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)
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Facebook Groups That You Can Join To Learn & Discuss Options Trading Strategies
Facebook groups are great avenues to be part of bigger investing/ trading communities, to share tips and exchange ideas and strategies with fellow investors and traders. If you are keen to join the options trading communities on Facebook, these are some groups that I recommend. US Stocks Alerts & Ideas + Options Wheel Strategy Options … Continue reading Facebook Groups That You Can Join To Learn & Discuss Options Trading Strategies
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
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?
The Stock Market Can Make You Rich, But It Can Also Bankrupt You | Sharing Some Principles Of Investing
For the first 9 years of my investing journey, I have stayed away from the US market because I fear the volatility that comes with it. Some stocks can rocket to the moon in share prices while some stocks can crash like falling knives. Sometimes, it is the same stock that did both. Let's take … Continue reading The Stock Market Can Make You Rich, But It Can Also Bankrupt You | Sharing Some Principles Of Investing
Why I Sell Weekly CALL Options For Volatile Stocks Such As Palantir?
I am currently holding a few growth stocks such as Palantir, Nio, Pinterest and their share prices are more volatile as compared to mega-caps such as Microsoft, Apple or Alphabet (Google). Why Weekly Covered Call?For these stocks which I own 100 shares or more, I sold weekly covered calls instead of monthly covered calls as … Continue reading Why I Sell Weekly CALL Options For Volatile Stocks Such As Palantir?
How Much Did I Make (Or Lose) In My Worst Trading Month (Jan 2022)?
The market continued to sell off in January 2022 as the Santa Claus rally that happened in Dec 2021 was short-lived. I cut loss on some of my LEAPS positions to free up capital for new options trading contracts. This is the profit/ loss table for closing my LEAPS positions in January 2022: I suffered … Continue reading How Much Did I Make (Or Lose) In My Worst Trading Month (Jan 2022)?
[14 Jan 22 Trades] Sold BAC PUT, Bought Netflix LEAPS, Roll My Covered Call Positions
After a massive selloff on 13 Jan 22, the market opened in the green on 14 Jan, which is surprising as the premarket was red. Bank of America (BAC) was down close to 2% following the mixed results from big banks and I took the opportunity to sell a PUT on BAC shares, with a … Continue reading [14 Jan 22 Trades] Sold BAC PUT, Bought Netflix LEAPS, Roll My Covered Call Positions
3 Reasons To Sell My LEAPS
LEAPS is a powerful strategy that can help us magnify our gains when the stock is on a bullish run. However, the opposite is also true as in a downtrend, as LEAPS will be magnifying your percentage premium loss faster than the percentage share price drop. So, we need to understand the risk if we … Continue reading 3 Reasons To Sell My LEAPS
[7 Jan 22 Trades] Buying A LEAPS Contract That Can 8x My % Returns
The US market dropped for the 4th day in a roll for the first trading week of the new year. Tesla continued to fall, so did the big tech and the chip companies. I have been buying the dip since late Nov 21 and I am now almost depleted with my capital. I sold my … Continue reading [7 Jan 22 Trades] Buying A LEAPS Contract That Can 8x My % Returns
