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My crypto portfolio took a hit of about 17% last night after it was announced that SEC has sued Binance and its CEO CZ. Bitcoin price dropped from about $27,150 to $25,500. At the time of writing, I was holding about 0.1 BTC long futures, with my average buy price at $27,125. Trading with leverage is like a double-sided sword, it can make huge returns and it can also blow up your account easily. With my BTC estimated liquidation price (ELP) just under $25,000 I started to feel quite…

Investors are always looking for ways to generate additional income from their investments, and one strategy they can consider is selling put options. This strategy involves selling a put option contract and collecting the premium, with the obligation to buy the underlying stock at a specified strike price if the stock falls below that price by the expiration date. If the stock price does not fall below the strike price, the investor keeps the premium as profit. I was first introduced to the…

For a long time, I couldn't find the answer to the question - to write cash-secured puts or write covered calls? Now, it seems I have found the answer. I like them both but prefer entering a trade with a cash-secured put. Thus getting a better entry price and collecting a premium upfront. Great for income-hungry investors. In this article, I decided to take a look at 3 stock names I actually trade options with AMZN, BAC, and INTC. All but, AMZN, also are dividend-paying stocks, meaning if you…

Hi traders - I have some excellent news, I've decided to launch a $1,000 options trading challenge - or I will start small and try to get there soon. On average I'm looking to get there in 3-4 months by trading safely. The trade plan lies in trading cash secured put options and trying to avoid the assignment as often as possible. Bad trades should be rolled down and out.  All the income from the options trades will be reinvested back into dividend-paying stocks or used to finance additional…

In today's article, I'm going to talk about 7 dividend stocks I don't mind having in my portfolio and how I'm generating additional semi-passive income by selling put options (or credit spreads) on them. Disclosure:  I'm not a financial advisor and I don't give you any advice here, I'm just sharing my own experience. Investments in stocks, funds, bonds, or cryptos are risk investments and you could lose some or all of your money. Do your due diligence before investing in any kind of asset. …

If 2017 I spent learning a lot about crypto investments, starting a simple buy and hold, swing trading, lending on Poloniex.com, and even building a custom Ethereum mining rig. 2018 was more about high-yielding US stocks. Seems that for 2019 I have a new subject to explore - options trading.  Now, I have heard about options a lot in the past ... it's just I have never had any interest in them, as it has always seemed like a scam to me, now I'm not saying it's a scam, but I'm also not…