I don't know Buck. As you know, I'm long on CVS at 54 and am confident about it long term and will get paid a nice dividend regardless. I don't see the need to play options when the short term can be so unpredictable. It leaves you subject to market trends and moves that are simply too hard to predict unless you have inside information.
I bought GOOG three trading days after the IPO at $80 and paid a split adjusted $114. It's up $100 after hours on a 1B earnings beat. It now sits at $1,238. So I'm up 10x in roughly 15 years. I bought HD at $36 now at $213.....IBM at $22, now $150. The dividends play a huge part of my process. In IBM alone, I get back my initial investment via dividends roughly every 3.5 years. I believe, after accounting for dividends (which are missed out on playing options), nothing beats buying solid companies and holding them a long time.
I know you focus on playing puts and calls, maybe because it's more exciting.....but do you think it's the best strategy to make money?
The better question is this! I know you have long term holdings. So? Do you generally outperform that mark with your options activity?
I don't know Buck. As you know, I'm long on CVS at 54 and am confident about it long term and will get paid a nice dividend regardless. I don't see the need to play options when the short term can be so unpredictable. It leaves you subject to market trends and moves that are simply too hard to predict unless you have inside information.
I bought GOOG three trading days after the IPO at $80 and paid a split adjusted $114. It's up $100 after hours on a 1B earnings beat. It now sits at $1,238. So I'm up 10x in roughly 15 years. I bought HD at $36 now at $213.....IBM at $22, now $150. The dividends play a huge part of my process. In IBM alone, I get back my initial investment via dividends roughly every 3.5 years. I believe, after accounting for dividends (which are missed out on playing options), nothing beats buying solid companies and holding them a long time.
I know you focus on playing puts and calls, maybe because it's more exciting.....but do you think it's the best strategy to make money?
The better question is this! I know you have long term holdings. So? Do you generally outperform that mark with your options activity?
Interesting that you are short Blue Apron. When it went IPO, I advised friends to avoid the stock or even go short as I didn't believe in the concept nor the crazy valuation. I have never shorted a stock, so you know I didn't profit on my instinct that the company was a dog.
I took a glance at the chart just a few minutes ago and you know it's always a bad sign when companies are forced into reversed stock splits (1/15) to remain NASDAQ compliant. I really chuckled at your "circling the drain" analogy and at a pre-split adjusted .58 cents, this one is headed down the disposal (insert kitchen sink disposal sound here).
Finally, let me show my options ignorance. I am wondering if you can place an option that a stock goes all the way to zero? Is that even a thing?
Interesting that you are short Blue Apron. When it went IPO, I advised friends to avoid the stock or even go short as I didn't believe in the concept nor the crazy valuation. I have never shorted a stock, so you know I didn't profit on my instinct that the company was a dog.
I took a glance at the chart just a few minutes ago and you know it's always a bad sign when companies are forced into reversed stock splits (1/15) to remain NASDAQ compliant. I really chuckled at your "circling the drain" analogy and at a pre-split adjusted .58 cents, this one is headed down the disposal (insert kitchen sink disposal sound here).
Finally, let me show my options ignorance. I am wondering if you can place an option that a stock goes all the way to zero? Is that even a thing?
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