Exited my tiny position in BSX at $66.20
Bought 2 days ago at $60.00
I’ll take 10 % + in 2 days
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VFC Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of my VFC stock at the prior 52 week high of $21.92.
Bought at $13.93
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PAYX after hours
Sold a tiny bit of my position in PAYX at $93.30
Bought at $86.00
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Monday trades
Sold 1 BOIL 04/24/2026 15.0 Covered Call at $0.12
Sold 1 BOIL 04/24/2026 16.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold HPQ 04/24/2026 21.0 Covered Calls at $0.10
Sold 1 KHC 04/24/2026 23.5 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold KHC 04/24/2026 24.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
Sold 1 MSTX1 04/24/2026 4.0 Covered Call at $0.04
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 BSX 04/24/2026 55.0 Put at $0.15
Sold 1 CAG 04/24/2026 14.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 CMCSA 04/24/2026 27.0 Put at $0.17
Sold 1 HBAN 04/24/2026 15.0 Put at $0.10
Sold 1 T 04/24/2026 25.0 Put at $0.14
Sold 1 MSTX 05/01/2026 20.0 Put at $0.20
#TinyPuts
Sold out my tiny position in BXP at $58.40.
Bought at $53.00
Sold out my tiny position in MAA at $128.38.
Bought at $123.00
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CE BX
Sold some very old lots of CE at $68.17 for a small gain
Sold my last tiny bit of BX at $120.20. Bought on 3/14 at $104.00
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GPC stock
Sold a tiny bit of GPC stock at $107.51. Bought on 3/23 at $96.00
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GPC KMB Stock
Sold a tiny bit of GPC at $106.51 (bought on 3/20 at $96.50)
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Added a tiny bit of KMB at $96.00
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LYB PAYX BXP Stock
Sold the last of my LYB at $68.88
Good Dividend payer but I’ve been holding since 2024
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Sold a tiny bit more of PAYX at $100.07. Bought on Feb 4th at $96.80
Started a tiny new position in BXP at $53.00
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CPB PAYX LYB stocks
Added a tiny bit of CPB at $25.00
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Sold a tiny bit of PAYX at $97.01 (vs a buy at $94.80 last month)
Sold all of my LYB position in one account at $67.08 for a small gain after holding on since 2024
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Thursday Trades
Sold a tiny bit of OXY at $51.73
Sold a tiny bit of HAL at $35.55
Sold a tiny bit of DVN at $45.45 – The last of this one – Bought in Dec 2024 at $31.43
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Sold 1 SLV 02/20/2026 63.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 MSTX 02/27/2026 6.0 Covered Call at $0.01
Sold TZA 02/27/2026 10.0 Covered Calls at $0.01 and $0.03
Sold 1 HRL 02/27/2026 27.0 Covered Call at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CLX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of CLX at $127.01
Bought in December at $97.00
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Thursday Trades
Added a tiny bit of OGN at $6.69
Added a tiny bit of PAYX at $92.80
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Sold a tiny bit more of UPS at $121.21
Sold the last of my tiny position in TAP at $54.01 (Cost $44)
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Sold CE 02/20/2026 45.0 Puts at $0.35 and $0.40
Sold 1 HPQ 02/13/2026 18.0 Put at $0.14
VZ UPS CLX APA TAP DVN PAYX OGN stocks
Sold a tiny bit of VZ at $49.09 – bought at $40.00 in Sept of 2022
Sold a tiny bit more of UPS at $120.01
Sold a tiny bit more of CLX at $123.23 , $125.01 and $126.26
Sold the last tiny bit of APA at $28.01 and $28.02 (Cost $14.00)
Sold a tiny bit of TAP at $52.66
Sold a tiny bit more of DVN at $45.01
#FormerFallingKnife #RaisingCash
Added a tiny bit of PAYX at $94.80
Added a tiny bit of OGN at $7.73
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CLX DOW stocks
Sold a tiny bit more of CLX at $122.22
Sold a tiny bit more of DOW at $33.57
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Wednesday Trades
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.0 Put at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 32.5 Put at $0.01
Bought to close 1 CMG 02/06/2026 33.0 Put at $0.01
Replaced these by selling 1 SOXL 02/06/2026 39.0 Put at $0.13 and
by selling 1 CNC 02/06/2026 34.0 Put at $0.15
#TinyPuts
