Author: The Lizard King

Hey, ‘raptors. I’m Jesse, and I usually write at the Best Interest. But today, the Lizard King was kind enough to let me write here. All hail the King! My goal today is to applaud you Velociraptors in your mission here,

Continuing to make a basket of market neutral trades weekly. music selection:  “Never Gonna Let You Go” — Sergio Mendes weigh-in:  207.6 (1.4) I continue to buy one bull call spread and one bear put spread weekly.  I buy these

More groaners. music selection:  “Blue On Black” — Five Finger Death Punch Devour your prey raptors!

The rest of my order filled. music selection:  “Lonely Ol’ Night” — John Mellencamp On 15NOV2019, I was able to close a position in the JC Penny bond (CUSIP: 708130AD1) for a 66.31% annualized return by selling at 97.  I

Lizard King stepped in Bronto sp. poo. music selection:  “Scream” — Slipknot On Friday, I bought WMT calls with 6DEC2019 expiry.  On Monday I bought a AMZN call with the same expiry.  The thesis was that all signs pointed to

I continue to trade market neutral with my options positioning. music selection:  “Oh No” — The Commodores weigh-in:  209.0 +2.0 With the market at all time highs and political challenges on the horizon, I am trading market neutral.  Each week

Another month in the bag. music selection:  “Say It Right” — Nelly Furtado Each month, I review my financial results for the period and year to date.  This includes a summary of my spending, budget, and some ratios to benchmark

I’m making a couple of leveraged bets on a strong Christmas shopping season. music selection:  “Give To Live” — Sammy Hagar I’ve noticed in the last couple weeks that the crowds at Wal-mart and the traffic near local malls has

Two new market neutral trades. music selection:  “Beautiful Girl” — INXS weigh-in:  207.0 (0.4) I have one calendar spread left open (TOT) that I am looking to close.  I might squeak out a few dollars of profit today if I

I am back into the JCP Bond. music selection:  “Keep Yourself Alive” — Queen I sold the JCP bond last week for a tidy profit at 97.  I immediately put in a good till canceled stink bid at 93.  Yesterday,