Sometimes we just wake up tired and exhausted. Usually, it’s our bodies or brains telling us you need the rest. I’m not that surprised. The last week was a rollercoaster. Work challenges and surprised were matched by the GME all out war on the stock market. Today, I still managed to do a workout. I … Read more
January 29, Friday. Expiration Day. The GME army is holding and continuing to buy GME. I get an email from Robinhood in the morning stating there’s limitations on the number of shares each account is allowed to buy: 5. A measly 5 shares only. It’s almost worse than keeping the buys shut off completely – … Read more
Robinhood. Webull. Tastyworks. This morning, these brokerages of mine got shut off from the ability buy stocks or open new option positions on GME and a handful of other stocks. But the ability to sell was still there. And institutional traders can still buy these stocks. There were other brokerages too that shut the ability … Read more
“It wasn’t that bad” We had a call with our nephew who has just had his first boxing sparring session, against a professional too. He then started to described his experience. He said the straight punches to the face didn’t hurt as much as expected. But the hooks to the side of the head caused … Read more
This week has been one for the record books – and it’s only Tuesday! So the super concise version of what’s happened. The phenomenon is called a Short Squeeze. To understand we a Short is a trading strategy used most often by Institutional Traders like hedgefunds to make money while betting that a stock’s price … Read more
There is a general mindset among the masses that changes are bad. As social animals with survival hard wired into our brains, we naturally place a lot of value in the comfort of the status quo. And even if you consciously embrace changes, it’s very likely there is a tight subconscious grip holding you back … Read more
Yesterday we watched Soul on Disney Plus. Wow. It was amazing. It’s taken me a full day to process a lot of the ideas and concepts presented in the movie. And I’m sure there’s more depth that I can go on it. Today, I’ll just talk about the scene in the barbershop. Spoilers ahead – … Read more
That’s the fortune cookie we got today. I was a bit surprised that the fortune was not only serious, but actually pretty good words of wisdom. We just came off one of, if not THE longest bull run in the stock market. And although past performances does not indicate future performances, we as investors can … Read more
Today, my coworker told me he got engaged! Of course, being me, I immediately asked to see the ring (I’ll talk about my deep interest in rings on another post, and no it’s not because I’m Sauron…) It was a large round diamond on a fancy cathedral setting. My coworker told me that when he … Read more
Today, I wanted to trade some Options on Webull. I had to apply for access, after punching in a few numbers, great! I now have Options level II – oh yea, I need to put money in the account. Ok, the bank is already linked so I start a ACH transfer. Good thing Webull gives … Read more