In this week’s episode, sprocket888 shares the detailed thought process that he went through when assigned 400 shares of stock. This includes 100 shares of AAPL and 300 shares of C. Assignment was always possible from the day the trade started. This episode is a continuation of that journey and line of thinking. sprocket walks… Read More »Rotten AAPL Part 2: A detailed breakdown of the thought process

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 looks at a way to get paid to take a long Call. The trading mechanic that sprocket loves to deploy is selling short premium. This allows for a high probability of success trades for the trade-off of limited gains. In this episode, sprocket looks to combine this short premium trade… Read More »A free lotto play?: Getting PAID to take a long Call

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 reflect more on the market’s reaction to the FOMC meeting. They look at the testimony by chairman Jerome Powell to congress and comment on their view. viper keeps his eye on crypto and is very excited about a change in the Avalanche ecosystem. Traders can now deal on… Read More »Are markets bottoming?: Never can tell, but keep in the game.

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 look at the recent FOMC meeting and the corresponding 0.75% rate hike. They also dive in and look back at the 20yr and 100yr history of the S&P to see how the current market tracks with some significant historical events. Finally, they glance into the world of crypto… Read More »FOMC Meeting 0.75% Hike: Pleasure or Pain?

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 has a loser on his hands. In early April, sprocket took on a position to start building up equity in $AAPL. The thinking at the time was the tech blue chips had started to bottom, and it was time to consider adding some of this into the portfolio. To build… Read More »Managing a rotten $AAPL Pt. 1

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 is looking for some premium selling plays. We look at three options that surfaced after looking at what the screener turns up. The options cover three different views on the market and three different sizes for portfolios. The first option is $CPB, a play for the risk-averse with a bearish… Read More »Soup, Shop, or Show: A look at three plays $CPB,$NFLX,$SHOP

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 offer general comments on the current state of the market. Focusing on the personal impact on their mental state of mind and the things they are doing to stay sane. sprocket888 then offers insight into the worst performing trade to date, $RBLX. The point of looking into this… Read More »RBLX, worst trade to date, and other market stories

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 looks at the general market that has been sliding for about 8 solid weeks. The market has recently touched the definition of a bear market reversal of 20% under the previous high. The mainstream media and social media are filled with bearish news about doom and gloom to come. It… Read More »Just DON’T panic

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 take a look at a crypto strategy that viper stumbled on. In this strategy, you simultaneously take both and Long AND a Short position in a crypto asset. This is done in a leveraged capacity. This will allow the ability to profit in EITHER direction, given enough movement.… Read More »Unique strategy to crypto, The Synthetic Straddle

In this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 start a new series about retirement. Sure, this is a long way off for both of these Blockheads, but is it ever too soon to start saving? This episode examines the primary vehicles used to hold and grow wealth for retirement. We will take a look at some… Read More »Preparing for retirement Part 1: Retirement Vehicles