Chris It’s Valentine’s Day and we decided we wanted to celebrate with one of our favorite movies Thor Ragnarok. Towards the end of the film (spoiler alert!) Thor says this line, “See Loki, life is about. It’s about growth, it’s about change, but you seem to just want to stay the same. I guess what I’m … Read more
When it comes to competitive nature, everyone is different. Some need to win at all cost. While others just want to have fun and winning doesn’t matter at all. In team games such as League of Legends, sometimes when a team is about to win, someone will put up a surrender vote. Obviously this makes … Read more
In the world of options trading, the Greek Theta represents the time value. You see, each option contract has an expiration date and based on factors such as price and volatility, the time also has value. As I study more about Theta decay, I think more about the value of time. How much is my … Read more
Luke Zocchi is a life long friend and now personal trainer for Chris Hemsworth aka Thor. People have often asked him why he looks like him and Chris looks like…. well, Thor. Luke responds with the fact that he does the same workouts and eats the same foods as Chris. But Chris’s genes allows his … Read more
The stock market decided to take a dive at about 10:10 am this morning. The S&P dropped 1.0% over the next 40 minutes. DIA dropped 0.8%. And what I really care about was TSLA falling from the market open at $843.15 all the way down to $800.02. TSLA spent the rest of the day teetering … Read more
Today, I looked up writing prompts and came across a bunch of random lists. I settled on the title prompt:Write About What Motivates You and What Scares You. So here we go. What motivates me. I would have to say knowledge motivates me. I am both a fan of accumulating knowledge as well as sharing … Read more
You may have heard this phrase before, most famously used by JFK in 1963. The meaning is that improving an economy benefits everyone within the economy. When it comes to knowledge, this is almost always the case. There has been an old fashioned mindset that withholding certain information from your peers is the best or … Read more
It’s worth taking time everyday preparing for the next day. You’ll be more focused and less prone to distractions. And with increased efficiency, you’ll save time. When it comes to trading, it’s good to take some time the evening before to scan for potential trades. Set rules for yourself so when market conditions appear you’ll … Read more
Climbing Mt Everest has never been on my radar as a life goal. Without even knowing all the dangers and statistics, it just never had any appeal to me. Not. One. Bit. This weekend, I found out my wife is a big fan of the psychology of high altitude climbing disasters. With my mouth slightly … Read more
Whether it’s an options trade, a blog post, a YouTube video… sometimes they’re a flop. It doesn’t feel good when you don’t get the results you want. But it’s important to keep putting out content. If you can, try to learn from it. Find out what you can do better. Keep in mind who your … Read more