Recent content by Springs Trader

Specifically , where can I get the most leverage leverage to the downside over the next 3-6 months?

I get my annual physical each fall, including last Friday. One year ago, my weight was up about 5 lbs over the previous year but all of my blood work was MUCH better. A1C was 5.3 vs 5.8 the previous year. Similar gains in all other metrics. I essentially ate no carbs until after 5pm each day...

If we end current distancing period with 100,000 deaths in US. And death rate is .5%. Conclusion is 20 million have had it. Us Population 330 million Means 310+million have not had it yet. If death rate is half of that , it means 40 million have had it. Still 290 million to go. This means...

Do you have a link supporting 80% have had it already in NYC? Here in Colorado they tested 1600 and almost none had it. 98% negative. https://khn.org/news/a-colorado-ski-community-planned-to-test-everyone-for-covid-19-heres-what-happened/

I don't get the "crisis will be over" . If only a small percentage have had it, why would'nt we expect it to come back over and over? https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/

No advice from message boards in 08. My point was being aggressive when others pull back has worked for many entrepreneurs for a long time. What ideas would that type of thinking generate now? If the world is suddenly changing where are the opportunities? I am in the live event business so...

I have made most of my money making bold moves when times were scary. Mostly I am referring to the 2007/08 crash. I didn’t have the courage to go all in in October of 87 or during the 2000 nasdaq crash even though I desperately wanted to. I can’t tell you how much I wanted to buy Amazon and...

I should have mentioned, I am to fly to Seattle tomorrow for a 1000 person event. I am deciding whether to go.

What is the end game for the coronavirus? If it is so easily transmitted, why would we not expect everyone virtually to get it eventually? Along the same lines, what stopped Sars bird and Ebola from continuing to work its way through the worlds population?

Serious question from someone who has never traded real money but has been studying for a while. Every so often, this subject about selling naked puts is discussed. The answer is always some version of " it won't end well" or "you will end up broke or bankrupt". If everyone who sells...

I've read this site for 5 years and constantly get the dire warnings about selling naked otm options- that eventually you will surely suffer catastrophic loss. Does this mean you will ultimately secure spectacular gains with a constant strategy of buying out of the money options?