I wrote this article to share my experience of joining a paid trading group on Discord, so that you can use it as a reference or as part of your consideration for joining a paid trading group, an investment course, or something similar. This is by no means criticizing any guru or discouraging anyone from … Continue reading I Followed A Guru And Lost USD6.15K In A Month | Sharing My Experience From Joining A Paid Trading (Discord) Group
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My Vertical Spread Disaster, How Max Loss USD117 Became USD3,036 Loss | What To Do (& Not To Do) When One Leg Of Vertical Spread Gets Assigned
This was supposed to be a safe low-loss trade that went terribly wrong due to some bad decisions that I made. Hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes and not make these decisions that can balloon your losses. On 21 Nov 22, I had 20 open contracts of Apple Bull PUT Spread. I received USD4.87 … Continue reading My Vertical Spread Disaster, How Max Loss USD117 Became USD3,036 Loss | What To Do (& Not To Do) When One Leg Of Vertical Spread Gets Assigned
My 390.91% Return On Positive CPI Reading Trade (Bull PUT Spread On Apple)
The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading came in lower than expected at 7.7% and the stock market rallied on 10 Nov 2022. I initiated a BULL PUT Spread aka PUT Credit Spread (3 contracts with a max loss of USD165 and max gain of USD1,335) on Apple stock. Details are as follows: I opened … Continue reading My 390.91% Return On Positive CPI Reading Trade (Bull PUT Spread On Apple)
My 390.32% 2-Day Return On FOMC Meeting Trade (Bear CALL Spread On QQQ)
The stock market was feeling optimistic ahead of the FOMC meeting on 1~2 Nov, especially a Wall Street Journal article published the week before suggested that the Fed could pivot. I was in the camp that the Fed would not pivot and that the market would sell off after the meeting. So, I started a … Continue reading My 390.32% 2-Day Return On FOMC Meeting Trade (Bear CALL Spread On QQQ)
My LEAPS Portfolio Update On 8 Oct 2022 (95.14% Of $342.6K Down)
This is a short update on my LEAPS CALL portfolio. At this time of writing (8 Oct 2022), it is down by 95.14%, which means that the unrealized loss is $326k out of the total capital of 342.6k. This is despite me realizing 81k of losses in Aug 2022 trades, trying to salvage some capital … Continue reading My LEAPS Portfolio Update On 8 Oct 2022 (95.14% Of $342.6K Down)
Review Of My 485k LEAPS CALL Portfolio On 9 Aug 22 (75% Down)
In my previous update on my LEAPS CALL portfolio, I share about the total capital allocation for each company as well as the total capital allocated for the respective contract expiry dates. My spreadsheet also contains the details of all the 958 options contracts that I have bought, e.g. date of purchase, premium paid, share … Continue reading Review Of My 485k LEAPS CALL Portfolio On 9 Aug 22 (75% Down)
[1, 2 Aug Trades] What I Am Buying In The Recent Rally?
The market has continued its rally going into August 2022. I am hoping that the rally lasts as long as possible so I can minimize my losses on my LEAPS CALL portfolio. At the same time, I added some positions in order to reach that target earlier. When I looked at my top 6 biggest … Continue reading [1, 2 Aug Trades] What I Am Buying In The Recent Rally?
Q&A On Buying LEAPS CALL Options Contract
I have a blog reader who asked some questions about the LEAPS CALL Strategy that I am using. So, I thought it would be useful to share my replies for the benefit of everyone. Question 1: May I ask for your LEAP call strategy, do you cut-loss if it reaches a certain value? Jason: I … Continue reading Q&A On Buying LEAPS CALL Options Contract
[18 July Trades] I Bought More LEAPS CALL (Apple, Nvidia, Adobe, Microsoft, Tesla)
The stock market rallied on 18 July before retreating after Apple announced that it is planning to slow down hiring and spending growth in some divisions, which sparked the fears of recession. I see the rally as a bullish sign as investors feel confident ahead of the earnings release by some of the biggest companies … Continue reading [18 July Trades] I Bought More LEAPS CALL (Apple, Nvidia, Adobe, Microsoft, Tesla)
[14 & 15 July Trades] Why I Bought More LEAPS CALL (Apple, Nvidia, Adobe, AMD, Meta)
I bought more LEAPS CALL (expiring Sept 2023 and Jan 2024) to average down on my previous positions as I believe that inflation will be under control in the latter half of 2022 and the stock market will rebound when that happens. The worse-than-expected CPI data released on 13 July 22 did not crash the … Continue reading [14 & 15 July Trades] Why I Bought More LEAPS CALL (Apple, Nvidia, Adobe, AMD, Meta)
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