Here’s a helpful mental model. When analysing a company, consider where its product/service fits in its customer’s income statement.I personally target essential spending, ideally related to OPEX and maintenance CAPEX.ImageThere are more essential software categories or only CybersecOffice software (eg Microsoft $Microsoft(MSFT)$ ), payroll (ADP $Automatic Data Processing Inc(ADP)$ ), accounting (Intuit $Intuit(INTU)$ ), work force management (ATOSS $Atossa Genetics(ATOS)$ ), enterprise (SAP $SAP SE(SAP)$ , Oracle $Oracle(ORCL)$).
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$META 20250124 565.0 PUT$ just open a weekly CSPut on META as it pulls back on some negative news. this strike is a little higher then the previous as the underlying share price has gone up the past days, in order to receive a decent premium, got to rise the strike as well. It is still within a level am happy to take assignment of it, if $META 20250124 565.0 PUT$ the share price do fall near the strike.
December Inflation. The December 2024 US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Core CPI data were finally out. Below is a quick recap. Headline Inflation. MoM: came in at 0.4% vs analysts’ forecast of 0.4% vs November’s data of 0.3%. YoY: came in at 2.9% vs analysts’ forecast of 2.9% vs November’s data of 2.7%. Both headline inflation numbers increased by +0.1% and +0.2% respectively. Core Inflation. MoM: was 0.2% vs analysts’ forecast of 0.3% vs November’s data of 0.3%. YoY: was 3.2% vs analysts’ forecast of 3.3% vs November’s data of 3.3%. Conversely, both core inflation numbers decreased by the same -0.1% quantum respectively. Above is how the consumer price indexes have evolved over the past 4 years. It is still quite far off from the 2% Fed’s target. US Market - 15 Jan 2024. Stocks surged We
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$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ The stock market is the only place where people don’t like discounts. I often hear people say, ‘My stock dropped 50%! What should I do? Should I sell?’ My answer: If you bought a quality company at $100, you should be even happier if it drops to $50 tomorrow—that’s your chance to buy more!(thats me, TSLA dropped from $400 to $101 and I just bought more and more). $4 k only can buy 10 units of TSLA share at $400 but 40 shares of TSLA at $101. Today, TSLA is back above $400 after 2 years of my wait despite people telling me TSLA has no future when I bought at $101. Trust your research, stay unemotional, and focus on the long term. In time, you’ll see the rewards.
$Plug Power(PLUG)$ Long plug power to average down on my position while at the same time performing a covered call at 3.0 expiring this week. Taking advantage of the high IV to earn tasty premium on the option . Should price be above 3.0 will buy back the shares and do a covered call at a much higher strike price .
$Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) reported a 57% jump in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, driven by robust demand for advanced chips used in artificial intelligence processing. The world's largest contract chipmaker posted a net profit of NT$374.68 billion ($11.60 billion) for the quarter ended December 31, exceeding expectations and marking a record high for any quarter. Revenue reached NT$868.5 billion ($26.3 billion), up 39% year-over-year. Key Drivers * AI Boom: Increased demand for high-performance computing chips used in AI applications, such as GPUs and AI processors, fueled TSMC's growth. * Advanced Technology Leadership:
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