Sold CAG 02/06/2026 20.0 Covered Calls at $0.05
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold the last of my BAX position at $21.03
Sold a tiny bit more of CLX at $117.01
Sold a tiny bit more of COP at $106.20
Sold a tiny bit more of DOW at $32.09
Sold a tiny bit more of DVN at $42.32
Sold a tiny bit more of LYB at $56.90
Sold a tiny bit more of UPS at $114.30 and a larger trade at $114.51
Sold a tiny bit more of VFC at $21.41
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Bought a tiny bit more of PAYX at $96.80
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DVN Stock
Sold another tiny bit of DVN at $39.20 pre-market
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DVN HAL SLB Stocks
Sold tiny bits of all these at or above the former highs:
DVN at $38.88
HAL at $34.04
SLB at $49.68
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CLX DOW GIS SLB
Taking some smallish gains on part of these positions near recent recovery highs
Sold CLX at $110.90 (recent low at $96.66)
Sold DOW at $28.17 (recent low at $20.40)
Sold GIS at $45.01 (recent low at $42.79)
Sold SLB at $46.63 – bought in September 2024 at $41
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VFC BAX HAL
Sold tiny bits of VFC stock at $15.28 and $15.34
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Sold 1 BAX 09/12/2025 26.0 Covered Call at $0.08
Sold 1 HAL 09/12/2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
TROW KHC UPS AMCR Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of TROW on the open at $115.00
Sold all my KHC at $27.01 – not holding for the split-up of the company
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Added a tiny bit of UPS at $84.00
Added a bit more of AMCR at $8.30 and $8.27 – ex-div tomorrow
#SP500 #FallingKnife
APA Stock
Sold a tiny bit more of APA at $23.60
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APA DVN CVX
Sold a tiny bit of all 3
APA at 23.01
DVN at $36.01
CVX at 161.01
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#RaisingCash
Thursday trades
Sold a bit of APA at $23.01
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Re-started a tiny CLX position at $117.00
(former CLX buys in June at $120.14 and $119 were exited last month at $130.15 and 132.22)
Added a tiny bit of GIS at $48.30
Started a tiny position in HRL at $24.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Sold 1 CE Sep 19 2025 55 Covered Call at $0.35
#CoveredCall
Sold 1 HRL 08/29/2025 22.5 Put at $0.05
#1DTE #EveryLittleBitHelps
BBY stock
Sold the last tiny bit of BBY ay $77.30.
Bought on 04/09 at $55.00
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Monday trades
Sold 1 CNC 08/22/2025 33.0 Covered Call at $0.05
Sold WBA 08/22/2025 12.0 Covered Calls at $0.06 and $0.07
Sold 1 VFC 08/22/2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.06
Sold 1 CZR 08/22/2025 26.5 Covered Call at $0.21
Sold 1 DOW 08/22/2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.29
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Sold 1 UPS 08/22/2025 84.0 Put at $0.36
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/25 Bull Put Spread at $0.30 Credit
Sold 1 SOXL 08/22/2025 20/24.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.24 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/85 Bull Put Spread at $0.19 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84.5 Bull Put Spread at $0.16 Credit
Sold 1 TQQQ 08/22/2025 80/84 Bull Put Spread at $0.13 Credit
#OnlySpreads
Sold my last tiny bit of MRK at $85.01. Bought on 05/12/25 at $74.00
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Thursday trades
Sold the last tiny bit of CVS at $67.01. Bought in December 2024 at $45.97
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Sold SPCE Aug 15 2025 4.0 Covered Calls at $0.02
#EveryLittleBitHelps
Wednesday trades
Sold a tiny bit of PEP at 148.76
Sold a tiny bits of TROW at 109.01 and $110.01
Sold a tiny bit of CVS at $66.01
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Sold 1 VFC Aug 15 2025 14.0 Covered Call at $0.03
Sold 1 DOW Aug 15 2025 24.0 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
CLX Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of CLX after hours at $132.22
Bought on 6/26 at $119.00
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PPG TROW Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of PPG at $120.01. Bought on 03/27 at $106.00
Sold a bit of TROW at $103.01. Bought on 03/11 at $96.00
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CE Stock
Sold out of CE in one account once I went above breakeven.
