a bit of APA at $23.01
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Re-started a tiny CLX position at $117.00
(former CLX buys in June at $120.14 and $119 were exited last month at $130.15 and 132.22)
Added a tiny bit of GIS at $48.30
Started a tiny position in HRL at $24.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Sold 1 CE Sep 19 2025 55 Covered Call at $0.35
#CoveredCall
Sold 1 HRL 08/29/2025 22.5 Put at $0.05
#1DTE #EveryLittleBitHelps
BBY stock
Sold the last tiny bit of BBY ay $77.30.
Bought on 04/09 at $55.00
#FormerFallingKnife
Monday trades
Sold 1 CNC 08/22/2025 33.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold WBA 08/22/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.06 and $0.07
Sold 1 VFC 08/22/2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold 1 CZR 08/22/2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.21
Sold 1 DOW 08/22/2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.29
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 UPS 08/22/2025 84.0 Put at $0.36
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/25 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/24.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Sold my last tiny bit of MRK at $85.01. Bought on 05/12/25 at $74.00
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Thursday trades
Sold the last tiny bit of CVS at $67.01. Bought in December 2024 at $45.97
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Sold SPCE Aug 15 2025 4.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Wednesday trades
Sold a tiny bit of PEP at 148.76
Sold a tiny bits of TROW at 109.01 and $110.01
Sold a tiny bit of CVS at $66.01
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Sold 1 VFC Aug 15 2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CLX Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of CLX after hours at $132.22
Bought on 6/26 at $119.00
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PPG TROW Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of PPG at $120.01. Bought on 03/27 at $106.00
Sold a bit of TROW at $103.01. Bought on 03/11 at $96.00
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CE Stock
Sold out of CE in one account once I went above breakeven.
Sold CE at $61.20.
Started buying at $74.00 and finished at $39.00.
During that time they cut the dividend from $0.70 to $0.03 (0.19%)
No reason to hold on any longer when I get over 4% for holding cash
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TROW Stock
Sold a tiny bit of my TROW at 100.01 (after hours).
I scaled into this one all the way down to $83.00. Paid a nice fat dividend on 06/27
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PPG Stock , TZA Put, VFC Call
Sold a tiny bit of PPG at $118.01. Still have a tiny bit bought at $106.
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Sold 1 TZA 07/03/2025 11.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 VFC 07/03/2025 13.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
APA WU stock
Sold a tiny bit of APA at $21.01 – bought on 03/07 at $18.95
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Added a tiny bit of WU at $9.00
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TGT stock
Sold a tiny bit of TGT at $100.63 for a small gain
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AAP CPB Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of AAP stock at $48.62.
Bought at $48.00 way back on 10/24/2023
Sold a tiny bit more at $50.01
Bought at $49.00 on 10/23/2023
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Started a tiny new position in CPB at $34.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
PSX MOS
Sold the last tiny bit of PSX at $122.38. Bought on Apr 4 at $99.00
Sold the last tiny bit of MOS at $34.06. Bought on Mar 4 at $23.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Stocks pre-market
Sold a tiny bit of BBY at $75.28 – bought at $63.00
Sold a tiny bit of TGT at $102.01 – bought at $101.00
Sold a tiny bit of PSX at $117.01 – bought at $113.00
Sold all my tiny position in FRT at $95.01 – bought at $95.00
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Started a new position in MRK ay $74.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
CE
Sold a tiny bit of CE at $52.52 for a small gain
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#RaisingCash
PSX
Sold a tiny bit of PSX at $110.11 for a small gain
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#RaisingCash
CVX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of CVX at $163.01
Bought in Nov 2023 at $143.00
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FANG Stock
Sold out of my tiny position in FANG at $150.01
Bought on 03/10 at $138.00 and never got a chance to add more
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ARE CCI FANG VZ Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of ARE at $103.64. Bought this lot on 12/18 at $100.00
Sold the last tiny bit of CCI at $98.04. Bought on 01/08 at $87.00
Sold a tiny bit of VZ at $47.18. My highest and oldest lot in this account bought in May 2022.
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Started a tiny new position in FANG at $138.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
BMY TROW Stock
Sold a tiny bit of my BMY stock at $63.01
Bought at $42.00 last May
#FormerFallingKnife
Bought a tiny bit of TROW at $98.00
Ex-Div on 03/14 for $1.27 – Yield = 5.13%
#SP500 #FallingKnife
EXC Stock
Sold the last of my tiny position in EXC at $44.46. Bought in Feb 2024 at $33.50
#FormerFallingKnife
AAP TLT SPY
Sold 1 AAP 02/28/2025 35.0 Put at $0.10
#TinyPuts
Sold my tiny position in TLT at $92.01. Bought at $85.00 and never got a chance to add to it lower.
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 SPY 03/03/20025 564/569 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
#SPYLadder
HII Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HII at $172.01
Bought Feb 06 2025 at $161.00
#FormerFallingKnife
INTC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of INTC at $25.25
Bought last August at $20.21
#FormerFallingKnife
BOIL CVS stock
Sold tiny bits of BOIL at $74.01 and $75.01
Sold tiny bits of CVS at $65.01 and $66.01
#FormerFallingKnife
#RaisingCash
PSX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of PSX (pre-market) at $129.31. Bought in December at $118.00
Sold 1 tiny bit more on the open at $131.51. Bought at $115.00.
