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Posted by Martin January 14, 2024

Contest #7: Guess the S&P 500 Friday Close And Win Cash!

Last week, we didn’t get the minimum voters again to have the contest valid. We only need 5 people to validate this contest and have a true competition with one winner of cash. I hope, next week, we will have enough people to participate, have fun, and one of them win the cash prize!   Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 11, 2024

November – December 2023 SPX put credit spreads trading review

Our SPX Crumbs Strategy works great so far. I hope it will continue like that for years to come. September was a volatile market. After a strong rally since the end of the bear market in October 2022, the market pulled back. Our strategy sustained that pullback. We made good money even when the market Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 09, 2024

September – December 2023 Investing and Trading Report

Four months are behind us, and they were successful. We had a rough time in September, but the markets started rallying again, and our investing and trading performed great. I made many changes to our trading and investing. The most significant change was to our accounts’ SPX trading and cash management. I was always fully Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 07, 2024

Contest #6: Guess the S&P 500 Friday Close And Win Cash!

Last week, we didn’t get the minimum voters again to have the contest valid. We only need 5 people to validate this contest and have a true competition with one winner of cash. I hope, next week, we will have enough people to participate, have fun, and one of them win the cash prize!   Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 02, 2024

Accused of being a scam and fraud

I started this blog in 2008. I posted about my investing and trading journey. I post my trades, opinions, views, analysis, and results. Yet, I am still being accused of being a scam and fraud. I posted my recent Crumbs strategy, trading SPX (and stocks), and showed that this strategy was finally winning. Immediately, people Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 31, 2023

Contest #5 Announcement: Guess the S&P 500 Friday Close Challenge!

Last week, we didn’t get the minimum voters to have the contest valid. We only need 5 people to validate this contest and have a true competition with one winner of cash. Interestingly, according to stats, the last contest was visited by 254 people but only two voted. Does no one want free money anymore? Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 28, 2023

Is Wall Street Optimistic about the markets?

Based on the recent financial media coverage, the current Wall Street market sentiment appears cautiously optimistic, with several key indicators shaping this outlook. As the optimism improves we may expect the market rallying more. We even see bears slowly abandoning their stance and joining the rally. That trend may continue well into 2024. However, as Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 27, 2023

Oh those emotions!

Human emotions are the biggest enemy of any trader. I fight emotions all the time. Actually, in fact, the emotions fight me. And I suffer. Just today, I had a panic attack when watching the market. And it was utterly unreasonable and stupid.   What Happened?   I had two trades on. One was set Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 26, 2023

Investors Who Predicted… or Just Rolled a Lucky Dice? A Hilarious Take on Media’s Crystal Ball Circus

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, to the greatest show on Earth – the never-ending parade of “Investors Who Predicted…” headlines! It’s like a circus where the media plays the role of the ringmaster, and investors are the clowns trying to fit into the world’s tiniest car. Get ready for a laugh riot as we Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas to Everyone!