2021-Q4 Options Trading Results
This is my fifth options trading update. As a reminder, I categorize options trading to include only trades that have a short duration (i.e. less than three months). I also trade longer dated options (i.e.…
This is my fifth options trading update. As a reminder, I categorize options trading to include only trades that have a short duration (i.e. less than three months). I also trade longer dated options (i.e.…
This is my fourth options trading update. As a reminder, I categorize options trading to include only trades that have a short duration (i.e. less than three months). I also trade longer dated options (i.e.…
This is my third options trading update. The first update encompassed my 2020 options trading since I began systematically tracking in April 2020. Starting in 2021 and going forward, I intend to post my options…
I began more serious and focused options trading in April 2020 so it’s been almost a full year since I started tracking. I posted my 2020 options trading results after the end of 2020: 2020…
A very concentrated growth stock portfolio can provide superior returns compared to the returns from other types of portfolios. However, since each company constitutes a large percentage of the portfolio’s value, a steep drop in…
GameStop (GME) is not a growth stock, and it’s not a company in which I would ever invest. Everyone who’s into stocks has heard about GME by now, and it’s gotten much of the attention…
On January 15, 2021, I posted about how I used a short straddle with a deep in-the-money put. From the questions that I’ve received so far, I realized that this method can be difficult to…
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…
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…