#FormerFallingKnife
Late trades
Just noticed these
Started a new position in FMC at $34.00
Started a new position in NKE at $69.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Liquidated my entire (very old) position in LNC at $37.14
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Sold 1 F 02/14/2024 9.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
BXP SJM Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of my BXP stock at $72.50
Bought in March of 2023 at $50.30
Sold 1 bit of SJM at $109.00. Bought recently at $100.00.
#TinyTrades
#FormerFallingKnife
NWL TROW APA CE DVN LYB OXY Stock
Sold my last tiny bit of NWL at $10.24
Sold a bit of TROW at $125.01
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Added a tiny bit of APA at $21.00
Added a tiny bit of CE at $69.00
Added a tiny bit of DVN at $35.00
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $76.00
Added a tiny bit of OXY at $48.00
#FallingKnife
USB NWL Tiny Trades
Selling my oldest and highest USB stock at $53.72 – a new high
Selling my oldest and highest NWL stock at $9.68 – a new high
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Tiny Trades
At new yearly highs
Sold LNC at $36.50
Sold TFC at $45.35
Sold USB at $50.85
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HES AAP Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HES stock at $141.85. Bought in early Sept at $129.00
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Added a tiny bit of AAP at $36.75. New low.
#FallingKnife
SBUX
Slowing selling off excess SBUX
Sold tiny bits at 91.16, 91.96, 92.01, 92.10, 93.52, 94.01, 94.11, 94.25, 94.45, 94.66 and 94.88
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ZION Stock
Sold most of my tiny position in ZION at $49.01, $50.01 and $50.15.
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C stock
Sold a tiny bit of C when it hit a new high at $64.56. Bought on 05/12/2022 at $46.99.
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GLW BMY WBA Tiny trades
Sold out of my GLW when it hit the 52 week high at $36.02
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Bought Tiny bits of BMY and WBA at new lows
BMY at $43.00 – Div = 5.53%
WBA at $16.75 – Div = 5.61%
#FallingKnife
CFG stock
Sold 1 tiny bit more of CFG at $37.28 (A new high)
Bought in May 2023 at $26.32
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C Stock
Sold a tiny bit more of my C position at $62.55
Bought this lot on 04/01/2022 at $52.00
#FormerFallingKnife
C PNC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of these at new highs
C at $61.14 – highest and oldest lot bought in March 2022 at $56.98
PNC at $158.01 – last remaining lot bought in May 2023 at $113.00
#FormerFallingKnife
IP Stock
Sold my remaining tiny lots of IP at $39.51 and $40.01
Stock bought back in 2022
All new highs
#FormerFallingKnife
FITB GPS FBTC Stocks
Sold tiny bits of these
Sold FITB at $37.01
Sold GPS at $22.08 and $23.09.
Sold FBTC at $64.01. Bought at $34.00.
Sold ADM at $57.77. Bought at $56.40
FITB Stock
Sold a tiny bit of FITB at $36.75 ( a new high )
Bought almost a year ago at $22.15
#FormerFallingKnife
Tiny Stock Gains
Sold some more:
VNO at $28.02
USB at $40.01
BBY at $75.01
CPB at $43.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
Tiny stock gains
Sold small pieces of all these:
AAP at $54.86
BXP at $64.29
FITB at $30.30
MMM at $100.45
PARA at $15.81
UPS at $156.01
VNO at $27.01
ZION at $39.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
Stocks
Closed out my last tiny positions in these for gains
WHR at $114.01
CCI at $117.61
MTB at $130.01
Sold a bit more ZION at $37.01
#FormerFallingKnife
MMM
Sold a tiny bit more of MMM at $96.91.
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TINY Gains
Sold tiny bits of all these:
MTB at $126.01
PNC at $128.90
UPS at $151.88
MMM at $95.60
#FormerFallingKnife #GettingToCash
Tiny gains
Sold more of my tiny positions in:
PARA at $13.50 and 13.75
INTC at $43.83
UPS at 148.20
GPS at $18.13
#SP500 #FormerFallingKnife
Taking gains
Lightening up on a previous #FallingKnife stocks
TSN at $48.38
SWK at $90.71
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Taking gains
Lightening up on some previous #FallingKnife stocks
ARE at $99.16
ARE again at $103.77
VNO at $23.05
TFC at $31.27
ZION at $34.37
ZION again at at $36.01
USB at $36.28
CMA at $44.54
BXP at $57.28
SWK at $86.80
#FormerFallingKnife
CSCO Stock
Sold my last tiny lot of CSCO at $53.89
Bought on 05/19/2022 at $42.91.
#FormerFallingKnife
TFX Stock
Sold my last tiny position of TFX at $260.01. Bought at an average price of $258.95 in 2021 and 2022.
With only a tiny dividend, I’m happy to be out.
