$RKLB 20260116 2.0 CALL$ Ok so this was the very first options trade I wrote, over a month ago. As you can see I went long, jan 2026, and paid $2.50 for a $2 Right to buy. I have a huge amount of confidence in rocket lab going forward and my intention for this call is to hold it and excise it. Well that was my original intention. But woot, it's now officially in the money today. I'm clearly a bunny when it comes to options. And loving the comments I get from you guys that help me to expand my knowledge. I'm thinking and have actually since this first option trade... looked to cheaper and shorter term trades, but I'm pleased to see the first one, and actually all of my calls so far being in positive territory now. But this trade

Yes I'll be looking to buy more, but not the stock more likely calls. The other item that has come to my attention is that nvidias new AI chips are apparently very very greedy on power, so maybe another long term play is power stocks. Look at where data centres are concentrated and buy into power companies that support those areas. This is going to take some research but I think it's worth it. @Tiger_chat @TigerPM @Daily_Discussion @TigerPicks 

So, i believe the biggest issue fundamental investors have is the information they rely on. Often, more often than you think, it's actually wrong, or sometimes it's just calculated in a way you didn't realise. I will use two cases to illustrate, from one investor class... the dividend investor. I look at data every day, and dividend investors are looking for consistent and growing company dividend over time. Personally I want a dividend stock to be doing both. At least once a week, information about the stock I invest in is actually wrong. #arcc last week for eg on one site told me it paid a dividend of only 3 cents per share during 2 quarters of last year, totally wrong. Checking other sources quickly confirmed it to be totally wrong. Moral of the story... don't trust one source of data,

$Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF(SCHD)$ back in Schd! Sold off this etf over a year ago, because I decided to focus on higher yield dividend stocks. But seriously the price has dropped sooo much I just had to get back in. There is no logical reason I can see for the dramatic drop. Only brought a small position yesterday while i fact check and make sure I'm not missing anything.  But it seems crazy cheap given the diversification it provides. I don't like a couple of the stocks Schd is in, but overall way more great and safe dividend stocks. I will likely DCA in over the next two months while the market is quiet. Schd used to make up roughly 4% of my portfolio, unlikely I'll put that much in, but I could see investing up to $1000 in the nex

I know, I know, everyone is making money on $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Except me. Because I don't like it. Good on you if you did invest and are making a bomb. But I do not like green eggs and ham, and wouldn't try them sam I am. I have a v6 v-dub convertable running 96 octane that I run on sports mode most of the time. It burns gas and oil like an Abrams tank and I love it! Screw sensible electric cars. Keep your environmentally unfriendly batteries, and buy more Tesla stock all you want lol. it's just not my thing. Happy trading and merry Christmas everyone, looks like so far Santa has been very selective on the stocks he's making presents out of, but hopefully everything rallies before C-Day. @Daily_

Easy answer $Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$  I make my living with tiger, without you guys I have no income. I buy calls in growth stocks, sell some of them for income and reinvesting in income stocks and the underlying growth stock. Then rinse and repeat. $Alphabet(GOOG)$ is another stock that tells me anything I need answers to, although often the info is rubbish so you need to be selective.  $Apple(AAPL)$ My iPhone, iPad and desktop Mac are essential. The only other company I can't live without is actually not a company Per say, it's the t-shirt of the company. Every time I wear that t-shirt the stock goes up. Only once or twice a week at most do I wear the sh

I really wish people would do there DD on stuff rather than just jump in with their eyes wide shut. little wonder so many fail to make money stock investing. I actually make money as the pick below illustrates. Ok $Alphabet(GOOG)$ Is a great company, with buckets of cash, the willow investment is a tiny tiny drop in their cash buckets. is the willow chip a breakthrough? Sort of, it's a major milestone in a process that, according to my research could easily take another 10 years to come to market. So would I jump on other speculative quantum stocks? No, I'm not bag holding them for 10 years, potentially losing everything On the journey. Please everyone, engage your brain before you open your wallet ;)

Just because a company is entering a new index doesn't mean it will go up automatically, but it usually does. I believe you also need to look at the fundamentals. And here $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ is my obvious choice, yes it's insanely expensive but it also has insane growth potential. My only regret today is that I don't have the spare money to buy more

Really missed the boat on $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Only got in when it reached the mid $60's. Started looking at it when it was trading at $26, still didn't understand it when it topped $46, but now can see the massive upside. Nasdaq inclusion it's just a small catalyst compared to the stocks huge growth potential. Only have a small position atm, but I will just keep DCA in over time.  Why not go all in? Well it's extremely expensive with alot of the future growth potential already Priced in, so I'll just try to buy the dips if they happen.

