$VXX 20250404 44.0 PUT$ closed the vxx and open another trade. market is very volatile and good chance to trade. but be careful to carch the falling knife
Is It Time To Sell Or Buy In The Current Bear Market?
🌟🌟🌟Ever since President Donald Trump announced his Tariff plans on April 4, the markets have nosedived with VIX, the Volatility or Fear Index rising by 38% on Friday trading. VIX $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ is now up a huge 71% in the past 5 days. When news broke that China has retaliated with a 34% tariff on all US goods imported to China, the markets fell further. All 3 US indexes - the Dow Jones, the S&P500 and Nasdaq 100 fell to their lowest levels since June 2020 during the Covid pandemic. Is It Time To Buy Or Sell in the current Bear Market? From my past experience, the one thing I will not do this time is to panic sell. By panic selling, it will lock
Today's market sell-off, triggered by escalating tariff tensions, has been severe. However, my long-standing position $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ has demonstrated resilience, maintaining a modest gain. As a strategic investor, I've been auto-investing in TLT for over a year, anticipating a rally in response to potential interest rate cuts. Nevertheless, despite this lengthy holding period, my average entry price remains above current market levels. While acknowledging the importance of a long-term perspective, I'm underwhelmed by the prospect of merely breaking even after a year. In my view, a satisfactory trade should generate a minimum annual return of 10%. What am I missing here?
$SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF(SPLG)$ When the markets are down, it is important to stay calm and focus on our long term goals.$SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF(SPLG)$ forms part of my core portfolio to buy and hold long term as it represents 500 of US best and strongest companies with market capitalisation of USD 10 Billion or more. SPLG ETF is Index investing at its best. It has the lowest Expense ratio of only 0.02% compared to other competing ETFs. The best part is its dividends. The current dividend yield is 1.49%. SPLG goes ex dividend on June 27 2025. Even though$SPDR Portfolio
not gonna lie, this is an accidental win! I'm still learning the ropes, and my strategy is pretty simple. On a red day, I like to sell puts on a counter I'm bullish on to earn some premium income from the volatility. I was expecting gold to keep rallying after "Liberation Day," but I needed a red counter to sell puts on. That's why I chose an inverse gold ETF$Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares(DUST)$ , which I thought would keep dropping. So, I sold puts on $DUST 20250516 31.0 PUT$ with a super low strike price that I didn't think would get hit. But, guess what? $Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares(NUGT)$ </
$QYLD 20250417 17.0 CALL$ shorted QYLD calls on extreme volatility in the market , unlikely to get exercise . Should the options get exercised, will buy back the share to continue to earning passive income . If not , let the share price continue to drop while at the same time the earning passive income without buying more shares . I plan to continue rolling the options till the volatility in the market is stabilised
$SGX(S68.SI)$ $SGX(S68.SI)$ In light of the recent Reciprocal Tariff announcement, the STI has taken a sharp dive. Yet S68 has shown surprising stability[Surprised] , staying flat even as market volatility surges [Surprised] . As someone currently holding a position in S68, I see this as a Bullish signal & an opportunity ahead. Last Friday (4th April) Closing volume revealed significant selling pressure. However, the price remains contained within the Bullish bar formed on 7th February,2025. This suggest that S68is finding strong support at this level, despite the apparent selling. From my perspective, this stability might indicate hidden
$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ wow it's good timing to buy and hold again! What we need to know is just wait for chance to buy and wait for profit! That's all ! Monday see it's flying!