Sold CE at $61.20.
Started buying at $74.00 and finished at $39.00.
During that time they cut the dividend from $0.70 to $0.03 (0.19%)
No reason to hold on any longer when I get over 4% for holding cash
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TROW Stock
Sold a tiny bit of my TROW at 100.01 (after hours).
I scaled into this one all the way down to $83.00. Paid a nice fat dividend on 06/27
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PPG Stock , TZA Put, VFC Call
Sold a tiny bit of PPG at $118.01. Still have a tiny bit bought at $106.
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Sold 1 TZA 07/03/2025 11.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
Sold 1 VFC 07/03/2025 13.5 Covered Call at $0.03
#EveryLittleBitHelps
APA WU stock
Sold a tiny bit of APA at $21.01 – bought on 03/07 at $18.95
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Added a tiny bit of WU at $9.00
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TGT stock
Sold a tiny bit of TGT at $100.63 for a small gain
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AAP CPB Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of AAP stock at $48.62.
Bought at $48.00 way back on 10/24/2023
Sold a tiny bit more at $50.01
Bought at $49.00 on 10/23/2023
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Started a tiny new position in CPB at $34.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
PSX MOS
Sold the last tiny bit of PSX at $122.38. Bought on Apr 4 at $99.00
Sold the last tiny bit of MOS at $34.06. Bought on Mar 4 at $23.00
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Stocks pre-market
Sold a tiny bit of BBY at $75.28 – bought at $63.00
Sold a tiny bit of TGT at $102.01 – bought at $101.00
Sold a tiny bit of PSX at $117.01 – bought at $113.00
Sold all my tiny position in FRT at $95.01 – bought at $95.00
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Started a new position in MRK ay $74.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
CE
Sold a tiny bit of CE at $52.52 for a small gain
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#RaisingCash
PSX
Sold a tiny bit of PSX at $110.11 for a small gain
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#RaisingCash
CVX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of CVX at $163.01
Bought in Nov 2023 at $143.00
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FANG Stock
Sold out of my tiny position in FANG at $150.01
Bought on 03/10 at $138.00 and never got a chance to add more
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ARE CCI FANG VZ Stocks
Sold a tiny bit of ARE at $103.64. Bought this lot on 12/18 at $100.00
Sold the last tiny bit of CCI at $98.04. Bought on 01/08 at $87.00
Sold a tiny bit of VZ at $47.18. My highest and oldest lot in this account bought in May 2022.
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Started a tiny new position in FANG at $138.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
BMY TROW Stock
Sold a tiny bit of my BMY stock at $63.01
Bought at $42.00 last May
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Bought a tiny bit of TROW at $98.00
Ex-Div on 03/14 for $1.27 – Yield = 5.13%
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EXC Stock
Sold the last of my tiny position in EXC at $44.46. Bought in Feb 2024 at $33.50
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AAP TLT SPY
Sold 1 AAP 02/28/2025 35.0 Put at $0.10
#TinyPuts
Sold my tiny position in TLT at $92.01. Bought at $85.00 and never got a chance to add to it lower.
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Sold 1 SPY 03/03/20025 564/569 Bull Put Spread at $0.14 Credit
#SPYLadder
HII Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HII at $172.01
Bought Feb 06 2025 at $161.00
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INTC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of INTC at $25.25
Bought last August at $20.21
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BOIL CVS stock
Sold tiny bits of BOIL at $74.01 and $75.01
Sold tiny bits of CVS at $65.01 and $66.01
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#RaisingCash
PSX Stock
Sold a tiny bit of PSX (pre-market) at $129.31. Bought in December at $118.00
Sold 1 tiny bit more on the open at $131.51. Bought at $115.00.
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Late trades
Just noticed these
Started a new position in FMC at $34.00
Started a new position in NKE at $69.00
#SP500 #FallingKnife
Liquidated my entire (very old) position in LNC at $37.14
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Sold 1 F 02/14/2024 9.0 Put at $0.09
#TinyPuts
BXP SJM Stock
Sold the last tiny bit of my BXP stock at $72.50
Bought in March of 2023 at $50.30
Sold 1 bit of SJM at $109.00. Bought recently at $100.00.
