The chip makers like NVDIA and TSM seem to be running out of steam. They are still growing but the rage is now all on RAM and Storage with companies like Micron growing 400% in months. This got me thinking about the whole AI ecosystem and what might come next. Rather than spend hours of…
Category: Investments
EWZ & TLT For May
On the heels of a stellar return for April, I thought it might be a good idea to sneak peak what I’m investing in for May via covered calls and how I earn those monthly returns. TLT I continue to hold TLT and sell calls on my holdings. On my two primary accounts I have…
Interesting Activity On TLT
After work, people like to wind down with TV or perhaps a walk or maybe some gardening but I like to look at options data and last night I came across something interesting on TLT. TLT is an ETF that tracks the long duration 20 year bond. So first let’s look at the data snapshot….
April 2026 Investment Returns (Sneak Peak)
With April behind us I was eager to have AI take a look at my transactions and give me some analysis. It seems AI kept making mistakes in how it calculates things on this data set. All I know for certain is that my accounts went up in value but how they went up may…
Having AI Audit AI On My Trades
As I use AI and AI created programs to drive my investment portfolio, I considered it was a good time to step back and have a closer look at the things AI is generating and perform an “audit” on what I’m doing right now. Who better to audit AI than another AI? The image below…
First AI Driven Put Credit Spread
I decided to take the plunge and let AI run my first put credit spread. It looked at a few options from the latest report and I picked EFA. The AI “suggestion” was to buy the $85 Put and sell the $92 put for a max profit of 6% on the trade on EFA. I…
How I Get Paid To Wait To Buy Stocks At Discount
I don’t like paying full price for anything and stock equities get no exception so I’m going to share with you how I buy equities at a discount and get paid to wait. Selling Cash Secured Puts The image below shows cash secured puts I sold at the start of April. I like to “ladder”…
New App: Bull Put (Credit) Spreads
I continue to invest time and energy in AI to help me build apps to optimize my investments. I finally got around to building a bull put credit spread app to scan data and find the best opportunities for returns or safety. Below are screen shots of the first run on April 17, 2026. I…
Volatile Market, AMZN Collars To The Rescue
Warren Buffett’s two rules of money are simple. #1 Don’t lose money, #2 See rule #1. To that end, it’s been an extremely volatile market to say the least. There is a non-war war going on, oil infrastructure has been destroyed and there may be more to come. Since I don’t like losing money, I…
AI: Entry Points For JEPQ
With the help of AI, my investment portfolio is starting to fire on all cylinders. As I approach retirement, income generation and capital preservation are two key things that are the most important thing to me. I have a small position in JEPQ for it’s excellent yield however my position is small because I don’t…