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Setting My Options Trading Goals
I have updated this article today (20 Nov 22) since I updated my financial planning. In addition to my retirement funds and other assets, I started in 2021 to do some investing and options trading. I want to raise additional income, especially for the period after my retirement. To do this correctly, I have to determine my goals. In 2021,…
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Entry 18 Mar 23: Wild Week for Banks
It was a wild week for banks due to the downfall of SVB and Credit Suisse plummeting. SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, filed for Chapter 11…
Entry 11 Mar 23: Grey Skies
The skies over the financial markets seem to be turning grey. I am already writing this entry on Friday since I am traveling to the Netherlands this weekend to pick…
Blog Posts
A Chat with ChatGPT on Volatility Trading Iron Condors
I had another chat with ChatGPT on volatility conditions for trading iron condors. In a book I was reading, The Options Traders Hedge Fund Framework by Dennis Chen and Mark…
A Chat with ChatGPT on Options Trading
I have been asking ChatGPT questions about options trading to help me on my odyssey to become a professional options trader. And I have to say I have been pleasantly…
Trading Earnings to Elevate Earnings
I want to elevate my earnings by trading companies’ earnings. Earnings season be an exciting and profitable time, and it often is a very volatile time. But it is also…
Are my Options Trading Profit Targets Realistic?
My options trading profit targets are – to say the least – ambitious. But are they realistic? How can portfolio allocation and RoC help? Profit Drivers The drivers of my…
My First Year of Options Trading and Goal Adjustments
In the first week of this new year, I will be looking back at 2022, my first year of options trading. What did I learn, which books did I read,…
Technical Analysis for Options Trading
In this blog post, I will describe how I use technical analysis to determine entry points for new option trades, adjustments for existing trades, and rules for closing positions. This…
