Realized P/L is now red. I am down in realized profits for the first time this year, finally burnt my fingers with a stupid zero-DTE error.
Last week's trade log is up: www.foolishtrader.com/day-104/
After a ~50% crash in 2008, it would take the S&P 500 ~4 years just to break-even. For those years, a typical index-only investor made $0 in new wealth.
Can you protect yourself? Read here for insights from Mark Spitzanagel's Safe Haven.
#finance #options
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After a ~50% crash in 2008, it would take the S&P 500 ~4 years just to break-even. For those years, a typical index-only investor made $0 in new wealth.
Can you protect yourself? Read here for insights from Mark Spitzanagel's Safe Haven.
#finance #options
www.foolishtrader.com/the-arithmet...
Scalped $273 this week. Includes one more tiny take-your-money-and-run successful Zero DTE trade.
Uncertainty is increasing, but it has been profitable so far.
Link to full write-up of weekly post: www.foolishtrader.com/day-103/
#OptionsTrading
Another couple of lucky wins with 0-DTE SPX.
This time I ran away with $160.
SPX has given me ~$500 back Year To Date.
The max I have risked is $1500, so ~33% return on capital in ~2 months.
Dangerous. And thrilling.
Read more here: www.foolishtrader.com/day-101/
#OptionsTrading #0DTE #SPX
Another week where I tried Zero-DTE successfully!
2 Iron Condors, each lasting under an hour, each with a $1000 in risk - giving me a net of $155 in realized gains. Is this the strategy I have been looking for?
Full Breakdown on my latest: www.foolishtrader.com/day-100/
#OptionsTrading #0DTE #SPX
Are you playing earnings or staying in cash?
Full details of my last week's options trading journey here on my blog: www.foolishtrader.com/day-98/
4/4
#Options #OptionsTrading
Anyway, I’m still dodging the PDT rule because my twenty-seven-K is split across two accounts. It’s a small retail trader’s biggest headache.
Next week is huge for earnings. I’m staying ninety percent cash, but I'm watching for one-standard-deviation spreads.
3/4
Mid-week, I jumped into an SPX Zero-DTE Iron Condor. Volatility was so high that even the 'safe' strikes were paying massive premiums.
I closed it out for an 87% profit in record time. Total profit for the week? Three hundred and sixty-six dollars, all from quick volatility plays.
2/4
I called the volatility spike last week, and the market delivered exactly what I expected.
VIX shot past 20, and while we typically panic when the market takes the elevator down, I was looking for the stairs.
1/4
Screenshot showing Iron Condor trades on SPX. Put Spread: $6785/$6775 Call Spread: $6865/$6875 Entry: 6:40 AM (Pacific) Exit: 11:12 AM
Placed a Zero DTE Iron Condor on SPX today.
Neat $285 Profit on a $1000 risk.
#Options #OptionsTrading
Sidelines week. ☕️
VIX is low (~15.9), but geopolitical tension has me wary of a spike. Closed $AMZN for a -$191 loss after some rolling - better a bruise than a break.
#FinSky #Options
www.foolishtrader.com/day-97/
Sidelines week. ☕️
VIX is low (~15.9), but geopolitical tension has me wary of a spike. Closed $AMZN for a -$191 loss after some rolling - better a bruise than a break.
#FinSky #Options
www.foolishtrader.com/day-97/
Happy New Year !!!
My 1st end of year review is up.
Hoping to last another year.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/2025-a-year-...
Happy New Year !!!
My 1st end of year review is up.
Hoping to last another year.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/2025-a-year-...
Foolish Trader Journal, Day 94.
This week: I close a few winners, fool around with a Zero DTE trade, and get a tad philosophical!
Read on for how I misunderstood luck for logic earlier this year when I bet ~40% of my capital on a single underlying.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/day-94/
Foolish Trader Journal, Day 94.
This week: I close a few winners, fool around with a Zero DTE trade, and get a tad philosophical!
Read on for how I misunderstood luck for logic earlier this year when I bet ~40% of my capital on a single underlying.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/day-94/
Foolish Trader Journal, Day 93. This week - I navigate a tricky low IV environment, deal with 2 consecutive week of losses, and deliberate over what a good bet size is for my current portfolio.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/day-93/
Foolish Trader Journal, Day 93. This week - I navigate a tricky low IV environment, deal with 2 consecutive week of losses, and deliberate over what a good bet size is for my current portfolio.
#OptionsTrading
www.foolishtrader.com/day-93/
Another week in the books. My portfolio is now >$27K, and I have covered a lot of losses, now short just about ~$4.5K from recuperating my initial starting up fund. Read along for not so typical I made a lot of money with #OptionsTrading story.
www.foolishtrader.com/day-92/
Another week in the books. My portfolio is now >$27K, and I have covered a lot of losses, now short just about ~$4.5K from recuperating my initial starting up fund. Read along for not so typical I made a lot of money with #OptionsTrading story.
www.foolishtrader.com/day-92/
Last week volatility spiked and I closed 9 profitable trades with a $480 profit, excluding the trades I closed while managing a losing META diagonal. Here's how I played both sides to scalp wins and cut losses in half.
www.foolishtrader.com/day-91/
Last week volatility spiked and I closed 9 profitable trades with a $480 profit, excluding the trades I closed while managing a losing META diagonal. Here's how I played both sides to scalp wins and cut losses in half.
www.foolishtrader.com/day-91/
$357 in profits this week, with wins in HOOD, SOFI, NVDA, and HIMS.
#OptionsTrading
See full writeup: www.foolishtrader.com/day-90/
This week in markets - NVDA became a $5 Trillion company, AAPL tracking close at $4 Trillion, AMZN made a big stride forward, and I closed out my first profitable month!
#OptionsTrading
Last week's write-up of my experiments: www.foolishtrader.com/day-89/
$357 in profits this week, with wins in HOOD, SOFI, NVDA, and HIMS.
#OptionsTrading
See full writeup: www.foolishtrader.com/day-90/
This week in markets - NVDA became a $5 Trillion company, AAPL tracking close at $4 Trillion, AMZN made a big stride forward, and I closed out my first profitable month!
#OptionsTrading
Last week's write-up of my experiments: www.foolishtrader.com/day-89/
Blog #100!
9 trades. 9 winners. +$732 week. My best of the year.
It took nearly 200 trades this year to string together one perfect week.
Still overall red. But progress isn’t linear - it’s persistence.
Full breakdown: www.foolishtrader.com/day-88/
#OptionsTrading
Blog #100!
9 trades. 9 winners. +$732 week. My best of the year.
It took nearly 200 trades this year to string together one perfect week.
Still overall red. But progress isn’t linear - it’s persistence.
Full breakdown: www.foolishtrader.com/day-88/
#OptionsTrading
Another week in the books. A +45% spike in volatility - VIX went from under 20 to over 28.
#OptionsTrading
Weekly write-up here: www.foolishtrader.com/day-87/