Sold 1 FITB May08 35 put for $11.80

I bought this put on 2/4 for $8.40.  My profit target was to get to $23.00.  Today I saw the stock trading around $23.40 and was trying to decide whether I should get out or hold on.  Then I noticed that the stock has formed a falling wedge since the last bounce, which is usually a bullish pattern.  So I figured that it was more likely to break out to the upside of the wedge and went ahead and got out for a decent profit.  As it turns out, the stock did fall to below $23.00, so I left about $30-$40 on the table by getting out early, but I think given the presence of a bullish indicator, I probably made the right choice.

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