In 2020, options trading contributed 9.2% of my 2020 portfolio gains. The options tactic that I utilized the most was selling a weekly at-the-money (ATM) straddle combined with a weekly or semi-weekly short deep in-the-money (ITM) put.…
THE PANDEMIC BREEDS A NEW HOBBY This year was the most unusual in my lifetime. The coronavirus pandemic changed so many aspects of life, and, being one of the most, if not the most, cautious person I know…
The year 2020 was unlike any other. Certainly within my lifetime, this past year was the most disruptive. The number of deaths and personal turmoil felt by millions around the world were and continue to…
Those who have followed my writing on investing over the years know that I use options as part of my investing approach. There are various kinds of options and many ways options can be applied…
There are only 17 ½ more trading days left in 2020. What a year. The dichotomy between the portfolio returns and the hardships experienced by tens of millions of people around the world seems almost…
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE DATE GR Portfolio (YTD) S&P500 Total Return (YTD) Jan +25.7% 0.0% Feb +27.7% -8.3% Mar -2.9% -19.6% Apr +16.7% -9.3% May +64.7% -5.0% Jun +110.3% -3.1% Jul +144.7% +2.4% Aug +144.3% +9.7% Sep…
This year is now ¾ of the way through. I did not post an August portfolio update so this update includes the period between Aug 7 and Sept 30. DATE GR Portfolio (YTD) S&P500 Total…
I wanted to wait to post a portfolio update until the portfolio companies reported results this week. FSLY, AYX, LVGO, DDOG, and NET have now reported their results. This update is through August 7, 2020.…
The last portfolio update included my thoughts on the latest earnings results. I gave my opinion then and since then there have been no new earnings releases for any of the portfolio companies. We now…
I wanted to wait until all my portfolio companies had reported earnings before posting another portfolio update. CRWD and ZM reported results on June 2nd so now all my portfolio companies have their March/April quarters’…