~33% of all S&P 500 stock trades are now executed in the last 10 minutes of the trading session. This is up from ~27% in 2021 and has been steadily increasing over the last few months. The entire trading session lasts for 390 minutes, but ONE THIRD of all trades are done in the last 10. Interestingly, assets of passive equity funds such as ETFs have risen to nearly $12 trillion in the US, according to Bloomberg. These funds usually execute their trades near the end of a trading session. This explains the significant spike in volatility at the end of the day.

If you have a 10k account, what percentage is a good and safe amount to allocate towards LEAP options?

When it comes to earnings, hedge funds have poured millions in trying to profit/predict how earnings would go. The opportunity for AAPL is quickly coming to an uncertain area where price can either go up or down. Here's how I think about it. 1. Previously, AAPL got downgraded in the beginning of January which caused prices to go down. This makes AAPL getting a jump after earnings highly likely. This is also why I entered at $182. 2. Two days after I entered, Bank of America upgraded AAPL to $200. This caused the potential value gap to close quickly. The price shot up ​to $195 as I am writing this email. 3. This pushes AAPL to all-time high which ​is also a major resistance area $200. I expect that price will likely be near $200 as there isn't enough momentum to push past this level. ​This is where AAPL is in a pickle. If AAPL ​​​​​​​​​​is at $180, $185, I am sure most investors think that it will be a no brainer and invest. If AAPL is at $190-195, some investors will still invest. But AAPL near $200, this is where a good % of investors will wait and see (hoping for AAPL to drop back down below $180 to re-enter). (You know this, I know this and hedge fund knows this)​ So now you understand the psychology of AAPL investors. $180 a steal, $190 is okay but $200 will wait. This also means there is a lot of buying pressure at $180-190. This also means that you will not likely see $180-190 anymore. This also means that if AAPL earnings is good (or surprisingly good), ​then AAPL will not drop back to $180 anymore. ​​​​​​​​​ ​ That's how I think about AAPL's upcoming earnings.​ Cheers, Eric -- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Free webinar - how to get 30%: https://5mininvesting.com/free-case-study/ In February, my goal is to help 20 people without a financial background to master investing. Investing Accelerator is designed for people without a financial background.

Talking about advice available on internet for investing, I came across this article. Please share what you think about such articles? How to Build a Rock-Solid Passive-Income Portfolio With Just $30,000 (msn.com)

Three math reminders to keep me from letting raw numbers overwhelm my calculations. 1.Rather than dollars, I like to remind myself to look at percentages to compare apples to apples, or APPL to MSFT:) Sometimes, the DOLLAR change in a stock can overwhelm my intuition if I'm not focused. e.g. Today, NFLX dropped a around $30 in after hours, after BEATING earnings estimates announced after the close today. This is a $3000 change in the intrinsic value of an option contract (that controls 100 shares). It's a lot of money, but only about a 5% drop based on the closing price around $600. A drop like that MAY be well within your pre-defined downside/risk tolerance. 2.I like to calculate the power of steady average gains over time because I like to day dream. e.g. using a 10 year time frame. Inflation at an average of 3% 1.03^10 = 34%..You would have to earn more than 34% after 10 years just to keep up with inflation. an average 10% annual gain for 10 years is 1.10^10 = 159% gain free return calculator here... https://tinyurl.com/AndrewCalculators 3.A sense of scale. Netflix (NFLX) has a market capitalization of about $260 BILLION. Grocery Outlet (GO) has a market cap around $2.6 BILLION. Apple (AAPL) has a market cap of about $2.6 TRILLION. Apple is 10 TIMES as big as Netflix, and 1000 TIMES bigger than Grocery Outlet. Some free calculators (and data on another tab) in Google Sheets...copy to your own Google account and have fun. I will slowly add more calculators and data as needed. https://tinyurl.com/AndrewCalculators or full link... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/170il4YX8VacPR0hBGgs9isB62eaywiFkF_lVMDyfyDw/edit?usp=sharing p.s. if you find a mistake, please let me know.