Friday, August 4, 2023

Trade of the Week (4 Aug 2023)

My last trade resulted in a gain of $80 (0.4%) on a $20K account when it expired.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread again. I'll sell 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,800 and an expiration of 11 Aug 2023. At the same time, I'll buy 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,760 and an expiration date of 11 August. This trade has a maximum gain of about $34 as long as NQX closes above $2,800 on Friday, 11 August, 2023.

I made this trade in my account that has a cash balance of $20,000. I am only using half of my available cash so that I can fix the trade in the unlikely event that NQX happens to fall by 10% this week.

Note: This trade is not a recommendation but is merely an account of what I may have executed in the past.

Friday, July 21, 2023

Trade of the Week (21 July 2023)

My last trade resulted in a gain of $44 (0.2%) on a $20K account when it expired.

The VIX is still low this week, so I'm not finding a 1-week trade that I like. For this week's trade of the week, I had to do a 2-week out Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,800 PUT options and buying 2 $2,760 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,800 on Friday, 4 Aug, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $80 in this case. This isn't quite back to normal, but better than last week.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 10% over the next two week.

Friday, July 7, 2023

Trade of the Week (7 July 2023)

My last trade resulted in a gain of $80 (0.4%) on a $20K account when it expired.

The VIX is still low this week, so I'm not finding a 1-week trade that I like. For this week's trade of the week, I had to do a 2-week out Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,700 PUT options and buying 2 $2,650 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,700 on Friday, 21 July, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $44 in this case. This isn't really worth my time, but I guess every little bit helps.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 10% over the next two week.

Friday, June 23, 2023

Trade of the Week (23 Jun 2023)

Last week's trade doesn't expire until next week. It's still working, so I'm going to just let it ride. If invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a loss of 1.5% at the close of trading on Friday.

This week there's no new trade.

Friday, June 16, 2023

Trade of the Week (16 Jun 2023)

The trade from 2 weeks ago resulted in a gain of $206 (1.03%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 3.8% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

The VIX is still low this week, so I'm not finding a 1-week trade that I like. For this week's trade of the week, I had to do a 2-week out Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,720 PUT options and buying 2 $2,670 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,720 on Friday, 30 June, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $80 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 10% over the next two week.

Friday, June 9, 2023

Trade of the Week (9 Jun 2023)

Last week's trade doesn't expire until next week. It's still working, so I'm going to just let it ride. If invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a loss of less than .05% at the close of trading on Friday.

This week there's no new trade.

Friday, June 2, 2023

Trade of the Week (2 Jun 2023)

Last week's trade resulted in a gain of $96 (0.48%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 1.7% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

The VIX is really low this week, so I'm not finding a 1-week trade that I like. For this week's trade of the week, I had to do a 2-week out Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,650 PUT options and buying 2 $2,600 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,650 on Friday, 16 June, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $206 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 8% over the next 2 weeks.

Friday, May 26, 2023

Trade of the Week (26 May 2023)

Last week's trade resulted in a gain of $88 (0.44%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 0.66% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,600 PUT options and buying 2 $2,550 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,600 on Friday, 2 June, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $96 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 9% this week.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Trade of the Week (19 May 2023)

Last week's trade resulted in a gain of $114 (0.57%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 3.5% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,570 PUT options and buying 2 $2,520 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,570 on Friday, 26 May, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $88 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 8% this week.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Trade of the Week (12 May 2023)

Last week's trade resulted in a gain of $140 (0.7%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 0.66% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,420 PUT options and buying 2 $2,370 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,420 on Friday, 19 May, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $114 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 8% this week.

Friday, May 5, 2023

Trade of the Week (5 May 2023)

Last week's trade resulted in a gain of $86 (0.43%) on a $20K account when it expired at the end of the day. On the other hand, if invested in a NASDAQ ETF, there would have been a 0.1% gain at the close of trading on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread, a type of options trading strategy that aims to take advantage of market volatility. By selling 2 $2,400 PUT options and buying 2 $2,350 PUT options, I'm expecting that NQX will close above $2,400 on Friday, 12 May, 2023. If this happens, I will keep the difference between the two options as profit, which is a maximum of $140 in this case.

This trade was made in an account with a cash balance of $20,000 while risking only half the available cash. There is a buffer for potentially fixing the trade or taking action if NQX falls 8% this week.

Friday, April 28, 2023

Trade of the Week (28 April 2023)

Last week, I made a trade for a $110(0.51%) gain on a $20K account when it expires at the end of the day today. If I had been invested in a NASDAQ ETF, I would have had a weekly gain of about 1.8% at the market close on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread again. I'll sell 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,440 and an expiration of 5 May 2023. At the same time, I'll buy 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,390 and an expiration date of 5 May. This trade has a maximum gain of about $86 as long as NQX closes above $2,250 on Friday, 5 May, 2023.

I made this trade in my account that has a cash balance of $20,000. I am only using half of my available cash so that I can fix the trade in the unlikely event that NQX happens to fall by 10% this week.

Note: This trade is not a recommendation but is merely an account of what I may have executed in the past.

Friday, April 21, 2023

Trade of the Week (21 April 2023)

Last week, I made a trade for a $110(0.55%) gain on a $20K account when it expires at the end of the day today.  If I had been invested in a NASDAQ ETF, I would have had a weekly loss of about 0.7% at the market close on Friday.

This week's trade of the week is a Put Credit Spread again. I'll sell 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,390 and an expiration of 28 April 2023. At the same time, I'll buy 2 PUT options on NQX with a strike price of $2,340 and an expiration date of 28 April. This trade has a maximum gain of about $102 as long as NQX closes above $2,390 on Friday, 28 April, 2023.

I made this trade in my account that has a cash balance of $20,000. I am only using half of my available cash so that I can fix the trade in the unlikely event that NQX happens to fall by 6.8% this week.

Note: This trade is not a recommendation but is merely an account of what I may have executed in the past.