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I write about my investor experience by investing in dividend-paying stocks, options trading, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, stock IPO's and more. Currently on the road to save 1 million dollars by 2045.  Check out my freemium newsletter for investing with covered calls

 

Backtesting a 1-Day Expiry Put Options Strategy on Bitcoin: Analyzing 365 Days of Price Data

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As the founder and CEO of TerraMatris crypto hedge fund I keep analyzing and backtesting different options trading strategies every day.In this article I decided to take a closer look and backtesting selling 1 DTE put options on Bitcoin for one year, seeing how many times there have been more than 4% price drop (thats important for options adjustment strategies)1 DTE put options trades are actually the backbone core strategy at TerraMatris crypto hedge fund and we sell them since August 22,…


#32 TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Targeting $12/day from 1DTE crypto put options

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Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are already close to the end of March, Spring is literally here.Last week our humble crypto hedge fund grew to $1,745 1,699 (+$46) from trading 1 DTE put options on BTC. The growth was coming both from crypto options premium and crypto appreciation itself.Very likely we are going to crack $1,800 milestone this week, as long as BTC stays above $67,000 I'm quite confident in it.We keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put…


#31 TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Targeting $11/day from 1DTE put options on BTC, reinvesting in USDC, SOL & JUP

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Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are already halfway of March, Spring is literally around the corner. Last week our humble crypto hedge fund grew to $1,699 (+$216) from trading 1 DTE put options on BTC. The growth was coming both from crypto options premium and crypto appreciation itself.Very likely we are going to crack $1,750 milestone this week, as long as BTC stays above $65,000 I'm quite confident in it.We keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put…


How To Sell Covered Calls with Solana on ByBit

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ByBit is my new favorite crypto trading platform, I switched from Deribit to ByBit around August 2023, with the launch of TerraMatris crypto hedge fund. I like trading on Bybit because, unlike on the Deribit, options are settled in USDC, not in crypto itself, which makes it much easier to calculate and actually grow the portfolio.In this article I will shed some light on how I'm selling covered call options on Solana using ByBit trading platform.Before that, make sure to check out my previous…


TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund Portfolio Value reaches $1,257.31 in February 2024

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Terramatris is a private crypto investment hedge fund started on August, 2023, by me. The fund is privately held and is not publicly registered under any specific jurisdiction. Though, most of the time operated from Tbilisi, Georgia. In this article I will shed some light on happenings in the portfolio last month. February was stellar in terms for the crypto growth, we managed to double our main crypto fund in short 29 days. Besides that I got one customer for the hedge fund, investing directly…


#30 TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Targeting $10.3/day from 1DTE put options on BTC, reinvesting in ETH

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Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are already halfway of March, Spring is literally around the corner. Last week our humble crypto hedge fund grew to $1,483.20 (+$171.6) from trading 1 DTE put options on BTC. The growth was coming both from crypto options premium and crypto appreciation itself.Very likely we are going to crack $1,550 milestone this week, as long as BTC stays above $65,000 I'm quite confident in it.We keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put…


Minimum Wages in European Union 2024

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In 2024 there were 22 out of 27 European Union member states with an official minimum wage set by the government.Turns out this is already the tenth (#10) article about minimum wages in European Union featured on the blog. To keep it up, here is the raw data for minimum wages across European Union in 2024. Please don't judge too hard, data are taken from this article on Wikipedia, and applied some basic calculations for yearly growth. CountryGross 2024Gross 2022Change EURChange %1Luxembourg€2,…


Enhance Your Crypto Strategy: Selling In-the-Money 1 DTE Call Options on Ethereum

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Are you looking to optimize your crypto trading strategy? Consider integrating the sale of in-the-money (ITM) 1 day to expiration (DTE) call options on Ethereum into your portfolio. At TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund, we're exploring this approach to potentially enhance returns and mitigate risk. Let's delve into how this strategy works and its potential benefits.Trade Setup:To illustrate, let's examine a recent trade executed on February 6, 2024:Long ETH Perpetual Futures: Purchased 0.1 Long ETH…


#29 TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Targeting $10.2/day from 1DTE put options, reinvesting in XLM, SOL & JUP

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Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are already at the start of March, Spring is literally around the corner. Last week our humble crypto hedge fund grew to $1,311.60 (+$247.05) from trading 1 DTE put options on BTC. The growth was coming both from crypto options premium and crypto appreciation itself.Very likely we are going to crack $1,350 milestone this week, as long as BTC stays above $60,000 I'm quite confident in it.We keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by…


#28 TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Targeting $10.1/day from 1DTE put options, reinvesting in BTC

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Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia. We are already at the end of February, just few more weeks before Spring will start. Can't wait!Last week our humble crypto hedge fund grew to $1064.55 from trading 1 DTE put options on BTC. The growth was both from crypto options premium and crypto appreciation. Last week, for the first time we cracked $1,000 milestone. It took us 6 months to get here. We hope to get over $2,000 in shorter time, hopefully in the next 3 months.Very likely we are going to crack $…