Recently I started getting a liquidation warning about my account not having enough funds and is at the risk of being liquidated. So, I called my brokerage (IBKR) to ask why I was getting these liquidation warnings despite having cash in the account. The agent told me that there were some positions that high on … Continue reading Getting Liquidation Warning | Why I am Getting Liquidation Warning & What You Can Do If You Get Liquidation Warning
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Why I Am Buying CALL Options Again In 2024 | USD5.6k Profits In Feb 24 | Bullish Options Strategies 2024
After cutting huge losses in Dec 2022 when many of my LEAPS contracts lost much of their value, I didn't think that I would be buying options again. The SOP strategy that worked really well for me in 2023 is about selling PUT options, rather than buying CALL options. However, I was inspired by my … Continue reading Why I Am Buying CALL Options Again In 2024 | USD5.6k Profits In Feb 24 | Bullish Options Strategies 2024
Trading Review Jan 24 ($3,737 Profits)
The US stock market got off to a good start in 2024 as the S&P 500 gained 1.6% in January. It was also my 4th consecutive profitable since Oct 2023. See other months' reviews here:Trading Review Dec 23 ($6,840 Profits)Trading Review For Oct (+2.8k) & Nov 23 (+2.55K) Summary Table of Profits/ Loss This is a summary … Continue reading Trading Review Jan 24 ($3,737 Profits)
How I Achieved 14x Return In One Trading Day
This is more of a lottery bet as I bought a CALL contract just before earnings and hope that a great earning result would cause the stock to go to the moon and it happened exactly. This stock is Meta, which beat analyst expectation on earnings and announced its first dividend payout, and it rose … Continue reading How I Achieved 14x Return In One Trading Day
Review Of 2023 + Reveal Of Investment/ Trading Portfolio For 2024
I started 2023 with renewed hope that it will be a better year than 2022. After great gains in 2021 and heavy losses in 2022, I reached the breakeven point in my investment and options trading journey, as my total gain in 10 years of investing and options trading covers the losses suffered in both … Continue reading Review Of 2023 + Reveal Of Investment/ Trading Portfolio For 2024
My “Profitable Trades” Collection
As investors or traders, we yearned for this ultimate outcome: that is, to turn our time, efforts, and capital into something more than what we originally had. But it is not always the easiest outcome to achieve. 3 years into options trading and 11 years into stock investing, the learning curve is still steep as … Continue reading My “Profitable Trades” Collection
What Are The Intrinsic Values Of The Magnificent 7 (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta & Tesla)
The intrinsic value of a stock is often referred to as its true value, a measure of its worth based on the company's cash flows and other considerations. It is different from the market share price, which is the price that investors are willing to pay. When comparing the intrinsic value of a stock against … Continue reading What Are The Intrinsic Values Of The Magnificent 7 (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta & Tesla)
I Was Margin Called & Got Liquidated For Owing My Brokerage USD1.44M | What To Do When You Get Margin Call | How To Prevent Liquidation
On 11 Jan 24, while logging into my brokerage account, I was surprised to find a notification that I was at risk of going into margins (not enough cash left and the brokerage has to lend money to you). I was surprised as I had more than 124k of cash sitting in my account earning … Continue reading I Was Margin Called & Got Liquidated For Owing My Brokerage USD1.44M | What To Do When You Get Margin Call | How To Prevent Liquidation
I Construct A Potential 99x Trade On Meta With Just USD10 | How To Trade With A Small Account
I construct a bullish trade on Meta with a potential 99x return on capital. This may be useful for traders who have a small capital but would still like to get a good return out of the trade. For this trade, I get an advance premium of USD 990 out of a 10-dollar spread on … Continue reading I Construct A Potential 99x Trade On Meta With Just USD10 | How To Trade With A Small Account
Chicken Genius Buys Alibaba, Predicts Bottoming Of China Stock Market
Barely a week after Adam Khoo called it quits on the Chinese Stock Market, Chicken Genius Singapore (Ken Teng) predicted that 2024 would be a great year for Chinese stocks and that they are poised to recover from their slump for the past few years. In the recent episode of Cafe Money Singapore, Chicken Genius … Continue reading Chicken Genius Buys Alibaba, Predicts Bottoming Of China Stock Market