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Last week in my long-term portfolio, I sold a few puts on names I’m completely fine owning lower:
$MSFT $350P
$NVDA $160P
$WMT $95P post-earnings
That’s it.
There’s really nothing else to do here.
If they get assigned, cool.
I’ll take the shares at prices I already liked.
If they don’t, I keep the premium.
The best part?
I already collected $1,077 upfront, and I used that premium to buy shares anyway. It's all on portfolio margin, so I don't even need the cash up front to do it.
That’s a win/win in my book.
Do this a couple times a year on a few high-quality names you actually want to own, and it adds up quick.
This is why I love using options in the long-term account. Not to gamble. To get paid while waiting for better prices.
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Most people with full-time jobs think they need more income, and sometimes they do.
But most people also need a better system for the income they already have.
My system is simple:
- Earn active income from your current job.
- Invest consistently.
- Build dividend income - age dependent.
- Use options to generate cash flow.
- Reinvest everything back into freedom.
The goal is to become less dependent on one paycheck, one title, one employer, or one income stream.
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The market is not in a clean “buy everything” phase anymore.
Fear & Greed is still sitting in Fear.
Breadth is weak.
AI is still getting bid.
But speculative names are getting punished.
So for me, the filter is simple: What is the best Risk to Reward trades for income here: Top 3 stocks I’m watching to sell options on for income this week (Below for Why)👇🏼
1. $MSFT
2. $AMZN
3. $MRVL
BONUS PICK - $ORCL
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Bonus higher-risk idea — $ORCL
Current price: around $184
Estimated fair value: $210–$260
Bullish options flow: roughly $32.5M premium
Oracle has real AI cloud demand.
But it also has real capex and debt concerns.
That makes it interesting, but not a “size up” trade for me.
For $ORCL, I’d be looking lower.
Preferred put-sale zone:
$140–$160
I would treat this as a riskier AI cloud income play.
Good premium.
Strong catalyst stack.
But more balance-sheet / capex risk than $MSFT or $AMZN.
Size matters here.
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My clean ranking this week:
$MSFT — best quality
$AMZN — best pullback setup
$MRVL — best speculative premium
Bonus: $ORCL — higher-risk AI cloud play
The theme is simple:
I’m not chasing premium.
I’m selling options where the assignment price actually makes sense.
That’s the difference between income and gambling.
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Tomorrow morning I’m posting my top 3 stocks I’m watching to sell options on for income this next week:
I’m not just looking for the highest premium. I'm looking at:
• best setups
• strongest risk/reward
• bullish options flow
• strikes where assignment still makes sense
What has the best chance to get paid for taking risk you actually understand.
Thread drops tomorrow.
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Saturday market thoughts going into next week 🧠
The market bounced this week, but I don’t think this is a clean “risk-on” tape yet.
Indexes recovered. But under the surface?
Fear is still elevated.
Breadth is still weak.
Valuations are still rich.
The Fed is still in play.
So here's the plan 👇🏼
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The big events next week:
Fed meeting
Warsh press conference
Retail sales
Jobless claims
Oil headlines
Shortened holiday week
That is enough to create some weird moves.
I’d rather be patient early in the week and react with a plan than force trades before the market shows its hand.
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My current thesis is the market is not broken, but it is not healthy enough for me to chase aggressively either. So I’ll keep doing what has worked:
Buy quality slowly.
Keep cash available.
Use options to get paid at better prices.
Avoid garbage.
Let the market come to me.
That’s the plan.
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I don't have $SPCX FOMO I have $SPCX fatigue.
It's only been one day, and its market cap, on negative sales I mind you, is already more than the total GDP of Canada. It was fun to participate and take a couple shares for the IPO, but, otherwise that's about it as far as a long-term investment goes for the foreseeable future.
We'll see if we can make some money from the volatility once the options go live.
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