#FormerFallingKnife
REG PRU Stocks
Trimmed my tiny position in PRU at $95.01. Bought in Sept 2022 at $89.00.
Exited my tiny position in REG at $65.01. Also bought in Sept 2022 at $55.00.
#FormerFallingKnife
JNJ DLR CSCO
Sold my tiny position in JNJ at $167.23. Bought at $154.98.
Sold a very old lot of CSCO at $52.56 (at the 52-week high). Bought in April 2022 at $50.00.
Yesterday, sold part of my tiny position in DLR at $120.01. Bought this lot at $115.78.
#FormerFallingKnife
AMGN
Sold my tiny AMGN position at 234.51.
Bought on 05/25/2023 at $220.00
#FormerFallingKnife
Stocks and Options
Sold out of my tiny KSS position at $26.01. Bought at $23.80 and $21.40
Sold out of my tiny BK position at $47.70. Bought at $43.79
Both are at 3-month highs
#FormerFallingKnife
Sold 1 KMX 07/21/2023 95/87.5 Bear Call Spread at $0.27 Credit.
Sold 1 WHR 07/21/2023 160.00 Call at $0.20 against an existing long 175 call to recover the long cost yet again.
#OnlySpreads
CMA SOXL LABU VXX Risk off
Bought to Close 1 CMA Jun 16 2023 43.5 Call at $0.05
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 34 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 33 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 VXX Jun 16 2023 31 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close 1 SOXL Jun 16 2023 28 Call at $0.01
Bought to Close SOXL Jun 16 2023 27 Calls at $0.01
Bought to Close LABU Jun 16 2023 7.5 Calls at $0.01
SPY FDX INTC stocks
Sold the last of my tiny SPY position at $439.44. Bought this lot on 10/13/2022 at $349.43. Very close to the recent high (at least for a little while)
Sold out of my tiny INTC position in one account at $36.01. The Q2 dividend was cut from $0.365 to $0.125 so the yield is no longer attractive. Bought this 10 times from Jan 2022 at $47.87 until Oct 2022 at $25.73. Only made 1.1% overall without the dividends
Sold half of my tiny remaining position in FDX at $236.00. Bought on 09/16/2022 at $160.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
SPY
Sold a tiny bit of SPY at it’s old 52-week high of $431.73
Bought on 09/30/2022 at $357.15
Have 1 more tiny bit at $349.43
PNR WHR ESS AVB stocks
Lightening up on some OLD tiny stock positions:
Sold out of PNR at $60.48 and $60.85, just pennies from the 52-week high.
Bought in March, May and September 2022 at $54.00, $48.00 and $42.45
Sold WHR at $144.60. Bought in September 2022 at $139.53.
Sold ESS at $231.01. Bought in October and November 2022 at $230.00 and $$207.00
Sold AVB at $185.78. Bought in October 2022 at $175.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
TEL VZ Stock
Sold my last tiny bit of TEL at $126.01 Bought on 06/16/2022 at $115.91.
#FormerFallingKnife
Added to my tiny position in VZ on the open at 34.43. Div = 7.3%
#FallingKnife
ATVI Stock
I had a lot of patience with this one because Microsoft said they were going to buy them out.
Not so much. 😦
Liquidated my tiny position in ATVI at $80.90.
Bought twice in November 2021 at $65.88 and at $60.00.
Made an OK return of about 28% over about a year and a half
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
HAS Stock
Sold out of a tiny position in one account:
Sold HAS at $58.57.
Bought on 11/16/2022 at $57.00 and again on 03/10/2023 at $50.98
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
KMB USB CFG Stocks
Sold a tiny position in KMB at $144.86. Bought on 03/08/2022 at $124.11 and got a year’s worth of dividends too.
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Added to my tiny USB position at $32.24.
Added to my tiny CFG position at $28.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
AMZN Stock
Sold the last of my tiny AMZN stock position at $108.01
Bought on 11/09/2022 at $88.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
ALGN Stock
Sold all of my ALGN stock at $356.01.
Started buying in Jan 2022 at $494.00 and stopped after 7 buys on 10/27/2022 at $178.00
Overall, made 7.5% (with no dividend income) and not worth the hassle.
I don’t often buy no dividend stocks any more
This frees up a bit of cash as the market looks toppy
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
JPM Stock
Sold a tiny bit of JPM at $141.38.
Bought on 03/07/2022 at $129.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
FDX QQQ Stock
Sold off another tiny bit of FDX at $227.38 (a new recovery high after the latest earning report)
Bought on 09/15/2022 at $172.00
Sold a tiny lot of QQQ at $320.21.
Bought on 10/21/22 at $255.19
AMAT Stock
Exiting another low dividend payer
Liquidated the last of my tiny position in AMAT at $125.01, very near the YTD high.
Bought on 10/11/2022 at $75.00
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
AAPL
No longer an attractive dividend payer, I’m selling my tiny position in AAPL near it’s YTD high
Sold AAPL at $157.38. Bought on the first trading day of the year at $125.00.
With it’s one dividend payment included, made a respectable 26% 🙂
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
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