How to trade in December? Great question, i did well in November my portfolio ended up almost $37.5k. First day of trading in December really sucks though if you look at the pick below. But its the stock market, what happens each day is irrelevant, unless of course you get into a margin call situation.  But today just reminds me, what goes up can come down. I have quite a few calls open, ill look to realise those this month as the price is right, and push some of that profit into my dividend engines, that fuel the cash flows in my portfolio. I took serious risks this year, and made serious returns. But not going to test it. 2025 will be a little more conservative until i find the right investments. Made a tonn on very good picks. But they are expensive comparatively to where they were

$Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ Well today was a bit painful after the meteor ride rocket lab has taken over the last few months. But with an average price of $4.32 im not really bothered. Options market is stll pricing It around $27 by the end of December. And its bouncing back in after hours trading. Main reason for the drop seems to be ARk investment selling down, wouldn't surprise me if they are buying it back now. They move in and out constantly, and you can see the consistent 100 Buy and sell orders moving up and down the price spectrum. It's highly volatile because last time i checked there was only 501 million shares on issue. So if you are a day trader, there's opportunities. It often goes up significantly in after hours trading, opens high,

I don't speculate. Never, speculation is for sheep. Sorry if i offend, but the stats clearly show that most retail day traders loose money... google it lol. Instead i know everything i possibly can about a stock before i invest, once i know everything, i just buy a tiny stake. Then increase my position if my investment thesis proves correct, if not i cut my loss. And of course, i keep researching the stock. There is only one of me, so I can't follow a huge number of stocks, so i also invest in ETFs like $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF(VOO)$ And $Vanguard Growth ETF(VUG)$ Just to tick the diversity box. Buts lets answer the question posed, if I don't speculate, how do i invest? Three main aspects here. First, i ca

If you are a friend of mine here on tiger, you know my answer... its space. But i want to sound a very cautious note on space stocks. In my last post i outlined a case for investment in 3 space stocks... $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$, $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ And $Redwire Corp.(RDW)$. It should have been clear in that article that rocket lab was seriously my favorite and the other two i am building a tiny tiny position in for now. I also expressed there were no other space stocks that i felt had potential. So now lets look at one in particular that has buyer beware written all over it. Been asked about it quite a bit recently, its Sunday here at the time of wr

Well I wonder how many other tigers are in my position, heaps of liquidity, tons of buying power and margin around 30%. And obviously in disbelief at how much your portfolio has rocketed in November. Well I hope you are all in this position. What to do then? Personally I've already picked the stocks I'm adding to in December and the option positions I want to close and others I want to open. I'm extremely bullish on a Santa rally and I think it will continue into January. But, as they say make hay while the sun shines. I will continue to use extra liquidity to buy more stocks but cash that up to reduce my borrowing in January. So I'll be aggressive in December, then a lot more conservative come January. What does that mean for actual trades? well I have a number of calls I will both sell a

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Can't recall if I shared this badge when I got it. happy thanksgiving to all. And here's my thanks giving gift to all my tiger friends. Santa rally... $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ To $18 by Christmas, $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ To $74 when Santa comes down the chimney, and $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ To $30 in your Santa stocking.  Obviously I could be completely wrong, it could all go pear shaped, but if it does, pears will be cheap, so it's roasted pears for dessert on Christmas Day... yum.  Sus these three stocks out for yourselves, all close to record highs, am I crazy! I guess time will be my judge. But that's what the options market is

@Tiger_comments Asked if i could write an article comparing $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$, $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ and $Redwire Corp.(RDW)$ so here goes.  First up let me be upfront, I own over $27k in rocket lab and it represents 1/3 of my entire portfolio. Space mobile and red wire I own like $250 approx in each but intend to build my position if they prove my thesis to be correct. So are there any other space companies worth investing In atm? In my opinion no. Only these three have potential. And given my allocation of $$$ it's obvious I have a clear winner picked. Why rocket lab? It's the number

So i started my tiger jouRney with NZ$10,000. In the last 6 months it has grown to NZ$49,000. so im rather happy with the investment approach i developed using the demo account, and continue to refine in the live account. Have i been saving money? No, atm my expenses exceed my income so ive had to dip into my savings. But im still floating on top of the waves. My initial goal was to double my money in a year, this goal is now ancient history. My new goal is to generate a monthly income of $8,000 minimum. This would mean i could give up my day job, pay all my bills and save around $500 a week. But wait theres more... once i get my portfolio to $250,000 i intend to spend to save. Its a simple plan really, currently over half of my income is used up on rent. So im going to buy a nice RV for a

$Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ is definitely the best of the space stocks going forward without question and I believe it's run is far from over given the upcoming tailwinds in 2025. It's a huge part of my portfolio. But I am also building a tiny position in $Redwire Corp.(RDW)$ And $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ these are not end to end like Rklb but they will likely benefit as space becomes the new AI in 2025

$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ yes it's definitely going to hit over $70 after joining Nasdaq, but there are also a number of serious tailwinds on the horizon that could easily push it over the $100 mark, eg huge US army and navy contracts.  I'm really kicking myself for not getting in at the $26 mark, but then again I was struggling to understand the company, and I never invest in something I don't understand. Very late to the party buying in at $60, but it's not a FOMO story for me, I now understand the huge upside going forward 

$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Well i started my investment journey in 1987 just before the market crashed then dead cat bounced a few times. I certainly learned alot during that period. The other main leason learned early on was penny dreadfuls are called that for a  very good reason. Biggest leason learned was not to invest on a whim, or based on others "tips" or analysists forecasts. Do your own thorough research of past performance but also base decisions on future likely head and tailwinds  @Tiger_chat @TigerWire [Miser]