I've made a few trades recently, and I've been using indicators to take profits at the right time

I don’t usually post trade recaps, but I figured this one might be useful for r/options.

Today was roughly a +$303K day, mostly from SNDK 7/2/2026 $1960 call options, about 18 partial closes in total.

This wasn’t a full size position from the start. I started building it after the first big selloff in the afternoon, and added more the next day. Around that time, MU earnings were coming up, and both SNDK and MU were down over 15%. The entire memory/storage space got hit hard, with the market basically pricing in a weak earnings outcome.

But since I work in this space, my read was a bit different I felt the reaction was overdone.

My process is fairly simple: Bollinger Bands, MACD, volume, key levels, plus a bit of options positioning and flow. I only act when those factors line up. If even one piece is missing, I usually don’t take the trade.

But the real focus of this trade wasn’t the entry it was the exit.

When price starts to move clearly outside the normal volatility range, I begin scaling out. Once momentum starts flattening or weakening on MACD, I continue reducing exposure instead of trying to catch the last leg.

This time was no different. There was still some upside left, but the momentum wasn’t as clean anymore, so I started taking profits in stages.

Over the years, the biggest change for me hasn’t been stock picking or timing it’s realizing that not every trade needs to be maximized. Protecting what you’ve already made matters more.

There will always be another opportunity. You don’t need to capture every last move.

If anyone here trades options or focuses on volatility and momentum structures, happy to discuss. One of my biggest lessons has been giving back gains by overstaying trades after the move is already done.

Not financial advice, just sharing experience.