Disclaimer: Whatever I say or post doesn't act as financial advice, so please do your due diligence before making any decision. Dividend focus or growth focus? I think this is a common question that most investors will have when they start their investment journey, or when they rebalance their portfolio. This a a dilemma for me till today as well, should I even consider to include the stock in my portfolio if it does not pay dividends? I will break down my thoughts about this in the following segments. 1. Dividends Are Not a Guarantee of Quality A dividend payout doesn’t automatically make a stock superior. Intel (INTC) is a great example of how even a long-standing dividend aristocrat can face challenges due to competitive pressures, technological shifts, or mismanagement. Dividends can s

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   I personally dont trade earnings call. But as you can see on my chart, it's indecisive. So I will take an air of caution and hold off till market open tomorrow, after the earnings call.  I rather miss out then lose out. [Cool]   @Madluvyz - Specialist in using technical analysis to sell options and swing trade. 

As I predicted, technology stocks were running up a tad too fast, leading to a boiling point. Now its undergoing a minor correction.  My sell Call spreads are all safe now. Phew! It was a positive end to the week. Onwards to the next one!  [Cool]  [Miser]  [Heart]  

Disclaimer: Whatever I say or post doesn't act as financial advice, so please do your due diligence before making any decision. I personally think that there is still bearishness in the market, looking at the tremendous challenges that the trump/republican administration has to overcome. So I will take a precautionary bullish sentiment till the inauguration day.  Taking into account the unstable mental space of trump, I will not take a firm stand on a definite santa rally. [Glance]   @madluvyz - Specialist in using TA to sell options and swing trade.😺

Disclaimer: Whatever I say or post doesn't act as financial advice, so please do your due diligence before making any decision. The announcement of Deepseek, a rival company of AI from China, being able to produce AItechnology at a much lower cost. But if you look deeper, everything is premature.  The cost of research and execution is not even taken into account yet. So I really do not believe this will change the landscape and potential of US based AI companies.  It just makes them cheaper and at a discount, if you are a long term trader. So I believe NVDA will bounce back, and bounce back hard if it does.  @madluvyz - Specialist in using TA to sell options and swing trade.😺

An overview on some companies on my watchlist that are announcing earnings on the coming week. Most of them are speculated to be beating earnings estimates. However, as we saw in GOOGL, beating estimates doesn't necessarily equate to a bullish move in the stock.  I used to trade pre/post earnings , betting a strong upside or downside move. But I have stopped since a year ago as I felt the risk/reward ratio does not make sense anymore. I prefer selling vertical option contracts as it is more sustainable and enable me to have a healthier mental space. But if you are an earnings trader, this will be useful information. 

$PANW VERTICAL 241129 CALL 410.0/CALL 412.5$  Filled @ $0.57db. So overall earnings = $0.72 - $0.57 = $0.14/$2.50 = 5.6% over 5 days.  I was going to close the trade yesterday before earnings. However, I didn't get a fill. Post-market indicated that there was a drastic drop post earnings. But on market open, the stock went up.  Earnings report beat estimates so I am closing the trade early and taking a small profit. I might buy some shares before stock split.

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   Disclaimer: Whatever I say or post doesn't act as financial advice, so please do your own due diligence before making any decision. NVDA, the "darling" stock of 2024. It dipped despite earnings beat. I think maybe because the beat is not good enough than market sentiment. Another point is the sharks (Fund houses) think NVDA is at a infection point, so they are massively dumping stocks.  So according to my TA, NVDA havent even drop to its previous support lvl of $131, so I wont even entertain the idea of entering a position till the stock reach its support level.  However, if you are already holding stock of NVDA, and have a time horizon of at lest 5 years, do not panic sell. Hold it as NVDA will surely re

Disclaimer: Whatever I say or post doesn't act as financial advice, so please do your due diligence before making any decision. Maybe this will be a trigger for recovery in war stocks? Or a final jab at Trump by Biden before the Republicans take over the reins? It will be an interesting 2025 and beyond. But a firm believer that as long as you stay invested, you will eventually reap the rewards. Use compounding and time to your advantage, not to your disadvantage. [Sly]   @madluvyz - Specialist in using TA to sell options and swing trade.😺