We’ve adjusted a position in the Paid-to-Play portfolio today: [Read more…]
[Options] Getting Cautiously Long
[12/4/23: moving stop to 550]
Today’s trade is a bet on stocks making a run back towards all-time highs over the next 3-6 months. If you don’t believe that’s in the cards for stocks, then this trade isn’t for you.
Unfortunately, its also a trade in a stock with a high trading price, so the margin requirement may perhaps be a bit onerous for some.
If you’re in either camp, there’s no shame in skipping this trade. It’s not for everyone.
If I haven’t scared you off yet, then keep reading… [Read more…]
[Options P2P] Adjustment to USO Position
We’ve adjusted a position in the Paid-to-Play portfolio today: [Read more…]
[Options P2P] Adjustment to ITB Position
We’ve adjusted a position in the Paid-to-Play portfolio today: [Read more…]
[Options Premium] Marginal Utilities
The utilities sector has been schmeissed (technical term) over the past couple of months. Its like all of a sudden investors all woke up en masse to finally decide the rising interest rates environment offers better alternatives for their investing dollars than relatively riskier dividend paying stocks.
This may be true, but is it possible investors may have overreacted a bit?
On a sector level, the Utilities ETF $XLU has potentially put in a tradeable bottom — at least one we can lean against for risk management purposes. And considering their is upcoming earnings announcement risk in many of the biggest names in this sector, playing the ETF feels like the safest way to play.
[Options P2P] New Position: XLP
The next new position in our Paid-to-Play portfolio is: [Read more…]
[Options P2P] Trade Alert: Closed XLP Position
We had a resting GTC order filled at our target in the Paid-to-Play portfolio today: [Read more…]
[Options Premium] We’re Hoping to Get Paid Like Costco.
Costco earns its margins before you even whip out your credit card at the checkout counter.
How?
They get paid upfront, selling you an annual “membership” that allows you to shop at Costco. That membership is all margin for Costco. This is how they can afford to sell most of their goods at or just above cost, yet still earn steady, reliable profits. What a concept!
We’re gonna steal that concept by getting paid upfront. [Read more…]
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