One of the best parts about building a trading community isn’t just sharing my own ideas—it’s seeing others take those ideas and make them even better.
Case in point: Yesterday, I closed out a call calendar spread in $AVGO for a solid win. The trade worked—price moved up into my strikes, and I took the profit. Mission accomplished.
But then a member of my All Star Options community shared what he did instead… and honestly, it might’ve been the better play.
Here’s what he wrote:
“I couldn’t bring myself to fully exit AVGO given the price action and breakout over the December highs, so I closed the short position, paid for it by selling a portion of the longs, plus enough more to put me in free ride mode, guaranteeing a 30% gain. What remains is currently double the buy-in for the original spread…”
Brilliant.
Instead of just locking in the profit like I did, he saw continued momentum and structured a creative way to both guarantee a gainand keep a position on for more upside—all while removing his risk.
I love this kind of thinking. I wish I had thought of it myself.
But this is exactly what makes the ASO community so powerful:
I’m not the guru on the mountain handing down trades.
We’re a circle. We’re a team.
We all bring something to the table.
And when people feel safe to share, when there’s mutual respect, and when egos are left at the door… we all level up together.
Community for the win.
Sean McLaughlin | Chief Options Strategist, All Star Charts
