Weekly Options Recap: Volatility, Recovery, and RDDT Conviction – April 8–15, 2025

 This past trading week felt like riding a rocket with no seatbelt — high risk, wild swings, and some hard-earned lessons. While the week started with pain (shoutout to NVDL…), I clawed back some green with smart moves in SOXL, RDDT, and TSLL. Plus, I built a long-term RDDT position I believe will age like fine wine.

Let’s break it all down:

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🔻 The Hit: NVDL Put Blow-Up (4/14)

• Play: $34 PUT (Exp: 4/17/25)

• Contracts: 2

• Entry: $170

• Exit: $708

• 📉 P/L: -538

I expected a dip in NVDL, but volatility ripped the other way. Exited late and paid the price. That trade hurt — both financially and mentally.This was due to NVDA announcing 5.5 Billion in charge/

Lesson: Don't hold and hope. React fast, manage risk, and respect premiums.

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✅ Quick Turnaround: RDDT and SOXL Prints (4/14–4/15)

• RDDT $92 PUT (Exp: 4/17)

  • Entry: $160 | Exit: $2

  • 💰 Profit: +158

• SOXL $9 PUT (Exp: 4/17)

  • Contracts: 5 | Entry: $150 | Exit: $20

  • 💰 Profit: +130

RDDT was a clean snipe. Took advantage of overbought conditions, scalped nicely, and bounced back quickly from the NVDL loss. SOXL followed suit — quick in, quick out.

Lesson: Momentum trades work best when you trust your levels and take profits fast.

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🔮 TSLL Swing Calls (4/8–4/9)

• $10 Call (4 contracts) – Entry: $200 | Exit: $56 | Profit: $144

• $10.5 Call (3 contracts) – Entry: $165 | Exit: $102 | Profit: $63

• $11 Call (1 contract) – Entry: $50 | Exit: $15 | Profit: $35

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📈 Conviction Play: RDDT Leap (4/8)

• RDDT $210 CALL (Exp: 1/16/2026)

  • Entry: $500 | Exit: $400

  • realized P/L: +100

This is the one I’m holding long. RDDT has strong narrative momentum, potential AI integrations, and user-generated data leverage. I'm fine with some short-term volatility on this leap.

Lesson: Leap options give you breathing room for big-picture conviction plays. No need to scalp everything.

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📊 Weekly P&L Summary

Date	Symbol	Type	Strike	Expiry	Entry	Exit	P/L
4/14/2025	NVDL	PUT	34	4/17/2025	170	708	-538
4/15/2025	RDDT	PUT	92	4/17/2025	160	2	+158
4/14/2025	SOXL	PUT	9	4/17/2025	150	20	+130
4/9/2025	TSLL	CALL	11	5/2/2025	50	15	+35
4/9/2025	TSLL	CALL	10	4/25/2025	200	56	+144
4/8/2025	TSLL	CALL	10.5	4/25/2025	165	102	+63
4/8/2025	RDDT	CALL	210	1/16/2026	500	400	+100
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Net P/L

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🚀 Final Thoughts

Despite the early blow-up on NVDL, I’m proud of how I bounced back. I kept trading small, stayed focused, and managed to turn the red into something manageable.

Which trade stood out to you the most? Share your April P&L wins and losses in the comments!