Another trading month has ended and I thought it would be useful to options trades that I have opened or closed and the earnings that I have made from options trading for the month of May 2022. S&P 500 continued to decline before a rally happened towards the end of the month. A falling market … Continue reading [May 22 Trading Review] Trades & Realised Profits For May 2022
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Q&A: How My IBKR Portfolio Capital Increased From 17K To 938K In 15 Months
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
Tesla’s Share Price Is Unchanged From One Week Ago, But I Made USD1k Profit
On 12th May 2022, Tesla was at one stage trading at USD707. Yesterday, on 19th May 2022, 7 days later, Tesla was also trading around the same share price. If you have been an investor, i.e. you buy and sell Tesla shares only, you would have zero gain as the share price stayed the same. … Continue reading Tesla’s Share Price Is Unchanged From One Week Ago, But I Made USD1k Profit
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
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!
[6 April 22 Trades] Rolling Options Contracts To Profit Even When Market Is Down
US stocks fell for the second straight day after the Federal Reserve's minutes revealed that officials are ready for a higher interest rate hike and a greater balance sheet reduction to aggressively fight inflation. I have initiated (sell) covered call positions in Tesla and Nvidia in March 2022, with SP USD1,200 and USD280 respectively. As … Continue reading [6 April 22 Trades] Rolling Options Contracts To Profit Even When Market Is Down
[5 April 22 Trades] Preparing For Potential Downside Ahead
The US stock market has been on a fantastic rally since the FOMC meeting on 16 March 22. I am thankful to have made a better than expected return of USD19.3k profits in options trading for the month of March due to the rally. Because of the surge in Tesla's share price, I was able … Continue reading [5 April 22 Trades] Preparing For Potential Downside Ahead
How Much Did I Make From Options Trading In March 2022? Sharing My Trades, Strategies & Percentage Returns
March 2022 has been a pretty good month for most investors as the S&P500, led by the tech sector, rebounded strongly after the FOMC meeting. Tesla, based on March performance, has gained 22.47%. If you would like to track the performance of the index of any stocks, like the above map, do check out this … Continue reading How Much Did I Make From Options Trading In March 2022? Sharing My Trades, Strategies & Percentage Returns
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