How to Sell Put Options and Earn Weekly or Monthly Income

Sell put means you are bullish on a stock and you earn the option premium or buy 100 shares at the strike price. The win rate for "sell put"is very high and you can often earn the happy premium in the most cases. When the market crashes and it can cause huge losses. But sell put during a market crash also means higher premium. Choosing a safe srike price is important. --------------- How to earn the premium from sell put during a market crash? What to focus when you sell put? Let's learn and discover "sell put" opportunities in this topic!

Here's the $1 Billion Battle! Retail Traders vs. Wall Street Market Makers - Who Will Have the Last

What a drama! Just when we thought we could relax during the Spring Festival, the options market keeps delivering surprises. Since most people in our community are involved in the NVIDIA trade, it's crucial to understand the new wealthy players entering the market and market makers' responses.Before diving into today's story, here's some background:The NVIDIA procurement guy is back, choosing to buy $300 million in straddle optionsOn Monday, January 27th, NVIDIA plunged 16.97% to close at 118.42 due to the impact of Deepseek's algorithm optimization. The next day, institutions released reports stating Deepseek had no impact on NVIDIA, and the stock rebounded 8.9% to 128.99, though still at relatively low levels.On Wedne
Here's the $1 Billion Battle! Retail Traders vs. Wall Street Market Makers - Who Will Have the Last

The NVIDIA procurement guy is back, choosing to buy $300 million in straddle options

After the January FOMC meeting ended, there was no rate hike as expected. Powell maintained his previous stance on controlling inflation, but during the Q&A session, he mentioned he hadn't communicated with Trump, leaving uncertainty about whether his attitude might change after such communication. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ According to Wednesday's options opening details, this week's bullish top positions exceeded bearish ones, maintaining the original judgment above 120, with the upper limit raised to 130.Long-term outlook remains bearish, with strike prices down to 100, with positions extending to June. This is understandable - January's Deepseek incident suggests companies will continue to enhance computing power this year, leading to ongoing questio
The NVIDIA procurement guy is back, choosing to buy $300 million in straddle options

Wealth Code for Earnings Season

Happy New Year everyone, wishing you prosperity in the Year of the Snake.I was stunned by Tuesday's options activity, please look at the screenshot:Buy to Open:$NVDA 20250221 119.0 CALL$  , bought 29.1K contracts, transaction value $23.99M.$GLW 20250321 55.0 CALL$  , bought 25K contracts, transaction value $2.6M.$KWEB 20250516 37.0 CALL$  , bought 19.3K contracts, transaction value $1.36M.$QQQ 20250221 535.0 CALL$  , bought 19K contracts, transaction value $8.98M.
Wealth Code for Earnings Season
$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ On Monday, NVIDIA's options trading volume ranked first in US stocks, reaching 10.18 million, triple the average volume!The data is very rich but relatively concentrated. Based on Monday's options opening details, the estimated near-term fluctuation range is 110-130. Whether it tends upward or downward depends on tech companies' earnings calls in the coming days and whether management's outlook on AI capital support has changed. The expectation gap could reach 100.Institutional sell call rollovers occurred in four ranges: 129-134, 127-132, 131-136, and 130-135. This week's upper limit is seen at 127.Based on this week's options opening situation, closing around 120 on Friday would be appropriate, though earnings report interference

Filter bubble burst leading to revaluation - an excellent buying opportunity

Pure panic selling and deleveraging market conditions - time to buy the dip. We might see several such opportunities this year. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ It's now confirmed that this major drop was mainly triggered by DeepSeek. Why did DeepSeek, released earlier, cause today's drop?Because today DeepSeek topped Apple's App Store free app download rankings in both China and US regions, surpassing ChatGPT in US downloads.DeepSeek R1's significantly reduced AI training and inference costs, and this top ranking symbolizes global recognition of this advantage, directly competing with and outperforming US AI.QiMai Data screenshotActually, DeepSeek's progress isn't negative for the AI industry; rather, it accelerates the entire sector. Industry upgrade and scale ex
Filter bubble burst leading to revaluation - an excellent buying opportunity
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$IONQ Inc.(IONQ)$   A bunch of options expired worthless today. IMO, the current valuation is too rich for me to accumulate so I'll keep selling OTM options until it hits my target price range. 
A moment of tranquility that needs no words, feeling very peaceful. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Expected price range next week is 140-150. Friday's pullback is normal, no need to worry. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Tesla has earnings next week. Looking at institutional strike prices sold, there seems to be intentionally high pricing, even possibility of post-earnings rise.Could also be to avoid hurting short sellers after earnings when selling calls, though I don't see many short positions.Main institutional selling ranges are 440-480, 435-472.5, and 437.5-475.Next week's earnings will mainly depend on Musk's future promises. Tesla's current high valuation mainly comes from FSD iterations, Cybercab/Robotaxi deployment milesto

