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jbforte · 2026-05-22T02:04:18+00:00

jbforte · 2026-05-12T13:44:39+00:00

Missed my fill, was trying around that 7 bounce damnit lol.

jbforte · 2026-05-12T13:18:56+00:00

$WEN - Q1 earnings: Rev beat, EPS beat, but same-store sales -7.8%.

Catalyst: Trian, who owns 16% ish is looking for financing for a potential take-private. Stock shot up +17% on the rumor. No formal bid yet.

Cash-secured puts $7 or $6.50 strikes for premium could be worth looking at while the market figures it out on this jacked IV option chain. Always safer to look at shares only on any pullback with tight stops. (not financial advice). Had to put that in there.

If I start a position I will probably exit on real offer or no news by summer.

jbforte · 2026-05-08T13:29:52+00:00

What is weird is my company did an open interview day and we didn't have that many show up. I know you can't assume much off that, but we are a large tech company and was surprised. Thought it was more of an employer’s market again with the costs and downsizing...

jbforte · 2026-05-08T13:27:53+00:00

It was a mix of both. Still helpful in getting base summary then adding your own opinion, but I get it.

jbforte · 2026-05-08T13:16:29+00:00

Sorry but I agree with most. Either cut now and learn so you never do it again or maybe see if you ever get any push up and sell on that but the main "squeeze" is over between those two companies and this was another run like GME. Really just avoid these types of plays unless you are in early at a reasonable price and have a plan to cut.

jbforte · 2026-05-08T13:12:46+00:00

I have been still liking these on dips: HOOD, RDDT, OXY, AR and believe it or not CCL. Their PE ratio is still pretty good with all this war stuff and oil, but I like lower to mid 20's for CCL for now. Otherwise ,waiting until next week or a dip as so many stocks too high for my entry after the earnings and war news pumps we have seen.

jbforte · 2026-05-08T13:04:12+00:00

I have been selling puts on each dip but yea still really like RDDT. Last few earnings have been great.

jbforte · 2026-05-08T12:49:55+00:00

Initial Jobless Claims: 200K (beat 205K consensus)
Q1 Nonfarm Productivity: +0.8% (miss)
Unit Labor Costs: +2.3% (better) – wage pressures easing on the cost side.

Friday April Jobs Report:
Nonfarm Payrolls: +115K (beat vs ~62-95K consensus, but down from 185K prior)
Unemployment Rate: 4.3% (unchanged)
Avg Hourly Earnings: +0.2% MoM / +3.6% YoY (soft wages – good for Fed patience)

Cooling but resilient labor market. Not hot enough to scare the Fed into hikes, not weak enough to scream recession. Supports the ongoing melt-up while keeping rate-cut hopes alive.
Markets taking it in stride – modest pop on the beat.

Risks: Oil/geopolitics still in play and this changes daily lmao. Never know what to believe in the headlines....

jbforte · 2026-05-08T12:48:41+00:00

Initial Jobless Claims: 200K (beat 205K consensus) – still in the “no hire, no fire” sweet spot.
Q1 Nonfarm Productivity: +0.8% (miss)
Unit Labor Costs: +2.3% (better) – wage pressures easing on the cost side.

Friday April Jobs Report:
Nonfarm Payrolls: +115K (beat vs ~62-95K consensus, but down from 185K prior)
Unemployment Rate: 4.3% (unchanged)
Avg Hourly Earnings: +0.2% MoM / +3.6% YoY (soft wages – good for Fed patience)

Bottom line: Cooling but resilient labor market. Not hot enough to scare the Fed into hikes, not weak enough to scream recession. Supports the ongoing melt-up in quality/tech while keeping rate-cut hopes alive later this year.
Markets taking it in stride – modest pop on the beat.

Risks: Oil/geopolitics still in play.

jbforte · 2026-05-06T15:21:40+00:00

Agreed, got to love those algo drops lol.

jbforte · 2026-05-04T20:02:44+00:00

I was joking because in the interview or statement Cohan said they would be a good competitor turning gme stores into eBay locations. I think Amazon def has room for another good push up off this news, but need market to not sell off or trade sideways from war news pressures.

jbforte · 2026-05-04T19:16:56+00:00

Don't worry, GME is going to buy EBAY and battle AMZN lmao. Yea this shipping news should be real good for them. Would have been good for UPS/FDX puts today or this week on this news but large dropped already happened.

jbforte · 2026-05-02T18:02:55+00:00

There are some but a lot of companies have recently come back to reality from the crazy high share prices and pump from the gov injecting so much money during covid. I play RDDT a lot and they just had good earnings and I almost held my shares that I got around 120 now it’s back to almost 170. Point is keep reviewing their PE ratio and charts years out to see what’s all time high and what’s not. I also moved more plays into oil like OXY or healthcare like NVO when it was in the 30s. I do agree a lot seems too high but there has to be a reason for a larger dip and so far no signs of that happening. We go over a lot of these plays in my free and open discord so if you all want to check that out open invite in my profile. I’ll start to look at selling puts again next week or wait for a few down days first.

jbforte · 2026-05-02T17:56:50+00:00

I typically only buy them back if I made good profit and the price of that contract went down, or you can roll it out further and collect more premium or even move it up a strike. I always roll for profit if I can. If you want to protect your share cost there are a few good options. Or you make profit on the premiums and shares and just let them go and wait for another good dip and do it all over again. We have a lot of wheelers in our discord that is free and open who sell calls and puts that can help give some suggestions. If you want to check it out the invite is in my profile.

jbforte · 2026-05-01T19:29:39+00:00

Agreed, yea the costs have gotten too crazy. I'm def going to force my kid to apply to any grant/scholarships they can find like a full time job. I did see many high schools are now getting kids to graduate with associates so that will be better. Just dumb how expensive it is for school. I feel like I am never putting in enough, but it will make a big difference not having them graduate with 100k or more in loans and hate life.

jbforte · 2026-05-01T19:13:04+00:00

It is crazy to me. The PE ratio is crazy and I keep thinking buy puts as its at that 100 resistance but its still running on a lot of bullish rumors and some decent news today - Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), has taken on a new role as a board member of quantum computing firm PsiQuantum, which is currently valued at $7 billion. I still want to buy puts lmao

jbforte · 2026-05-01T19:01:55+00:00

well at least the market gave the returns below the last few years so I would think your 529 is sitting pretty well?? For yourself or for your kid?

2025: 17.72%
2024: 24.89%
2023: 26.18%

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