How Hedge Funds Can Easily short Stocks without borrowing shares & dodge the SSR Rule
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How Hedge Funds Can Easily short Stocks without borrowing shares & dodge the SSR Rule

By using an options strategy called “conversion” which include a synthetic short position that is completely hedged with a long position of stocks, hedge funds can utilize this strategy to short a downtick and dodge the short sale restriction (SSR) rule. Trading software used for stocks and options trading illustrations include Tastyworks by Tastytrade, thinkorswim by TD Ameritrade, Webull, Interactive Brokers, Robinhood, and Etrade….

Put Option Trading Strategy for Beginners – Tastyworks, Webull, Robinhood, Etrade & IB
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Put Option Trading Strategy for Beginners – Tastyworks, Webull, Robinhood, Etrade & IB

How would you like to get paid $1750 for placing a limit order to buy GME at $40 with most online stock and options brokers such as Tastyworks, Webull, Robinhood, thinkorswim, Etrade & Interactive Brokers?Get paid $1750 for buying GME at $40! By selling a $40 Put option on GME stock, investors can collect $1750 in premium. This video describes how selling put options…

Short attack explained by a veteran stock trader, what to expect next? Stocks & Options
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Short attack explained by a veteran stock trader, what to expect next? Stocks & Options

Short Explained: GameStop shares price hit $348 before a massive selling attack took it down to $172. I will cover how hedge funds and other well capitalized firms are able to launch selling attacks and what to expect moving forward. Stock Trading and Stock Options Analysis for GME

Stock drops 371 Points (-77%) as Robinhood, Interactive Brokers, Webull, ban  Stock & Options
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Stock drops 371 Points (-77%) as Robinhood, Interactive Brokers, Webull, ban Stock & Options

An in depth look into Stock and options when brokers like Robinhood, Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade’s thinkorswim, Apex clearing house brokerages Tastyworks and Webull as well as other stock and options brokers banned retail investors from buying stocks and options in GME, AMC KOSS and other heavily shorted stocks. The question is, who was pulling the strings on multiple brokers to ban clients from…

Investing in Amazon.com – 955 Billion Dollars Later…
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Investing in Amazon.com – 955 Billion Dollars Later…

I found this gem going through some old photos and screen shots on a backup drive. Wow, Time flies!!! This screen shot was taken in May 1999 when Amazon’s market cap was only $21 billion. I bought 100 shares of Amazon at 122.75 (shown in the screen capture). Four months later, Amazon stock would split 2-for-1, which is the equivalent of buying 200 shares…

Beyond Meat up 840% in 13 Weeks – Beyond Impressive!
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Beyond Meat up 840% in 13 Weeks – Beyond Impressive!

Set to report earnings on Monday, Beyond Meat stock closed at $234.90. Shareholders enjoy a 9.4 multiple of the $25 IPO price from 5/2/2019. “Kudos” to the underwriters who completely dropped the ball on this offering. Lead Underwriters Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and J.P. Morgan issued $67, $70, and $97 price targets respectively in May. A week later, Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan increased…