Capturing the Stable Period Before Earnings

The current market situation shows Trump officially taking office, and S&P 500 Q4 earnings per share beating expectations, largely eliminating downward trend risks. No need to worry about major pullbacks before next week's tech earnings; selling puts carries lower risk. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Not much to say here - just maintain the bullish outlook.After the CES conference in early January, institutions set a target price of 160. The stock price will likely align with this before earnings disclosure, with minimal pullback risk.Wednesday's options activity shows long-term bullish sentiment with some pullback trend this week - sell puts on dips. Friday closing >140.Institutional sell calls got squeezed again, they've rolled positions to next week's 1
Capturing the Stable Period Before Earnings

Apple: Will it Drop to 200? & Buy 100 Shares of NVIDIA for $6,000!

$Apple(AAPL)$ Apple recently faced two negative factors: first, Pelosi disclosed selling 31,600 Apple shares on Tuesday; second, TSMC's earnings report last week showed a quarter-over-quarter revenue decline due to seasonal factors in smartphone demand.The stock price has pulled back from its peak of 260 to 220, returning to levels before Trump's presidential campaign success.Considering Pelosi sold her shares on the 14th, after Tuesday's pullback, it might seem like a good opportunity to buy the dip or sell puts, but what's the actual situation?According to options trading details, put option positions show strong bearish signals, with downside targets at 210, 200, and 180:This time, sorting by open interest is more telling since Apple's downward
Apple: Will it Drop to 200? & Buy 100 Shares of NVIDIA for $6,000!
Two additional large orders for Chinese concept stocks:$KWEB 20250919 32.0 CALL$  September-expiring 32 call, exchange-traded, opened 46,000 lots, total transaction value approximately 11 million. $ASHR 20250321 26.0 CALL$  26 call expiring in March, opened 32,000 lots, with a total transaction value of approximately 3.48 million. The trading direction is relatively neutral. Although the direction label is bearish, the transaction price is 1.09, which is not far from the difference between the bid and ask prices, 0.02 and 0.03 respectively. It can be interpreted in either way.

$300 Million NVIDIA Call Options Purchase, With a Surprising Strike Price!

$NVDA$After TSM's earnings report on Thursday showing long-term AI benefits, I expected to see large bullish options positions in NVIDIA. I was stunned to see 22,800 new June contracts with a $5 strike price! $NVDA 20250620 5.0 CALL$  With NVIDIA trading around $135, a $5 strike means deep in-the-money options, with prices approximately equal to stock price minus strike price. Each contract cost around $13,000, making the 22,800 contracts worth about $296 million.Deep in-the-money options have poor liquidity, and since this large order wasn't executed on-exchange, it took considerable time to fill.While the strike price may not provide much directional guidance, a $300 million purchase representing 2.28 million shares upon
$300 Million NVIDIA Call Options Purchase, With a Surprising Strike Price!
$TSM$Like Tesla, TSM publishes monthly reports, so earnings focus on Q1 outlook and overall 2025 expectations.Overall revenue in 2025 is expected to grow 20% to $113 billion. Q1 2025 sales are projected at $25-25.8 billion. Capital expenditure for 2025 is expected to increase to $38-42 billion.Regarding revenue growth, institutions believe annual growth will exceed TSM's expectations, projecting 26-30%.Earnings data generally meets analyst expectations, with institutional price targets at 250, so continue bullish on NVIDIA!TSM is also good, but considering margin efficiency and implied volatility, NVIDIA offers better value.$ASHR$The large single-leg call position of 66,400 contracts traded on December 10-11 $ASHR 20250221 29.0 CA

After leverage positions were liquidated, institutions made high-profile purchases of FXI 31 calls

$iShares China Large-Cap ETF(FXI)$ After the rebound in the past two days, institutions have been eagerly entering long positions.On Tuesday, $FXI 20250221 31.0 CALL$  saw new positions of 66,600 contracts, showing strong bullish sentiment.The 66,600 new contracts consist of two large orders: a single-leg call and a call spread:Buy $FXI 20250221 31.0 CALL$ , volume 20,000 contractsBuy $FXI 20250221 31.0 CALL$ , volume 30,000 contractsSell $FXI 20250221 34.0 CALL$ , volume 30,000 co
After leverage positions were liquidated, institutions made high-profile purchases of FXI 31 calls

Morgan Stanley: Tesla to 800!

