It was a good trading month (November 24), not just for the positive returns (USD4.59k) but also because I managed to break even on my losses for my options trading portfolio. This may seem like an unworthy milestone but it is significant and meaningful to me after losing more than S$400k 2 years ago when … Continue reading Trading Review Nov 24 (USD4.59k Profits)
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Fixing My Broken Palantir Trade (SELL CALL) | How To Fix A Broken Short CALL Contract?
My biggest mistake in 2021/2022 was to build up a LEAPS portfolio amounting to more than 400k and to lose all of them in 2022 bear market. My biggest mistake in 2022/2023 was to sell Covered CALL on my existing shares such as Nvidia, Palantir, Tesla at very low strike price so that I can … Continue reading Fixing My Broken Palantir Trade (SELL CALL) | How To Fix A Broken Short CALL Contract?
Trading Review Oct 24 (USD10.5k Profits)
October 24 has been quite a fruitful month for me though the last 2 weeks are seasonally the worst performing months of the year. Coupled with the US election happening in November, it is a volatile month as well. I did quite well this month, thanks to the rise in share price for Nvidia as … Continue reading Trading Review Oct 24 (USD10.5k Profits)
Taking USD10.47K Profits (40.26% Returns In 4 Months) In Nvidia BULL CALL Spread Positions
I shared in a previous post that I had a huge position in Nvidia other than shares, SELL PUT & SELL CALL contracts and they are my BULL CALL Spread contracts that I have invested USD26k of my capital. More details here: My USD26k Bet On Nvidia On 11 Oct 24 & 15 Oct 24, I … Continue reading Taking USD10.47K Profits (40.26% Returns In 4 Months) In Nvidia BULL CALL Spread Positions
How To Fix A Broken BULL CALL Spread? | Repair Strategy For Debit CALL Spread
Before reading this article, it is important to understand how the BULL CALL Spread or Debit CALL Spread works. This article below will explain in details how this vertical spread options strategy works:How Does Bull CALL Spread Work? Background I was bullish ahead of China's stock market reopening on 8 Oct as I read about … Continue reading How To Fix A Broken BULL CALL Spread? | Repair Strategy For Debit CALL Spread
Trading Review Sep 24 (USD827 Profits)
September was a low trading activity month in terms of options trading for me as I stayed away from making too many trades due to the seasonality of September being a volatile month with lower returns. Instead of trading options, I was buying and selling shares, which gave me more flexibility when it comes to … Continue reading Trading Review Sep 24 (USD827 Profits)
Selling PUT Vs. BULL PUT Spread Options Strategy | Comparing The 2 Options Strategy (Pros & Cons)
In 2023, one particular options strategy worked very well for me and that is the SOP Strategy, which stands for Selling OTM PUT. It allows me to gain $29.4k profits and has an extremely high success rate of 96.4% Read more here: How This Options Strategy Help Me Gain $29.4K Profits & 96.4% Success Rate … Continue reading Selling PUT Vs. BULL PUT Spread Options Strategy | Comparing The 2 Options Strategy (Pros & Cons)
3 Beginner Mistakes That I Would Avoid As An Options Trader (If I Can Start All Over Again)
If I have a chance to turn back time and with today's knowledge and experience, I would avoid these 3 beginner mistakes and they are selling ITM PUT, selling ITM CALL and buying OTM LEAPS. I will elaborate on each one and how avoiding these strategies may help you avoid some pitfalls in your options … Continue reading 3 Beginner Mistakes That I Would Avoid As An Options Trader (If I Can Start All Over Again)
Trading Review Aug 24 (-$8,915 Loss) | Broke My 10 Month Winning Streak | What Went Wrong?
August was a disastrous month in trading as I made a total loss of nearly $$9k, mainly from closing 2 options contracts to increase my excess liquidity for my trading account, as well as cutting loss on hedges that did not work out. All these happened because of the market meltdown happening on 5 Aug … Continue reading Trading Review Aug 24 (-$8,915 Loss) | Broke My 10 Month Winning Streak | What Went Wrong?
Trading Review July 24 ($3,191.01 Profits) | 10th Month Running Positive Returns | Sharing All My Trades
July was the month where the tech stocks, especially the Magnificent 7, went through a correction. A good CPI reading cause a sell-off in Mag 7 with funds being rotated into small caps stocks. The market also experienced a huge sell-off towards the month end when Tesla and Alphabet's earnings did not meet expectations. The … Continue reading Trading Review July 24 ($3,191.01 Profits) | 10th Month Running Positive Returns | Sharing All My Trades