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Burn and Learn The title of this article is Burn and Learn for a reason. The Dragon’s Eye definitely endured some heat this quarter. The wings got burned a little, as did the tail. The Eyes are still intact though, and the Dragon’s Eye is ready for what come next. This experiment is now 221 …
Milestone Dec31 101 days into this strategy, and now it’s the end of the year. The strategy has ultimately performed a little better than I had anticipated, and has offered me some learning opportunities that I enjoyed. First let’s get right to the performance measure. The time period was just a little more than a …
Dragons Eye ’26 This strategy focuses on a very heavy base that is as steady as it gets with a guaranteed interest rate on the account balance while still be able to use all of that balance for investing in other options. Part of it is comparable to what is known as an “iron butterfly” …
Dragons Eye 2026 December 2025 The following is a simplified fund prospectus. The roadmap if you will of the strategy behind the Dragons Eye. Several supporting articles will help explain the why, when, what and how of what happens, but this document serves as the overall view in short form of the plans, methods, and …
Milestone Oct31 40 days into this strategy, and this milestone is taking some measurements at the end of the month, October 31st. A few things have taken place, one completely expected, and the others, more significant, and somewhat unexpected. SGOV – The cash alternative First of all, the body of the dragon, the slow and …
Milestone Oct17 Here we are at day 27, almost a full month, and just completing the first milestone of this new strategy that began on September 21st. Things were going along perfectly for a while, until October 10th, when presidents Trump and Xi of China began to have their public spats over trade issues. Markets …
SPY versus SPLG Initially when I chose SPLG as the instrument of choice it was because the share price is only in the $70s, and I felt it would be easy to manage. Some of the observations I am noticing however will make me consider SPY as the option rather than SPLG. SPLG has only …
Oct17$79 Assignment Just like the title says, I’m going to show how to handle the assignment of the options that I sold back in September. Now I knew they had a slightly better than 52% chance that this would happen, so it’s not a huge surprise, nor is it a shock that is worrisome. It …
October 17 Dragons EyeEntering the Endzone It’s Friday October 10th, the charts will say “7DTE” (Seven Days unTil Expiry) and it is looking promising for a good finish to the first milestone of expiring options. If you’re on a mobile, you will have to zoom in and pan a bit to see all the parts …
Wrecking Ball Strategy Sometimes when I get excessively “short” or “long” on something, I end up needing to use a special strategy, or a tool, to get things back in line, or back to where I want them to be. I call it the “wrecking ball.” How it can form is, I allow a few …