May options trading update I lost $893 trading options in May. I was kind of dreading this post, but here we are. 😅 What a big change one month can make. Last time I was up over $8K. And this month I’m down $893. The primary reason for losing money was I took some realized losses from my… Read More »
April options trading update I didn’t think I would be so busy with options in April. But I saw some opportunities I just couldn’t pass up, which included a decent gain ($3k) from Netflix. 🙂 It’s officially been 1 entire year since I started trading options. I’ve learned a lot over that time. And fortunately I got… Read More »
March options trading update So in February when I made 300% more options income than usual I wrote it was due to a temporary spike in market volatility and won’t happen again going forward. Well, I was wrong. 😅 I continued to capitalize on the high implied volatility in the options market in March, and earned $8,077, breaking… Read More »
February options trading update I earned $7,403.73 in net premiums after commission this month. Most of this was thanks to the higher than average volatility in the stock market. 🙂 Higher implied volatility increases option premiums, translating into more income for option sellers like myself. Video breakdown of trades I produced a video explaining my individual… Read More »
January options trading update I earned $1892 in net premiums last month. It was an incredible time to be an options trader. 🙂 When stock markets are volatile, option premiums increase. This translates into more income for option sellers. The majority of my trades are selling options, which takes advantage of time decay. And the burn rate… Read More »
December options trading review I received $1,586 in premiums selling options in December. This brings my total premiums earned to $10,732 for the entire year. 🙂 I made one bad trade in October, selling a TD covered call. That move cost me $358 this month as I rolled my TD call option from $88 strike to $92,… Read More »