🥳Engineer → “Options Architect”: Sasa’s 15-yr Investing Path to +50% Annually

【Snapshot】

• Zero finance background → 15-year investing journey, 50–100 options contracts per month in the last 3 years

• Proprietary “Spreadlegs” strategy: zero cash outlay to capture long-term upside; NVDA trade became the poster child

• 5-year equity curve: 2024 alone +50 %, handily beating both S&P 500 and Nasdaq

• 2025 target: another 25 %, still all-in on AI/Tech

Read the full, unedited interview in Thanks for the Interview: My Spreadleg Strategy Helps Build My Account @Sasabbat

Below is a concise snapshot of his key insights.

1. A 15-Year, Three-Stage Leap

“I’m an engineer—no formal finance education.” That was Day 1.

• First 10 years: classic “buy low, sell high,” mediocre results.

• Covid catalyst: binge-watched YouTube tutorials with his wife, rebuilt his investing foundation.

• Last 3 years on Tiger Trade: added options, scaled to today’s volume.

2. The Signature Weapon—“Spreadlegs”

One-sentence brief: sell a put to fund an out-of-the-money call, same strike & expiry, zero net debit, pure long-term bullish exposure.

Case study:

June 2024, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $100 strike, June 2026 expiry

• Long call + short put, identical terms

• Stock doubled → call exploded, put decayed → profit on both legs Risk controls:

• Only on “must-own” megacaps

• Keep margin ready; willing to take assignment

3. Equity Curve: A Steady 45° Northbound Line

• 2020–2023: steady grind higher

• 2024: vertical spike +50 %, leverage from options kicks in

• CAGR since inception: well ahead of both major indices

(Chart: 5-year performance) @Sasabbat

4. 2025 Battle Plan

• Return goal: 25 % or beat whichever of $S&P 500(.SPX)$ / $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ is higher,

• Core sectors: AI, semiconductors, software

• Trading tempo: – Daily watchlists, wait for “extreme sentiment” – Deploy contrarian options when market is overbought/oversold – Otherwise keep DCA-ing ETFs & blue-chips

Look at his return so far is 24%+, almost there, right? Based on the rate cut cycle and global ethusism on risks assets. this year still a good point to add exposures on stocks.

5. Three Tips for Fellow Tiger Users

• Stop hunting “the next NVDA or next PLTR”; just beat the market—already hard enough.

• If a 15 % drawdown ruins your sleep, fix position size or mindset.

• Write your trade plan in your calendar; leave emotions at the door.

“Don't allow the market to enter under your skin. If when market drops 10%, 15% you are still able to smile, go out for a dinner with your wife, then you are doing it correctly. If you feel sad, angry, upset with yourself, moody, can't sleep, then you have to fix something; either you are overtrading, or you don't yet have the mentality of a trader/investor.”

【Closing】

From outsider to “Options Architect,” he proves that engineering rigor + relentless learning + the right platform can upgrade an equity curve just like software.

Will 2025 bring another record? Watch his space.

Thank you again for @Sasabbat ‘s sincere sharings.

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