Options Trading Week: Profits from PLTR TSLA and HIMS Breakouts

This week was a textbook example of disciplined trading, smart exits, and trusting the process.

Options Trading Weekly Recap – April 28 to May 2, 2025 100% Win Rate Week | 5 for 5 on Closed Trades

This week was a textbook example of disciplined trading, smart exits, and trusting the process. We closed out every trade green 5 wins, 0 losses — and managed risk like pros along the way.

🔥 Monday Momentum: PLTR & TSLA Take Off We kicked off the week with PLTR and TSLA calls — and both delivered big.

• PLTR May 3 $120 Calls → Locked in +40% early, and runners exploded to +300% 🚀
• TSLA May 3 $300 Calls → Bagged +40%, with runners doubling to +100%

TSLA was a dip buy and PLTR a breakout - strong technical setups, and our early entries paid off fast.

📉 AMZN: A Lesson in Risk Management We were already holding AMZN calls from the previous Friday and chose to exit for a modest +10% gain before earnings hit - we closed at 3PM on earnings day. That decision ended up saving us — after earnings, the stock tanked and premiums got destroyed.

• Had we held? That +10% would’ve turned into a -99% loss.
• Lesson: Profit is profit — and sometimes taking the “snack” is the smart play. Profit is profit!

💊 HIMS: My Favorite Trade of the Week HIMS surged after announcing a partnership with Novo Nordisk. The next day? It pulled back -10%, giving us the perfect technical dip-buy. We went in with both calls and stock — and the results were beautiful:

• HIMS May 3 $38 Calls → +40% initial, runners hit +200%
• Stock position (sent to our Investment Club) +18% in one day

That’s a BANGER of a trade. (and still has more room to go)

🎯 Friday Clutch: IWM Finishes the Sweep On Friday’s expiration day, IWM came through in the clutch after a favorable NFP report and a relentless bullish technical breakout.

• IWM May 3 $198 Calls +10% base hit, runners ran to +100%

A clean, no-stress setup to finish the week 5-0.

📊 Full Recap – April 28 to May 2, 2025 (from our Discord) Closed Trades (W/L 5-0): ✅ PLTR $120c +40% → runner +300% ✅ TSLA $300c +40% → runner +100% ✅ HIMS $38c +40% → runner +200% ✅ AMZN $200c +10% ✅ IWM $198c +10% → runner +100%

Still Open Positions: 🟡 NVDA $119c → -6% 🟡 NKE $60c → -23% (potential Trump tariff catalyst on deck)

Final Takeaway Perfect week. No red trades. We managed risk with precision, took profits when it made sense, and capitalized on opportunities with confidence.

"This is how we trade at GAR Capital — clean, calculated, and cool under pressure. On to next week. Let’s keep stacking wins."

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