Investor since 1987, options trader since 2013, futures trader since 2018. Motto: “Invest for Dough, trade for show”https://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lkbjpo5pj22cMany thought that the danger to the USA was Russia, China or maybe even North Korea. They were wrong. The real danger came from within.13 Mar 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbjpo5pj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3ld25uhtbpk26It seems that the last few weeks some of the riffraff from x have started to arrive and spoil things. I hope @bsky.app take Blocks into account in their ranking algorithms.11 Dec 2024 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld25uhtbpk26https://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lct4opz2ns2cTwo additions on Friday. A put credit spread (bull put spread) on $STNE for Jan 10th - STNE is a Brazilian fintech. A cash secured put on $SLS for Dec 20th - SLS is a clinical-stage drug company focused on cancer treatments.08 Dec 2024 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct4opz2ns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lcjbrx243k2gNote: I left Twitter to get away from the brain rot. If you are going to post conspiracy theories or political attacks I am just going to block you. Problem solved.04 Dec 2024 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjbrx243k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lc6elt4jp223This paper, which replicates some of Merton’s work, has some interesting findings on several well known simple option strategies. I will investigate more and consider selectively applying the PPUT strategy. https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/ijfs/ijfs-12-00114/article_deploy/ijfs-12-00114.pdf?version=173209961530 Nov 2024 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6elt4jp223https://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lb6eyip5v22cI added futures trading in 2018, mostly for hedging a substantial diversified stock portfolio. I maintain 85% of my portfolio in stocks, a small mutual fund allocation mostly for small caps and international exposure. The remaining 15% is the allocation I use for option and futures trading.17 Nov 2024 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6eyip5v22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lb6evr4vz22cFrom 2013 to 2017 I was primarily an option seller. When VIX fell below 10 in 2017-2018 I had to totally relearn options, there was just no premium in selling options.17 Nov 2024 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6evr4vz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alphainvestor.bsky.social/post/3lb6erbabes2cI started my investing career in 1987 entirely using mutual funds. I added individual equities as my portfolio and experience grew. In 2013, I started trading options, mostly cash covered puts. I soon realized I was using a lot of margin with cash covered puts so switched to put credit spreads.17 Nov 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:euuhmapdk6sf6bmb6b5vohnu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6erbabes2c