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I, Undeterred, Bought AMZN & NVDA On The (Long Awaited) DIP.

by Anura Guruge
on April 19, 204


Click to ENLARGE. Base charts, of course, from ‘MarketWatch.com‘.

I am an Options TRADER, but a stock INVESTOR.

Huge difference. I don’t trade stock. I buy and hold … & hold … & hold.

I am very selective about what stock I buy. I have a theme. Yes, it is MAINLY TECH (and SEMIs within that).

Yes, it is POSSIBLE that ALL of TECH could go down another 20% in the next month. I appreciate that. That is OK with I. SMILE.

I know that they will ALL be up 20% in a year. SMILE. If, not … then in two years. Joys of long term investing.


I Have A ‘WASH Sale’ On A Call Option!

by Anura Guruge
on April 17, 204


Click to ENLARGE. From my ‘Fidelity’ account.

I did NOT think this would be possible.

Wow.

WASH SALE on an option! Ah!

I had to call ‘Fidelity‘ to find out what is happening.

Appears it is ALL legit.

Appears I sold a ‘AMZN 210 May 17, 2024‘ call on March 28, 2024. Possible. I do option trades most days. I do THOUSANDS a year! Yep. My addiction. Option trading. The guy at Fidelity commented on it too. He goes “Yes, I can see that you trade a LOT“. Understatment.

I can LIVE with a $329 WASH SALE. SMILE. Won’t bankrupt me (just). SMILE.

But, I learnt a lesson. Be careful …. You can incur a WASH. This one is trivial. Wasn’t even really worth a phone call. But, I wanted to know.

Smile.