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Posted by Martin February 06, 2021

2021 Week 5 results

The first week of February was slow in trading. I didn’t have much time to trade and thus it was mostly maintaining the existing trades. However, some of our holdings (those speculative ones) jumped up significantly and boosted our net liquidating value beyond my expectations. I think I sorted out better, what I want to Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 30, 2021

2021 Week 4 results

The last week of January 2021 is over and it was a hectic week. It was a week that woke up many investors from the lethargy of easy gains. As Danny DeVito says in Other Peoples money: “Easy come, easy go”. The previous three weeks were the “easy come”, the last week was “easy go”. Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 23, 2021

2021 Week 3 results

Another week of 2021 is over and it is time to post the results of our trading. But before I proceed to list my achievements of this past week, I want to share an idea of creating a weekly dividend income. A fellow investor on social media, where I posted my weekly dividend calendar asked Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 22, 2021

Why am I rolling options and not letting them assign?

A primary goal in my wheel strategy is to generate income, not to get assigned. So, simply, if I can roll the option trade away and adjust my strikes for credit, I roll. Of course, I still have to account for the eventuality that I get assigned. A stock may drop suddenly, I get an Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 22, 2021

Creating passive income with weekly dividends

Besides trading options against my positions, I am also interested in weekly dividend payments, so I added all stocks I like to own into a calendar per week, and now I am accumulating these stocks to achieve weekly dividends. I only enter stocks where I own 100 shares in this calendar (I own many other Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 21, 2021

My 2021 additions to our portfolio

We have successfully accumulated 100 shares of AT&T (T) and now we are moving towards accumulating our next company – Altria (MO). We want to invest conservatively, no more risky trades in our portfolio. Thus I consider myself, as a CIO, a reasonably conservative investor. But I also would like to add some new technologies Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 16, 2021

2021 Week 2 results

The second week of 2021 is over and below are the results of our trading.   Account Value: $22,646.49 +$187.81 +0.84% Options Premiums Received: $678.00 January 2021 Options: $1,910.00 Options Premiums YTD: $1,910.00 Dividends Received: $0.08 January 2021 Dividends: $41.58 Dividends YTD: $41.58 Portfolio Yield: 3.46% Portfolio Dividend Growth: 6.11%   In the second week Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 09, 2021

2021 Week 1 results

I used to post weekly results about my trading. It is a time-consuming effort but my goal is to show other investors and traders who are learning that it can be done. I will strive to keep posting throughout the entire year every week no matter what the results will be. My goal is to Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 04, 2021

Is investing and trading in the stock market a passive income?

The simple answer is NO, it is not. Investing in the stock market could be considered a passive income, trading is not passive at all. So, why investing is not a passive income? Although you may reach the fruits of investing and create a passive income in investing, it is only a small portion of Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 04, 2021

So, I was waiting for media to tell us what happened today

And sure, the old song has been used to describe the selling in today’s markets:   Stock market news live updates: Stocks sink in first session of 2021 as virus concerns, election uncertainty weigh   Market Recap: Monday, January 4 Stocks fell Monday in the first session of 2021, as concerns over a post-holiday spike Continue reading →