728 - Saeed made 55% from PYPL put hedge in a week As inflation remains at 3.4% for April, I did a forecast for the remainder of this year. Some economists are still hoping for June rate cut but Fed has not changed its stance from its 2% inflation goal. Based on my 6-month inflation, we will stay above 3% inflation every month for the next 6 months. However, this doesn't mean the market wouldn't go up.​ The market will likely continue to remain bullish with two dips remaining. The first dip is in May which we are now getting out of.​​ The second dip will likely happen near Aug-Sep.​ 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 May, my goal is to help 10 people without a financial background to master investing. Investing Accelerator is designed for people without a financial background. The goal is to achieve 30% return per year. In the first phase, you will learn long term investing and targeting 30% for tax free compound growth. This will help accelerate your overall wealth. In the second phase, you will learn monthly passive income to provide a more predictable cash flow (target 30% per year) which can cover your expenses. This will help accelerate your retirement goals. If you are interested, then let's hop on a call to see if you can benefit from the strategies in Investing Accelerator and get 30% per year. During the call, we will map out exactly how you can achieve 30%, what you are lacking, how you can improve. If you have any questions about the program, you can ask during the call as well. Schedule a call here: https://bit.ly/48mJlgR Remember to go to the Classroom tab for additional investing resources.

729 - Mark made 15% to 54% from ISRG in 3 months In the last 3 weeks, I lost 4.4 KG. How? - I fasted. Fasting is about not eating (exercising restraint) for 16 hours and eating within an 8-hour window. This allows your body to rest and also lowers your insulin level. ​By combining fasting with eating hard-boiled eggs (2 eggs) for one of the meals, I lost 4.4 KG. Why it works? Fasting lowers your insulin level, allowing your body to rest and consume fat instead of the food you're eating. If you are always eating​, your body can't consume fat. Eating 2 eggs for one of the meals allow your body to absorb protein with low oil content (instead of pan-fried eggs which I love). This ​is an example where you feed yourself good food first instead of fast-food. After doing a lot of analysis, fasting is similar to how I invest. For my investing strategy to be successful, I hold cash 38% of the time in the market. Of course, everyone makes money during the bull market. Thus, investing is about avoiding and taking advantage of bear markets. Holding cash is not a bad thing as it allows you to rest (similar to fasting) and re-enter at the best time. To understand how powerful timing is.... ​​ If you can avoid one bear market, you can double your return.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 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 May, my goal is to help 10 people without a financial background to master investing. Investing Accelerator is designed for people without a financial background. The goal is to achieve 30% return per year. In the first phase, you will learn long term investing and targeting 30% for tax free compound growth. This will help accelerate your overall wealth. In the second phase, you will learn monthly passive income to provide a more predictable cash flow (target 30% per year) which can cover your expenses. This will help accelerate your retirement goals.

In the realm of stock options, the selection of the appropriate strike price, the decision to buy or sell, and the choice between weekly or monthly options are critical considerations that hinge on an individual's market outlook and specific trade objectives. Weekly options, with their lower cost and frequent expiration dates, offer a dynamic avenue for traders aiming for swift movements in stock or ETF prices. However, it's essential to approach these options with a strategic plan, incorporating risk management and a clear understanding of the potential outcomes. For those looking to delve deeper, various strategies such as covered calls, spreads, and straddles can be employed to optimize returns and manage risks effectively. However, are they always the best products to use? When deciding whether we should use the weekly or monthly options, it depends on our outlook for the stock or ETF. If we are expecting a quick move within the next few days, then the weekly options will give us the most bang for our buck. This is due to the fact that Gamma, or directional risk, is higher the closer we get to expiration (see chart below). As a result of the higher gamma in the weekly options, the price of those options will react quicker to movement in the stock. The key take away here is we will see more powerful moves as long as the move happens quick enough. Options trading is a complex endeavor where understanding the impact of time decay is crucial. Weekly options can indeed provide rapid profits if the market moves favorably, but they are also more susceptible to time decay, potentially eroding the value of the position if the anticipated move does not occur swiftly. On the other hand, monthly options, while more costly upfront, offer a buffer against the rapid erosion of time value, allowing for a more flexible timeframe for the trade to work out. A balanced approach, targeting options with 20-40 days until expiration, can be a strategic compromise, providing a blend of time value and responsiveness to market movements.

PYPL has been in an upward channel for some time. This is a good example of a stock that is easy to make money with, both holding shares and as PMI. Can someone suggest another one that looks similar on the chart? Nice and steady.

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