**Using Options Trading to Manage Underperforming Stocks: A Strategic Approach** Investing in the stock market is inherently risky, and sometimes, despite our best research and intentions, we end up holding stocks that don't perform as expected. When faced with such a scenario, there are strategies within options trading that can help mitigate losses or even turn a disappointing situation into a profitable one. In this article, we'll explore how to use options trading, specifically cash-secured puts and covered calls, to manage underperforming stocks. **Understanding the Basics** Before diving into the strategies, let's clarify what we mean by options trading. Options are contracts that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) an underlyin

Writing a post to document my retrospective of my trading of $Gilead Sciences(GILD)$ during its recent earnings. TL;DR Buying Call options might have earned me more, but shorting a Put option was more aligned to my assumptions and minimized my assessed risks. Pre-earnings Market sentiment was bearish. Sales of Veklury®️ for COVID treatment was reportedly down, it had just pulled the plug on a couple of late stage research trials, and it was still in the midst of its HIV antitrust lawsuit. These made me think the market was overly negative, which gives me an opportunity to profit from it. Why overly negative? In the previous quarter, Gilead had already failed to meet consensus. A management responsive to its shareholders will not let

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ ‘s earnings surge makes a good time to introduce its special option ETF, $YIELDMAX NVDA OPTION INCOME STRATEGY ETF(NVDY)$ElevateShares, an asset management company, recently launched several ETFs targeting big-techs in the US market. It is option income-enhancing ETFs, including $YIELDMAX AAPL OPTION INCOME STRATEGY ETF(APLY)$ to $Apple(AAPL)$ , $YIELDMAX TSLA OPTION INCOME STRATEGY ETF(TSLY)$ to $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ , $YIELDMAX INNOVATION OPTION INCOME STRATEGY ETF(OARK)$ t

I had been trading options since year 2021. I find this option trading is a very good trading tool to earn money. I only trade sell put options for those shares that you intend to own it if the sell put option exercise. After getting the shares, then I will trade sell call option that I intend to sell off the shares. Therefore I will immediately earn premium profits from the Sell Put/Call Options. I don't need to bother whether the options exercise. Of course, you need to ensure you have money to buy the shares if the sell put option exercise. On the other hand, you need to ensure you have the shares on hand to sell off if the sell call option exercise.

With the release of May CPI and the June FOMC meeting, the U.S. stock market has experienced some brief fluctuations and adjustments. The big tech companies continue to reach new highs due to the influx of funds, while some previously oversold stocks in the consumer sector have also seen opportunities for a rebound (CP retracement). The overall U.S. stock market is currently at a relatively expensive level. 美股各版块个股的前瞻市盈率After stocks reach new highs, investors often consider hedging or taking profits to a certain extent. Therefore, covered calls have become one of the best choices. Looking at the significant transactions on June 15th, we can see that there were varying degrees of large call orders for $Sea Ltd(SE)$

$Alphabet(GOOG)$  I only like to trade sell put/call options to earn premium. Only trade those shares that you intend to own it if the option exercise.