I currently own some stocks in my portfolio that I wish to hold for long-term investment as well as do short-term trading using the Wheel strategy and earn a sideline income every month. One of the stocks is Apple and in this article, I will share my thoughts on why Apple may seem like a … Continue reading Why Apple Is Not A Good Stock For Options Traders (Sellers)? | And Which Stocks Are?
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I Did Not Predict The Rally, I Simply Prepared For It | What I Am Doing Next
The US market rallied for the second straight day after the FOMC meeting as the Federal Reserves announced they would be increasing interest rate by 25 basis points (0.25%), which is aligned with market expectation. The reduction in the balance sheet where the Fed starts selling bonds will only confirm in future meetings. Jerome Powell … Continue reading I Did Not Predict The Rally, I Simply Prepared For It | What I Am Doing Next
[14 March 22 Trades] Closed My Covered Call Positions, 75% Returns On Alibaba PUT Contract & 3 x Tesla LEAPS
It was another red day for the Chinese tech stocks due to delisting fears and covid lockdowns imposed in China. The mega-cap tech stocks and consumer cyclical stocks also fall due to fears over interest rate hikes and uncertainties of the war. However, not all sectors are falling as healthcare and financial stocks rose as … Continue reading [14 March 22 Trades] Closed My Covered Call Positions, 75% Returns On Alibaba PUT Contract & 3 x Tesla LEAPS
[11 March 22 Trades] Why I Close My Covered Call Positions & Roll My Tesla PUT Contract
The stock market closed lower on Friday (11th March 22) as uncertainties over the Russian-Ukraine war and interest rate hikes continued to induce fears among investors. In this situation where stocks are falling, it is actually advantageous to covered call seller because the premium gets lower and it is possible to close the contract earlier … Continue reading [11 March 22 Trades] Why I Close My Covered Call Positions & Roll My Tesla PUT Contract
How Much Did I Make From Options Trading In Feb 2022? Sharing My Trades, Strategies & Percentage Returns
February has been another volatile month in the stock market this year with no clear signs of directions. Every rally was short-lived and when the market started to get optimistic, it was followed by a few red days, after getting spooked by fears and uncertainties. Trading has been challenging in this kind of market but … Continue reading How Much Did I Make From Options Trading In Feb 2022? Sharing My Trades, Strategies & Percentage Returns
[4 March 22 Trade] Why I Sold Tesla PUT & My Tesla Trading Strategies
On Friday (4th March 22), it was announced that Tesla has received approval from the German authorities to start production of Model Y in their new Giga Berlin factory. The stock was holding up well while the stock market falls amid all the uncertainties surrounding the Ukraine war and Federal Reserves' decision regarding rate hikes. … Continue reading [4 March 22 Trade] Why I Sold Tesla PUT & My Tesla Trading Strategies
How I Made USD5446 This Month By Trading Tesla Stock (Not By Shorting Or Buying PUT)
Feburary is another volatile month for the stock market. It started with a rally during the Chinese New Year period and when things are recovering, the worse than expected CPI data, alongside statements from Fed officials start to incite more fears in the market again. Then, the uncertainties of the Ukraine war also spook the … Continue reading How I Made USD5446 This Month By Trading Tesla Stock (Not By Shorting Or Buying PUT)
How Options Trading Can Help You Earn A Sideline Income | Written In Layman Term For Beginners
Let's assume that you have always wanted to buy a Rolex watch and you have a budget of $10k. The current market price of this Rolex watch is $10.5k, which exceeds your budget. What if you can get a discount so that the Rolex watch now falls below your budget? What if you and the … Continue reading How Options Trading Can Help You Earn A Sideline Income | Written In Layman Term For Beginners
[14 Feb 22 Trades] USD1456 Profits In 7 Days By Rolling Tesla Covered CALL Contracts + Update On My Tesla LEAPS
On 7th Feb, I sold a covered call contract on Tesla and received a premium of $1,600 for the covered call contract expiring on 11 March 22 (32 days contract) and the strike Price (SP) was $1100. On 9 Feb 2022, the premium fell (due to Implied Volatility (IV) dropping) and I closed the contract … Continue reading [14 Feb 22 Trades] USD1456 Profits In 7 Days By Rolling Tesla Covered CALL Contracts + Update On My Tesla LEAPS
Q&A: The Share Price Is Falling, Why You Are Not Rolling Your Apple Put But Rather, Letting It Get Exercised?
I think this is a good question posted by one of my readers. Firstly, rolling (close an existing contract and open a new contract subsequently) the AAPL PUT means I will lose the entire premium that I have collected last month. Not only that, I have to cough out extra money to buy the contract … Continue reading Q&A: The Share Price Is Falling, Why You Are Not Rolling Your Apple Put But Rather, Letting It Get Exercised?
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