So while I'll never complain about my 20%+ in a day. if I had not been a paper hands bitch my MSTR puts would be worth almost 3x what I bought them at. This is my weakest aspect of trading(not investing)....when I am up I am so nervous about turning a solid win into a breakeven that I jump ship. I've never figured out how to let it have some legs so appreciate any insight on that.
With shares you can set stop losses or trails, but with options, especially moderately illiquid ones, that is simply not an option(no pun intended). MSTR i probably could have got away with a trailing stop though I guess.
EDIT: I'll add that I didn't get back in the last two days for the same reason I don't buy options or shares on stocks that ripping at all time highs. I'll wait for the eventually channel rest or pull back and get in when IV is lower. MSTR has been a god-damn falling knife every day! So each time I think, "its gonna settle down" it doesnt. I still believe there is some big money to be made in shorting/puts on this, but I am going to wait for another entry opportunity after(if it ever happens) a brief fake confidence jump up.