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Trade Alert: Top Names + Nuclear

A bullish bet on a new nuclear name in our top ten last night.

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Aug 19, 2025
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Reusing our “Harvest IV. Define Risk.” artwork because today’s trade exemplifies that approach even more than yesterday’s—this time we added a nuclear trefoil since the underlying is a nuclear name.

When Theme Fit…

Today’s trade is a bullish bet on the nuclear build-out, which is part of the reindustrialization and energy themes we wrote about here last month.

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…Meets Trading Strategy Fit

Options are expensive on this one—so we turn that into a feature.

Why we like this setup:

  • Harvest elevated IV: We’re selling rich premium around our directional view. Net result at entry is a credit (we’re paid to put it on).

  • Low break-even: Structure pushes our break-even below current spot, giving us cushion if the name chops or drifts.

  • Defined risk for smaller accounts: Max risk < ~$500 per 1-lot, fully set on day one.

  • Maximum potential upside ~150%: We’ll probably settle for a bit less if this works out, to get a quick exit, but this is still a great combination of risk versus reward on a structure where the stock doesn’t need to rise at all for us to break even.

  • Clear, fast exits around the catalyst: With earnings up a month before expiration, our exit strategy sets us up to cash out quickly if it breaks our way.

Details below.

Today’s Top Names Trade

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