u/foresttrader

day 2 of experimenting & building a trading bot, and this was the 2nd trade by the bot.

today was tricky because stock went down ~10 when i got ready to trade. interactive brokers didn't give me all valid greeks so i had to manually pick a strike.

i generally pick between 5-15 delta options. the 420c was about 11 delta. premium was low but i still approved the trade

running pnl: $109 im calling this 'breakeven' because it pays my AI (codex) monthly subscription cost

stack:
- my simple trading rules
- interactive brokers
- codex

https://preview.redd.it/kjwi0kai9z1h1.png?width=1370&format=png&auto=webp&s=5a3f0f3650f3d082e109988c847528f3ddb18d92

my AI trading bot made me $81 today selling a 0DTE option, and i still couldn't believe it...

this morning the bot sold a TSLA 440C, at the time it was about 11 delta so looked safe, so it executed the order and sold a credit of $81. underlying price was about $429 at the moment.

ive been watching the market entire day, by 4pm the underlying was still hovering around 429, and the 440C expired worthless.

if i get another green day, basically the bot can make enough to cover my monthly AI bot cost.

crazy thing is that i just made the bot last night, paper trading required register and approval, so i'm like f*ck it let's just go real money.

interesting time we are living in, just wanted to share. have a good weekend!