This is a reprint of my Seeking Alpha article from 2013. If you have SA subscription, you can read the full article including hundreds of comments here. For the record, the strategy implementation has changed since then, but the principle remains the same. You can read more here.
Trading the financial markets can be rewarding, but it also offers its fair share of complexities and obstacles. When faced with thousands of financial instruments, fluctuating markets, and a range of platforms at their disposal, traders can feel overwhelmed.
Growing your investment portfolio involves more than just picking winners. While strong returns are the goal, many investors overlook a critical factor that significantly impacts their net worth: tax planning. Managing your capital and liabilities with taxes in mind isn't just about saving money in April. It's a year-round strategy that can accelerate your portfolio's growth and help you keep more of what you earn.
Inthe world of options trading, one of the greatest challenges is determining future price ranges with enough accuracy to structure profitable trades. One method traders can leverage to enhance these predictions is Monte Carlo simulations, a powerful statistical tool that allows for the projection of a stock or ETF's future price distribution based on historical data.
Investing your money is arguably the most effective way to build wealth, but it’s not some magic get-rich-quick scheme. It comes with risk. If you jump into investing, especially if you’re considering investing in cryptocurrency and treat it like gambling, the chances are that you’ll see the same results as gambling.
Whilst the Palantir CEO is carping on about the fact that the iPhone is the crowning achievement of civilization and nothing has changed our lives more, us investors are left wondering if all the money that is going into the future grand vista of Big Tech really is the proverbial land of milk and honey.
If you want the answer to whether or not you should buy Bitcoin, you're in the right place! In recent years, the world has been introduced to an entirely new peer-to-peer currency that's made waves all over the globe. The cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin has been available since 2009, but it's been garnering worldwide attention ever since early 2018.
It might not surprise you to find out that the world of cryptocurrency has quite a few red flags in it. It’s easy to make a mistake as a newbie trader to begin with, but that’s not where the issues end. From malicious actors to shady trading platforms, there’s a lot you need to be aware of to both protect your investments and your identity.
There's a time when the pursuit of success will change. Your hunger for growth in revenue, in scaling a company, or in stacking investments will begin to wane. You'll look at your account and see that you've crossed the line. At this point, you're no longer focused on proving to yourself that you can create wealth. Now you're thinking about making sure that wealth remains intact. This isn't a fear-based change; it's a maturity-based one.
The greatest joy in investing in options is when you are right on direction. It’s really hard to beat any return that is based on a correct options bet on the direction of a stock, which is why we spend much of our time poring over charts, historical analysis, Elliot waves, RSI and what not.
For reasons that I don’t understand many rookie option traders fear being assigned an exercise notice on a previously sold option. In fact, assignment notice can be a free gift. That gift is likely to be worthless, but on occasion it turns out to be a very welcome surprise.
Lots of people think that becoming a successful trader is about finding some secret formula that will ensure that they make all of the right decisions all the time, and never back the wrong horse. This is, of course, very unrealistic and untrue, but you know what?
