After my previous post sharing my 576k unrealised loss, some friends asked how I have managed to increase my portfolio capital from 17k at the end of Feb 2021 to 938k at the end of May 2022, which is 55 times increase in size during this period. So, I thought it would be useful to … Continue reading Q&A: How My IBKR Portfolio Capital Increased From 17K To 938K In 15 Months
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My Brokerage Called To Ask About My 576k (Unrealised) Loss :(
A couple of days ago, I received a call from my brokerage, Interactive Brokers. It was a +852 XXX XXX number which looked like a scam call but I picked it up anywhere. The person on the line identified herself as someone calling from Interactive Brokers. She explained the purpose of the call was to … Continue reading My Brokerage Called To Ask About My 576k (Unrealised) Loss 😦
What Are Your Investing Objectives And Why It Is Important To Know Before You Get Started
Most people get started on investing for 2 reasons: one is to build more wealth and the second, is to prevent their wealth from being eroded with time, by inflation. However, different people have different expectations and risk appetites so it is important to be clear on what you hope to achieve through investing so … Continue reading What Are Your Investing Objectives And Why It Is Important To Know Before You Get Started
4 Ways How Options Trading Can Complement Your Investment Portfolio | How To Have The Best Of Both Worlds
It is often thought that investing and trading are on two opposite ends of the spectrum and cannot co-exist together. You either choose to be a long-term investor or a short-term trader. However, I think otherwise and in this article, I am going to share with you 4 ways how you can have the best … Continue reading 4 Ways How Options Trading Can Complement Your Investment Portfolio | How To Have The Best Of Both Worlds
Why The Wheel Strategy Is Now My Slow And Winning Tortoise
You may have heard of the tortoise and the hare story. So, the hare challenges the tortoise to a race and was sprinting far ahead when the race started. He got complacent and decided to take a nap. The slow and steady tortoise eventually caught up and won the race. I started my options trading … Continue reading Why The Wheel Strategy Is Now My Slow And Winning Tortoise
Portfolio Update + Earning For April 2022
Another trading month has ended and I thought it would be useful to share my current portfolio and the earnings that I have made from options trading for the month of April 2022. April has traditionally been a good month for the stock market as Q1 results help to boost share prices which in turn … Continue reading Portfolio Update + Earning For April 2022
Q&A: Your Covered CALL Contracts Are Generating Good Returns But Your Shares Are Losing Money!
I get this above question frequently when I share about how the drop in share prices generates higher returns for the covered call contracts that I sold. Why I Choose To Roll My CALL Option Contract When Share Price Falls It is true that when the share price of a stock falls, the stock also loses … Continue reading Q&A: Your Covered CALL Contracts Are Generating Good Returns But Your Shares Are Losing Money!
Why You Should Not Blindly Follow Your Favourite Financial YouTuber’s Investment Tips/ Trades/ Predictions
I have been reading much about the "Chicken Genius (Ken) Quits YouTube" news lately. So, apparently, other than being attacked by other YouTubers such as Meet Kevin, he was also worried about his followers getting into margin calls because they had echoed his bearish outlook and followed his trades (sold covered calls on Tesla at … Continue reading Why You Should Not Blindly Follow Your Favourite Financial YouTuber’s Investment Tips/ Trades/ Predictions
S&P 500 Stock Performance (Map) At A Glance | Useful Website For Investors/ Traders
You may find this map familiar if you have been watching financial videos on YouTube. This is a map of the S&P 500 companies' performance (changes in share price) breakdown by sectors such as Tech, financial, energy, real estate, utilities, etc. You can select different time frame to check the price change in the past … Continue reading S&P 500 Stock Performance (Map) At A Glance | Useful Website For Investors/ Traders
The Newbie Guide To Technical Analysis (TA)
If you are keen to learn about Technical Analysis (TA) and how to read charts that can predict future price movement and actions, then the below video explains the basics of Technical Analysis (TA) very well for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGhFX4Pwj6Y&t=960s&ab_channel=MaxMaher It will be very useful to learn about the terminology and indicators that investors/ traders/ financial … Continue reading The Newbie Guide To Technical Analysis (TA)
Learning Investment With Jason Cai 