#TinyTrades
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NWL TROW APA CE DVN LYB OXY Stock
Sold my last tiny bit of NWL at $10.24
Sold a bit of TROW at $125.01
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Added a tiny bit of APA at $21.00
Added a tiny bit of CE at $69.00
Added a tiny bit of DVN at $35.00
Added a tiny bit of LYB at $76.00
Added a tiny bit of OXY at $48.00
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USB NWL Tiny Trades
Selling my oldest and highest USB stock at $53.72 – a new high
Selling my oldest and highest NWL stock at $9.68 – a new high
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Tiny Trades
At new yearly highs
Sold LNC at $36.50
Sold TFC at $45.35
Sold USB at $50.85
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HES AAP Stock
Sold a tiny bit of HES stock at $141.85. Bought in early Sept at $129.00
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Added a tiny bit of AAP at $36.75. New low.
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SBUX
Slowing selling off excess SBUX
Sold tiny bits at 91.16, 91.96, 92.01, 92.10, 93.52, 94.01, 94.11, 94.25, 94.45, 94.66 and 94.88
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ZION Stock
Sold most of my tiny position in ZION at $49.01, $50.01 and $50.15.
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C stock
Sold a tiny bit of C when it hit a new high at $64.56. Bought on 05/12/2022 at $46.99.
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GLW BMY WBA Tiny trades
Sold out of my GLW when it hit the 52 week high at $36.02
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Bought Tiny bits of BMY and WBA at new lows
BMY at $43.00 – Div = 5.53%
WBA at $16.75 – Div = 5.61%
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CFG stock
Sold 1 tiny bit more of CFG at $37.28 (A new high)
Bought in May 2023 at $26.32
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C Stock
Sold a tiny bit more of my C position at $62.55
Bought this lot on 04/01/2022 at $52.00
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C PNC Stock
Sold a tiny bit of these at new highs
C at $61.14 – highest and oldest lot bought in March 2022 at $56.98
PNC at $158.01 – last remaining lot bought in May 2023 at $113.00
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IP Stock
Sold my remaining tiny lots of IP at $39.51 and $40.01
Stock bought back in 2022
All new highs
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FITB GPS FBTC Stocks
Sold tiny bits of these
Sold FITB at $37.01
Sold GPS at $22.08 and $23.09.
Sold FBTC at $64.01. Bought at $34.00.
Sold ADM at $57.77. Bought at $56.40
FITB Stock
Sold a tiny bit of FITB at $36.75 ( a new high )
Bought almost a year ago at $22.15
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Tiny Stock Gains
Sold some more:
VNO at $28.02
USB at $40.01
BBY at $75.01
CPB at $43.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
Tiny stock gains
Sold small pieces of all these:
AAP at $54.86
BXP at $64.29
FITB at $30.30
MMM at $100.45
PARA at $15.81
UPS at $156.01
VNO at $27.01
ZION at $39.01
#FormerFallingKnife #GoingToCash
Stocks
Closed out my last tiny positions in these for gains
WHR at $114.01
CCI at $117.61
MTB at $130.01
Sold a bit more ZION at $37.01
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MMM
Sold a tiny bit more of MMM at $96.91.
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TINY Gains
Sold tiny bits of all these:
MTB at $126.01
PNC at $128.90
UPS at $151.88
MMM at $95.60
#FormerFallingKnife #GettingToCash
Tiny gains
Sold more of my tiny positions in:
PARA at $13.50 and 13.75
INTC at $43.83
UPS at 148.20
GPS at $18.13
#SP500 #FormerFallingKnife
Taking gains
Lightening up on a previous #FallingKnife stocks
TSN at $48.38
SWK at $90.71
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Taking gains
Lightening up on some previous #FallingKnife stocks
ARE at $99.16
ARE again at $103.77
VNO at $23.05
TFC at $31.27
ZION at $34.37
ZION again at at $36.01
USB at $36.28
CMA at $44.54
BXP at $57.28
SWK at $86.80
#FormerFallingKnife
CSCO Stock
Sold my last tiny lot of CSCO at $53.89
Bought on 05/19/2022 at $42.91.
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TFX Stock
Sold my last tiny position of TFX at $260.01. Bought at an average price of $258.95 in 2021 and 2022.
With only a tiny dividend, I’m happy to be out.
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