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Covered call: What 24 years of S&P 500 data say about it
A covered call means you own 100 shares and sell someone the right to buy them from you at a fixed price, for a fee you keep. It turns some of a…
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Worst month for stocks: What 55 years of S&P 500 data show
September is the worst month for stocks. From 1971 to 2025 the S&P 500 lost 0.90% in an average September and closed the month higher in only 44% of…
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2024 might be my biggest learning year yet
Another year is over. It was my 8th trading year since I got back to the markets in 2017. As time goes by, it becomes harder to learn much new about…
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I’m back to the highs again
I have 7 trading accounts in my portfolio. One of the accounts returned +52% in 2023. See you next year! Lol. That seems to be the industry’s…
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Drawdowns are like scars showing that we have survived
The stock market is not a friendly place, where everyone is guaranteed to make money by having exposure in securities. It’s a highly competitive…
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Q2 summary in the weak bear market environment
Every three months I look back at my trades from the quarter previous to the last one, so that the trades are in the middle of the chart. It’s a good…