Tag: options trading strategies

Trading Review Dec 23 ($6,840 Profits)

by Jason Cai

December is a good month for the US stock market, due to seasonality where stocks generally rise towards the end of the year, with the famous Santa Claus rally indicating a strong uptrend for the second half of December. Another reason that boosted investors' confidence was the Federal Reserve's signaling in December's FOMC meeting that … Continue reading Trading Review Dec 23 ($6,840 Profits)

Trading Review For Oct (+2.8k) & Nov 23 (+2.55K)

by Jason Cai

For Oct and Nov 23, the US stock market (using the S&P500 as a reference) went through some downs and ups. I managed to generate S$2,858 and S$2,549 respectively for Oct and Nov. In this post, I would like to share my trades for reference. This is a summary of the trades for Oct 2023: … Continue reading Trading Review For Oct (+2.8k) & Nov 23 (+2.55K)

[13 Oct Trade] Sold PUT on Hersey (HSY), S.P. $220, Expiry 17 May 24

by Jason Cai

I sold a PUT contract on Hersey Co (ticket symbol: HSY) on 13 Oct 23 because I think this company has taken a hit since its all-time high of USD276.88 in March this year, due to negative news (potential competition from Mr Beast's Feastables and thus leading to loss of market share) and easing fears … Continue reading [13 Oct Trade] Sold PUT on Hersey (HSY), S.P. $220, Expiry 17 May 24

-$28,162.33 Trading Losses (Sept 23)

by Jason Cai

Sep 23 was the third month this year as well as the whole of my 3 years of trading journey that I did not have any positive cash flow coming in. I also incurred the largest (5 digits) loss for this year (2023) after losing $5.2k and $4.8k earlier this year in Feb and March … Continue reading -$28,162.33 Trading Losses (Sept 23)

Options Trading For Passive Income: Truth Or Myth?

by Jason Cai

Many people dream of having a passive income or a sideline income that can sustain their lifestyle so they can retire early. Options trading may come to mind as the plan to provide that steady stream of income every month. However, how true is that? And how feasible is it to sustain an income that … Continue reading Options Trading For Passive Income: Truth Or Myth?

Is A Huge Stock Market Crash Coming? What You Must Know Before Shorting The Market?

by Jason Cai

You may have heard of the recent news that Michael Burry, the “Big Short” investor who became very famous for his correct prediction of the epic collapse of the housing market in 2008, has bet more than $1.6 billion ($866 million in PUT options on S&P 500 and $739 million in PUT options on Nasdaq … Continue reading Is A Huge Stock Market Crash Coming? What You Must Know Before Shorting The Market?

What Is Early Assignment Risk In Options Trading? Who Is Affected & How To Mitigate It?

by Jason Cai

In options trading (American style), the options contract owner (or buyer) has the right to exercise the options contract anytime between the start of the contract and the expiration date. An early assignment means the options contract buyer chooses to exercise the contract before the expiration date. However, it is usually rare as there is … Continue reading What Is Early Assignment Risk In Options Trading? Who Is Affected & How To Mitigate It?

Trading Review For June & July 23

by Jason Cai

In my previous post, I shared that the Tesla Bear PUT spread options that I bought at the start of the year expired worthless in the months of June and July and as a result, the loss amounted to almost S$14,000. In this post, I want to share my overall profit and loss for the … Continue reading Trading Review For June & July 23