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Morgan Stanley's new Tesla report title blinded my dog's eyes: "Revisiting our Tesla Robotaxi and Mobility Model: Target to $430, Bull Case $800"What's the main driver for Tesla's stock price increase? It's physical AI!However, for such an important driving force, the article didn't provide specific quantitative data - those who know, know.The article ends with three price targets: base case $430, bull case $800, and bear case $200.After reading, I'm at a loss for words - can only say it's invincible, though I won't specify in what way.Also, institutions' sell call 405 from yesterday got squeezed. Well, let's wait for earnings. $KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(KWEB)$ &
Morgan Stanley: Tesla to 800!
I deeply miss the washout from August 5th last year. It's so difficult now.$NVDA$Let me first review last Friday - Wall Street was particularly crafty and didn't follow the usual playbook.Last Friday January 10th, due to large opening positions in 125 put $NVDA 20250117 125.0 PUT$ , considering time decay's impact on option value, I thought there might be a short squeeze in the opposite direction - a sharp drop Friday followed by a gap down Monday, so I bought 125 puts waiting for intraday decline.However, shortly after market open there was a deep V-shaped recovery. The rebound caused call volume to disperse put volume - option trading didn't become one-sided. At 12PM I saw no opportunity for the second half, so I closed

Open Interest Data Update: Chinese Stock Options See Large Orders Exit, Market Makers Profit Another

In December, we summarized the bullish positioning in Chinese stocks, with two large orders particularly noteworthy: 98,000 contracts of $YINN 20260116 27.0 CALL$  traded in one day, and 210,000 contracts of $CHAU 20250516 15.0 CALL$ .These two large orders were positioned just before the December 9th surge, becoming highly visible in the market, with various media speculating about the source of the funds. After a month of volatility, on January 10th evening, Yinn plunged 8.69% and CHAU dropped 4.44%, finally forcing these large positions to close at a loss.According to Monday's updated open interest data,
Open Interest Data Update: Chinese Stock Options See Large Orders Exit, Market Makers Profit Another

Nvidia opened 47,000 lots of 125 put options.

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ This Friday through next week looks dangerous.After killing the shorts last Friday (January 3rd) and the longs on Tuesday (January 7th), the shorts are striking again, opening 47,000 contracts of January 17 expiry 125 puts $NVDA 20250117 125.0 PUT$ .This wasn't done through regular market trading; they likely placed direct orders due to good liquidity in next week's expiring options. From this order style, it seems the shorts aren't trying to hide their intentions, placing orders for whatever quantity was available, making it easy to spot in unusual activity screens.On the bulls' side, institutions are implementing a call spread for next week, selling 144 calls aga
Nvidia opened 47,000 lots of 125 put options.

Giant Retail Investors Enter the Market, Market Makers Harvest $100 Million

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ As it turns out, we popped the champagne too early yesterday.Surprisingly, those who bought call options in bulk on Monday were wealthy retail investors, not the usual institutional players. And I, misreading the situation, became a small retail investor following the big ones to the slaughter.On Tuesday, within the first hour of trading, NVIDIA's stock price fell to its low, and this wealthy retail investor closed almost all February expiry call options bought on Monday opening, roughly estimated at 470,000 contracts:Closing at the lowest point, they lost about half of their principal, roughly calculated at around $100 million.Looking back through historical articles, we know this wealthy retail investor - they should be the "Procu
Giant Retail Investors Enter the Market, Market Makers Harvest $100 Million

Nvidia's near-term price target is 160

Despite broader market correction pressure, bulls won this pullback battle, and barring unexpected events, NVIDIA should head above 160 before earnings.Though it's only the first week of January, celebrating halfway might seem premature, but these champagne bottles were brought in truckloads by the bulls:Monday's options open interest details show surging call option positions at the top. Excluding spread strategy positions in 155 and 162.5 calls, February expiry calls with strikes 158-166 saw massive increases in open interest, ranging from 40,000 to 89,000 new contracts.Put strike prices rose accordingly, anchoring in the 130-140 range.Friday's short squeeze, combined with Jensen's vision-casting speech, produced remarkable price gains.Previously, I assessed NVIDIA's January movement as
Nvidia's near-term price target is 160