Posted by Martin February 04, 2026

Tweaking my Growth stock trading rules

Tweaking my Growth stock trading rules

In this post about adding COIN to my growth stocks positions I described how I trade growth stocks. But lately I got stopped out fast from many positions I opened. Today’s market is sentiment driven rotation so far (out of tech stocks to defensive stock). This is possibly due to expectations about bad data coming Continue reading →

Posted by Martin December 20, 2025

Strategy for 2026

Strategy for 2026

As the year 2025 is coming to an end, it’s time to review our investing and trading strategy for the next year. And the next year trading and investing strategy will be simple and the same as what I have been doing in 2025. This strategy is designed to grow a small portfolio. We started Continue reading →

Posted by Martin September 14, 2025

Is Bitcoin cycle changing?

Is Bitcoin cycle changing?

I started putting some money into Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and two other coins. Yes, I never believed in crypto but yes, I changed my mind. I still treat crypto with enormous dose of caution and invest in it just for the sake of speculation. I am not a “hodler.” I tied my investing to Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 03, 2025

If You Want to Get Crazy, Start Trading Futures Options!

Boy, what a year! 2024 was truly an incredible journey. I discovered futures—specifically, futures options. Not that I didn’t know about them before, but I was ignoring them. When I finally gave them a shot (or should I say they gave me a shot?), I was blown away. It was easy, fast, and extremely profitable. Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 20, 2024

What is the recommended time for someone with no investment experience to start buying individual stocks? What is a suitable initial investment amount?

The recommended time to start investing for someone with no investment experience depends on many factors. There are a few steps I would recommend doing:   Set a goal. The goal can be created by answering questions like: Why do you want to invest? What is your time horizon? What do you want to achieve Continue reading →

Posted by Martin August 08, 2024

Why I decided to abandon dividend investing

I know, many dividend investors will disagree with me but I decided to abandon dividend investing in our business account. It was a tough decision and liquidating my dividend portfolio was hard for me – emotionally. But investing should be void of all emotions. You shouldn’t be in love with your stocks or strategy. So Continue reading →

Posted by Martin July 08, 2024

Started weekly options against MicroFutures /MES for weekly income

Let’s see how this trading goes from now on. I am trading all sorts of strategies and sending them all to our subscribers and you can pick up the one that works best for you. I trade regular futures, options against futures and now I am adding options against Micro-Futures for weekly income. The benefit Continue reading →

Posted by Martin July 04, 2024

Why you should avoid trading debit options strategies

Recently, I came across a 1-1-2 options strategy (which is pretty much a ratio strategy). It is a debit strategy, and the explanation of the strategy is below. In this little post I will explain why I do not trade debit options strategies and why you should avoid them too. Many investors, usually the new Continue reading →

Posted by Martin June 21, 2024

Understanding Why Investors Sell Shares at a Loss

Investing in the stock market can be a rollercoaster of emotions, especially for new investors. One of the more perplexing actions is when investors decide to sell their shares at a loss before those losses become “actualized.” On the surface, this may seem counterintuitive, but there are several strategic reasons behind this decision. Let’s dive Continue reading →

Posted by Martin June 13, 2024

What a surprise!

Here we go. Inflation data and PPI came in showing slowing inflation. That is what almost everybody expected yet it came as a surprise to Wall Street. It still amazes me how irrational the markets are. But it could be because of media which feed us with their bullshit headlines every day trying to tell Continue reading →