With earnings season underway, many investors holding profitable stocks may be nervous about post-earnings volatility — and for good reason. Even strong companies can see share prices tumble if results or guidance disappoint. Instead of selling out early, here are three options strategies investors can consider to protect gains or generate income:1. Hedge with Protective PutsIf you're holding profitable stocks but worried about downside risk after earnings, consider buying put options to create a "protective put" strategy. This involves holding the stock while purchasing a put option with a strike price near a level you'd be comfortable exiting.If the stock falls, the put option gains value, partially offsetting the loss.If the stock drops below the strike, you can exercise the put, effect

1. Capitol Hill Stock God Pelosi Profits Millions from Options, Stirring Public OutrageIn 2024, no politician's trading activities drew more attention than former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi and her husband Paul garnered widespread media coverage for reaping massive profits from stock and options trades. Earlier this year, Fox News reported that "Paul Pelosi made over $1.25 million in three months trading Nvidia stock."According to reports, Paul Pelosi, who owns an investment and consulting firm in San Francisco, purchased $1-5 million worth of deep-in-the-money Nvidia call options on November 22, 2023. Nvidia's stock subsequently soared by an impressive 61% from January to February 2024. Pelosi’s choice of deep-in-the-money options allowed him to leverage the stock's rally whi

Bitcoin hits a new high of $97,000. In addition to popular crypto-related stocks, Singapore tigers can start trading IBIT options tonight. Many have already profited significantly.If you’re hesitant to buy the stock at its peak, could chasing the rally with options be a better choice?IBIT have made a remarkable entrance into the market.Within the first hour of trading on Nasdaq, a staggering 73,000 contracts were exchanged. It’s ranked among the top 20 most actively traded non-index options on day one.Data shows that a total nominal exposure nearing $1.9 billion and 354,000 contracts traded. Of these, call options accounted for 289,000 contracts, while put options totaled 65,000 contracts, resulting in a call-to-put ratio of an impressive 4.4:1.What can IBIT options offer to you&

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Due to recent increased market volatility and significant global market declines on Monday, we urge all investors to closely monitor their options account status.Important Notes:Increased Risk Due to Market Volatility:Market fluctuations have significantly raised margin requirements for option sellers' accounts.Urgent Review of Margin Status:Option sellers are strongly advised to carefully examine their option positions and maintenance margin levels. Please ensure your account has sufficient funds to meet current margin requirements.Risk of Margin Calls:If your account margin falls below the maintenance requirement, you may receive a margin call. To avoid forced liquidation, please promptly add funds or take other risk management measures.Potential Forced Liquidation Risk:If account funds

Hi, all. I’m back with my simulations trade.Today my trade is Short $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$’s Call with strike price of $133, expiring on this Friday.This trade means I think NVIDIA won’t rise to $133 this Friday.But the risk of short call is very risky. You can buy 100 shares of Nvidia. 100 shares and the short call will combine a Covered Call.Here is the process: find options and then click demo sell.Btw, last short call I share expired on last Friday. That’s the advantage of acting as the seller of options: profiting from the time decay.But remember, do covered calls.Welcome to follow my demo account trading and win tiger coins!

Hi, all. I’m back with my simulations trade.Today my trade is Short $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$’s Call with strike price of $1270, expiring on 7th June.This trade means I think NVIDIA won’t rise to $1270 on the day of stock split.But the risk of short call is very risky. You can try it in demo account.Here is the process: find options and then click demo sell.You are welcome to post your demo account trade in this topic and win tiger coins!!!Happy investing and have a good weekend~~~😺

Today, my simulated options trading is $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$.Short put of $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ at $87, expiring at 21st June.Rate cut is one of the most important investing theme. So I think $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ won’t drop below $87 or I’d like to buy it at this price.Let’s try it in demo account!

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Why Exercise In-The-Money Options Early?Beginner options buyers often firmly believe that for profitable options, they should either close the position or wait until expiration to exercise. Early exercise is seen as wasting time value.However, in some situations, early exercise may actually be the wiser choice.The first scenario is when the underlying asset has a massive upward move, making the call deep in-the-money (or a massive downward move making the put deep in-the-money). While this is certainly a welcome development, deep in-the-money options often suffer from poor liquidity. At this point, if you decide to lock in profits, you may find that the bid-ask spread due to low liquidity can eat into a significant portion of your gains.By exercising early, since stocks generally have much

One common pitfall I've experienced is not understanding the special mechanics of options. As a seller, if the margin is insufficient, the contract might be forcefully liquidated due to market volatility, leading to huge losses.As a buyer, another easy pitfall is overlooking the time value. As time passes, the value of options decreases. If buyers do not close out-of-the-money options in a timely manner, they will expire worthless.Emotional trading is not only prevalent in options but also in the stock market. As the meme below humorously suggests, trading options after drinking alcohol will likely lead to losses.Share the pitfalls in options trading in the comments section to win tiger coins~

As the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, TSMC has been leading the technological development trends in the semiconductor industry. With its advanced 5nm and below process capabilities, TSMC has not only attracted orders from tech giants like Apple and Nvidia, but has also secured an important position in the emerging and hot AI chip market.Recently, against the backdrop of the continuously booming AI field, the global demand for advanced process chips has surged, bringing strong growth momentum to TSMC's performance. Investors are also bullish on the company's prospects, with TSMC's stock price already up 40% this year and its market capitalization more than doubling.Supported by multiple positive factors, TSMC's stock price continues to rise. With the arrival of the Q1 earn

Fundamentals overviewQ3 Review: Tesla's deliveries fell to 430,488 vehicles in the third quarter due to factory upgrades. Q3 revenue was $23.35 billion, up a modest 8.8% year-over-year. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.66, down 37 percent compared to last year. Gross margin remained at 17.9%, below 20% for the third consecutive quarter.After a lackluster third quarter, Tesla's stock briefly fell below $200 in late October. However, the stock has been steadily rebounding since November, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut.Q4 Focus: Q4 Tesla delivered more than Wall Street expected, producing 494,989 vehicles and delivering 484,507. Model 3/Y contributed 461,538 units. Despite achieving a record annual delivery of 1.81 million vehicles in 2023, it fell short of Musk's goal of 2 milli

Fundamentals overviewQ3 Review: Netflix added 8.76 million new subscribers in Q3, beating the company's expectations, largely thanks to its ad-supported program and efforts to crack down on password sharing in North America. Subscriptions to advertising packages grew 70 percent sequentially.The year-over-year decline in ARPU(average revenue per user) was small, mainly due to subscriber growth in developing countries and regions, which offset the decline in overall subscriber averages. Revenue increased 7.8% year-over-year to $8.54 billion, and quarterly operating margin was 22.4%, beating consensus of 22.1% and up from 19.3% last year.Netflix shares rose 65.1% in 2023, rising for three straight months after Q3's release to reach their highest point since January 2022.Q4 Review: Netflix wil