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Selling (or "writing") put options is a popular strategy used by investors who seek to earn premium income while simultaneously being willing to buy a stock at a lower, predetermined price. This approach can be a powerful tool for conservative, value-oriented investors. What is a Put Option? A put option contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell 100 shares of the underlying stock to the seller (writer) of the option at a specific price (strike price) on or before a specific date (expiration date). As the seller of the put option, you take on the obligation to buy those 100 shares if the buyer chooses to exercise their right.  The Mechanism of Earning Premium When you sell a put option, you immediately receive a payment from the buyer. This payment is called t

While Ives includes Palantir in his "AI 30," my top individual pick, prioritizing pure-play enterprise monetization and untapped government market leverage, would be Palantir Technologies (PLTR).Palantir has the highest potential growth curve tied to the moment enterprises actually integrate AI into their core operations. It is the specialist designed for this exact inflection point.

$NVDA 20251205 172.5 PUT$ Close to expiry picking up some premium 

The MicroStrategy Thesis: A Leveraged Bet on Bitcoin’s Future MicroStrategy (MSTR) has successfully recast its identity under Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, shifting its primary business from enterprise analytics software to becoming the world's largest publicly-traded corporate holder of Bitcoin. This strategic move, beginning in 2020, has fundamentally changed the company's risk profile and its potential for growth, tying its fate almost entirely to the volatile price of Bitcoin. 1. The Strategy: Bitcoin as the Treasury Reserve MSTR's investment thesis is straightforward but aggressive: to acquire and hold Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, believing its long-term appreciation will significantly outperform holding traditional fiat currency or other assets. Massive Holding

Yes, a strong case can be made that gold and silver have more room to grow despite reaching all-time highs. While the metals are experiencing a period of volatility following their record runs, many analysts and major financial institutions anticipate continued upside driven by structural economic and geopolitical factors. The Bullish Case for Precious Metals The recent surge in gold and silver prices has been fueled by a mix of traditional and modern market dynamics. The outlook remains positive due to persistent safe-haven demand, supportive monetary policy shifts, and silver's growing role in industrial technology. 1. The Power of Safe-Haven Demand The primary driver for gold's and, to an extent, silver's rally is their safe-haven status during periods of global uncertainty.  * Geo

$MSTR 20251205 152.5 PUT$ Trying out option trading

Michael Burry, the legendary contrarian immortalized in The Big Short, is at it again. This time he’s targeting three of the market’s most celebrated names: Tesla, Nvidia, and Palantir. Recent filings show massive bearish put positions on Nvidia and Palantir, while Burry has publicly called Tesla “ridiculously overvalued” and taken aim at its relentless shareholder dilution.The question now splitting Wall Street: Is this the beginning of a painful unwind in the AI trade, or just another head-fake from a famously early (and sometimes wrong) bear? Burry’s Core ArgumentsTesla: Trades on “fantasy,” with annual dilution around 3.6% from stock-based compensation and no meaningful buybacks. Any new mega-compensation package for Elon Musk would only make it worse. Nvidia & Palantir: Sky-high m

Historical Performance: More Gift Than GrinchSince 1950, the S&P 500 has posted positive returns during this seven-day window about 79% of the time, with an average gain of 1.3%. That's significantly better than the typical seven-day return of 0.3% (positive 58% of the time). However, it's not foolproof—2024 bucked the trend with a -2.4% drop in December overall, marking a rare "reverse Santa" where the index fell every trading day from Christmas to New Year's.For broader context:Full December: Historically the strongest month for stocks, averaging +1.5% since 1950. Post-Rally Indicator: A failed Santa rally often signals a weak January (and sometimes the full year), as per Hirsch's adage: "If Santa should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall." Conversely, a strong one has p

The buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn't just hype; it's a paradigm shift. We're past the early-adopter phase and deep into the infrastructure and application build-out phase. For investors, the question isn't whether to participate, but how. The real winners are those who are either providing the foundational backbone (the enablers) or those integrating AI at scale to fundamentally transform their profitability and customer experience (the hyperscalers and application leaders). Here is a dive into the top 10 companies positioned to capitalize most effectively on this technology wave, complete with a snapshot of how AI is impacting their recent financial results. Part I: The Enablers (The Picks and Shovels) These companies sell the essential hardware and infrastructure that makes

I've been watching Alphabet—Google's parent company—for years, ever since those early days when it seemed like the search giant was coasting on ad revenue while the rest of tech chased shiny new toys like EVs and crypto. But man, has that narrative flipped. With AI exploding into every corner of our lives, Google's quiet bet on custom silicon is starting to look like the kind of long-game masterstroke that separates the survivors from the also-rans. Enter Ironwood, the seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), which Google just rolled out in general availability. It's not just another chip; it's a direct shot across Nvidia's bow, and if the early signals hold, it could turn Google Cloud into a revenue rocket. But is it really a goldmine for investors, or just another hype cycle? Let