Recap: Trade log for the week of August 3

Stocks had a strong week. From Friday to Friday, the S&P 500 gained 3.6%, the Nasdaq rose 5.2%, and Russell climbed 3.5%. VIX fell from 15.99 to 14.90, while crude dropped 7.7% to $78.18.

We sold short covered calls on DG and WMT Monday, and both expired worthless Friday. On Wednesday, we opened cash-secured puts on CSCO and NFLX for the following week. The four trades brought in $182.31 net after fees, a 0.24% weekly ROC on $75,800 of peak deployed capital.

Year to date, the portfolio is up $11,934.73, or 15.15%, with $12,316.31 in realized income. Max drawdown remains -9.92%. We have $104,624.20 in cash, with the CSCO and NFLX puts open for next week. We are doing well and staying patient.

Portfolio snapshot through August 7, 2026. Click to enlarge.

This Week’s Totals

0.24%

Return on Capital

12.5%

Annualized Yield

$182.31

Premiums Collected

$75,800

Capital Used

This Week’s Opening Trades

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Type	OpnOpen	Exp	ClsClose	TicTicker	StkStrike	Qty	Fill	Fee	Cap	P/L$	ROC
CC	8/3	8/7	8/7	WMT	120	1	0.09	1.04	12.0k	7.96	0.07%
CC	8/3	8/7	8/7	DG	140	1	0.10	1.04	13.5k	8.96	0.07%
CSP	8/5	8/14		CSCO	113	1	1.26	0.57	11.3k	125.43	1.11%
CSP	8/5	8/14		NFLX	70	1	0.41	1.04	7.0k	39.96	0.57%

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This Week’s Assignments

None

Open Carryover Positions

Open positions from previous weeks that are counted towards deployed capital. These positions did not generate premiums this week.

None

Closed Carryover Positions

Closed positions from previous weeks that are counted towards deployed capital. These positions did not generate premiums this week and may have reduced premiums earned from previous weeks.

1 x GOOG 8/7 CSP @ $342.50 (expired worthless, +$840.73 across the full roll chain)

Current Holdings

100 shares DG @ $135.00 cost basis, $129.40 YTD start, now $126.59 (IBKR)
100 shares WMT @ $117.00 cost basis, $115.48 YTD start, now $111.85 (IBKR)
100 shares SMCI @ $50.00 cost basis, $46.30 YTD start, now $51.13 (A1)

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