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One of my short premium trades came off today ($VIAV hit my profit target) and it leaves me wanting more.

So, while looking through big cap stocks with elevated options premiums and no earnings releases nearby, I landed at Applied Materials....

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One of my short premium trades came off today ($VIAV hit my profit target) and it leaves me wanting more.So, while looking through big cap stocks with elevated options premiums and no earnings releases nearby, I landed at Applied Materials.

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Adobe beat expectations and got crushed. Lennar missed and rallied.

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