The market was in a selloff on 17 July, especially the chip companies, so I exited some of my positions in the chip companies that I owned. [17 July 24] +USD196 Profits, Closed AMD CC CALL I closed my AMD Covered CALL which I sold (opened) just one day ago. I had wanted to sell … Continue reading My Trading Journal (17 July 24) | +USD1296 Profits (Shares & Options)
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My Trading Journal (5 July 24) | +USD1,365 Profits (112% Returns In 3 Days)
The 2nd half of trading year got off to a great start thanks to Tesla, that beat expectations on car delivery numbers and energy segment, causing its share price to increase by more than 42% in the past month. I bought CALL options after the good news on the delivery numbers and that has helped … Continue reading My Trading Journal (5 July 24) | +USD1,365 Profits (112% Returns In 3 Days)
My Trading Journal (28 May 24) | +USD261 Profits
Here are some trades that I made on 28 May and the reasons why. [28 May 24] Bought Nvidia Shares & Options Contracts I bought more Nvidia shares to make my total number of shares into a round number, i.e. from 124 to 130 shares. This will help in my strategy to fix my broken … Continue reading My Trading Journal (28 May 24) | +USD261 Profits
My Trading Journal (21 May 24) | +USD380 Profits
I made 2 trades on 20 May 24, one for the short term and one for the long term, one in SG market and one is US market Trade 1: [20 May 24] Bought 100 DBS shares + 200 OCBC shares I bought these 2 blue-chip bank stocks to build up my dividend portfolio for … Continue reading My Trading Journal (21 May 24) | +USD380 Profits
My Trading Journal (9 & 10 May 24) | +USD321 Profits
I have not been trading actively in recent weeks as the market has been very volatile and unpredictable during the earning season. Take a look at the Vix index Year-To-Date (YTD) and you will see the spike happening in April, which happens to be the earnings season. The below are some of the trades that … Continue reading My Trading Journal (9 & 10 May 24) | +USD321 Profits
My Trading Journal (25 April 24) | Why I Bought Meta LEAPS, QQQ & SPY
Meta's share price plunged after earnings despite beating expectations on their earnings, as the company gave weaker-than-expected guidance for the next quarter. I think that the huge drop presented a good opportunity to buy the dip on Meta for long-term profits. I had 3 options, buy the shares, buy Meta CALL options, or SELL a … Continue reading My Trading Journal (25 April 24) | Why I Bought Meta LEAPS, QQQ & SPY
My Trading Journal (17 April 24) | +USD738 Profits
In early 2023, I made one of the biggest trading mistakes by believing a financial guru that the stock market was going to crash in 2023 and went heavy on my short positions. I lost more than $40k in 2023 when the bear market turned into a bull market. It was also during that stage … Continue reading My Trading Journal (17 April 24) | +USD738 Profits
My Trading Journal (16 April 24)
I spend most of the trading session on 16 April 24 trying to fix my liquidity situation, which is dropping further after Tesla's continual drop in share price. As I own 710 Tesla shares, every USD1 decline in share price means my excess liquidity takes a hit of UD710. If Tesla drops by USD10, then … Continue reading My Trading Journal (16 April 24)
My Trading Journal (15 April 24)
April is quite a difficult month to trade. The bullish momentum has lost steam but the stock market is not exactly plunging at the moment. Things are choppy, so it is difficult to predict a single direction for profit. Thus, there is a chance that short term options contract may end up expiring worthless when … Continue reading My Trading Journal (15 April 24)
My Trading Journal (5 April 24)
Starting this new journal series to summarise my options trade for any particular day. 5 April 24 Trades [Trade 1] Bought 3 x Micron CALL I added 3 more positions to my original 5 positions of Micron Buy CALL contracts, with an expiration date of 20 Sept 24, at SP of USD200. I believe Micron … Continue reading My Trading Journal (5 April 24)