It is the time of the year to review our investment portfolio and make plans for the year ahead. One of the biggest lessons that I learned in 2022 is to always expect the unexpected and be prepared for the worst-case scenario. It is not how much you can win but rather how much you … Continue reading Revealing My Entire 609k Portfolio | Stocks, Options, Bonds | Funds Allocations & Investment Plan for 2023
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6 Lessons Learnt After Losing 551k In 10 Years Of Investing & Options Trading | What Newbies Should Know They Start Investing/ Trading
I started my investing journey 10 years ago in July 2012 and my options trading journey started last year in late Feb 2021. In Dec 2021, I ended all my bad investments over the first 9 years of my investing journey by cutting a $135k loss on stocks such as SPH, Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Marine, … Continue reading 6 Lessons Learnt After Losing 551k In 10 Years Of Investing & Options Trading | What Newbies Should Know They Start Investing/ Trading
I Closed All My Remaining LEAPS CALL Positions At A Total Loss of SGD415K (USD306K)
I finally did it! I closed all my LEAPS CALL positions over 2 days on 13th and 15th Dec 2022 at a total loss of SGD333.8K (USD245.6K). There were contracts that I could not close because there were no more buyers, such as those expiring on Jan 23, as the current value is already $0. … Continue reading I Closed All My Remaining LEAPS CALL Positions At A Total Loss of SGD415K (USD306K)
I Followed A Guru And Lost USD6.15K In A Month | Sharing My Experience From Joining A Paid Trading (Discord) Group
I wrote this article to share my experience of joining a paid trading group on Discord, so that you can use it as a reference or as part of your consideration for joining a paid trading group, an investment course, or something similar. This is by no means criticizing any guru or discouraging anyone from … Continue reading I Followed A Guru And Lost USD6.15K In A Month | Sharing My Experience From Joining A Paid Trading (Discord) Group
How Does Bull PUT Spread Work? | PUT Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 2 of 4)
This is the part 2 explanation of the 4 Vertical Spread options strategies where I will explain more in-depth my favorite vertical spread strategy for bullish play, which is the Bull PUT Spread Strategy. The 4 vertical spread strategies are summarised below: A bull PUT spread is an options strategy that an investor uses when … Continue reading How Does Bull PUT Spread Work? | PUT Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 2 of 4)
Top 3 Technical Analysis (TA) Experts (YouTubers)
I have been watching YouTube financial videos since 2020 and have learned a great deal through these free resources, especially the fundamentals of options trading. I still put in a good amount of time now watching financial videos every day because I feel that it is important to be updated on the latest happenings going … Continue reading Top 3 Technical Analysis (TA) Experts (YouTubers)
How Does Bear CALL Spread Work? | CALL Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 1 of 4)
This is the first of the 4 articles, in which I will go deeper to explain the 4 vertical spreads, for a greater understanding of how to use them in different market conditions. To quickly recap these are 4 vertical spreads options strategies that I have covered previously. In this article, I will be sharing … Continue reading How Does Bear CALL Spread Work? | CALL Credit Spread Explained For Newbies (Part 1 of 4)
Vertical Spreads Options Strategies Explained For Newbies | A Simple Way To Understand And Remember Vertical Spreads
I have long avoided using vertical spreads for a few reasons and choose to use simple one-legged options strategies such as selling/ buying PUT/ CALL contracts. One of the reasons was that I found vertical spreads quite complicated and confusing. Thus, I decided to stick to the most basic of options strategies, that is to … Continue reading Vertical Spreads Options Strategies Explained For Newbies | A Simple Way To Understand And Remember Vertical Spreads
Chicken Genius Singapore: More Pain To Come For Tesla
This is an interesting and insightful video from long-term Tesla bull, Chicken Genius Singapore aka Ken, on why he is bearish on the short and mid-term outlook of Tesla and his target price of $140, which is $420 pre-split. Here are some points that he mentioned that may be worth pondering, especially if you are … Continue reading Chicken Genius Singapore: More Pain To Come For Tesla
How Much Is Enough For Retirement Or Emergency Funds? | How I Calculate My Monthly Expenses
Many people like to set a target of 1M dollars as the amount they need for retirement without actually confirming if it is too much or too little. If your expenses add up to $20,000 a month because you are living in a landed property with 2 posh cars, then 1M is probably going to … Continue reading How Much Is Enough For Retirement Or Emergency Funds? | How I Calculate My Monthly Expenses