To The Moon

On Tue, 29 Aug - it was (a) JOLTs and (b) CB Consumer’s confidence report that gave US market the much-needed boost to trend higher. On Wed, 30 Aug - it was (c) ADP employment data and (d) US Q2 GDP 2nd estimates that continued the good work. By the time trading drew to a close: DJIA: +0.11% (+37.57 to 34,890.24). S&P 500: +0.38% (+17.24 to 4,514.87). Nasdaq: +0.54% (+75.55 to 14,019.31). Managed to crawl back to the 14,000 level. On Tuesday & Wednesday, stocks jumped after official data was released in the mornings. The ADP National Employment reported private payrolls rose by 177,000 jobs in Aug 2023 (see above). Versus 195,000 jobs estimates forecasted by Economist polled by Reuters. More importantly, it is a drastic fall of -194,000 job openings or -52.29% from July’s 371,000

Selling covered call options (sell covered call) is a strategy adopted by many large funds. It can also be used by retail investors in the US stock market.You can get income while holding it. This strategy is very suitable for stocks that have long-term positions, but they have not moved but they are not in a bearish position recently or are in a bearish position recently. It can be a good strategy for mature investors to roll over when holding some targets for a long time. Income comparison Assume that investors hold 200 shares of Amazon from January 1 to December 17, 2021 If there is no operation during the holding period, the final total assets will be USD 675,484 If the covered call strategy is carried out, it will be operated once a week; if 100 shares are sold after the exercise, ano