Money you could of had hurts, but luckily I have learned that even $1 profit is still profit.
u/bendersd ·
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· May 15, 2026 at 21:40
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Bought 10 puts for $3.10.
Sold for $3.20. (profit of like $88 bc of option fees)
If I waited just 3-4 minutes longer, I could have sold for $14.80 (over $11,000 profit in a 5 min trade)
Bought and Sold 10 puts in the final minutes of trading as SPX was going down and when I bought them, there were 2 green candles so I was ready to cut the loss, then a red candle came in and brought me to a quick profit of $100 so I sold. Then that red candle kept going, and was followed by more... and what was $100, could have been over $13,000 in less than 5 minutes.
I have seen people say this type of stuff stings more than losses, but let me tell you first hand, it does not. I have had some losses that I held way too long and should've sold and that leaves a scar far worse than something like this.
TL:DR profit is profit, be happy, and try not to think of *what could have been*.