I took profits today in a Bull Call Spread on Robinhood ($HOOD). The trade was working, the options didn’t expire until January, and price action was moving in my favor… so why close it now?

Let me walk you through it.

I put the trade on June 2nd: a January 70/100 call spread, paying $6.25 for the setup. Today, just 29 days later, I closed it for $17.05:

Now, the most this spread could be worth at expiration is $30. So technically, I left some money on the table. If I held all the way through to January, I mighthave doubled my profits from here.

But that would mean tying up my capital for another 170+ days.

Instead, I walked away with a 172% gain in less than a month. Not bad, right?

Here’s the thing with Bull Call Spreads: once both strikes are in the money early, and the trade has made a big move in your favor, you’re in a situation where the upside is capped and the risk of giving it all back starts creeping in.

That’s not a combo I love sitting in for long.

If this had been a long call with unlimited upside? Maybe I’d let it ride. But with capped profit potential and the bulk of...

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In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

1. No new positions today.
2. Rolling XME to September options.
3. Closed GDXJ at profit target.
4. Current status of open campaigns.
5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!