The Common Man Hedge Fund

In this weekly update from 10/7/2022, I walk through an Iron Condor trade that I put on 9/1/2022 and managed until closing it a few days before the 10/7/2022 expiration date. This trade was a success, making $1477 in just over 30 days. I go through my thought process on how I considered adjustments along the way, and ultimately how it was closed out for a nice profit. If you are interested in following along with my trade updates in real time, check out my newsletter here. You can sign up for free, or you can subscribe for weekly or daily trade and position updates in real time.

Today I discuss an article about a hedge fund that profits on large market pullbacks. You can learn how to do this. Check out my website at https://commonmanhedgefund.com

Over the past several years, fixed income yields have been close to zero. That is rapidly changing. In this episode, I discuss this phenomenon and what this means for the stock market going forward. Check out my website at https://commonmanhedgefund.com

Most people don't share their losing trades. In this video, I talk about a trade that I badly mismanaged. I have metrics that I use to adjust trades when the market moves against us. In this trade, I tried to roll a call credit spread up and out, but I wasn't aggressive enough in rolling it, so I ended up having to take a pretty significant loss. I point out several things to do differently in the future to stay out of this type of situation. Check out my website at https://commonmanhedgefund.com

In this episode, I discuss the three different kinds of expertise that show up in trading groups and forums. This continues with the discussion from the last episode asking the question - should you pay someone in your journey of learning to trade options.

In this episode, we discuss a question posted in a facebook group recently - "Should you pay someone to follow along with their trades". My answer is nuanced, and you first have to answer a different question before you can answer this one.

In this episode, I look back at the historical performance of the S&P500 over the past 20+ years and discuss what we can learn from those ups and downs. The question is - are we in a different paradigm going forward? In other words, will the next 10 years be as good as the last? Don't forget to check out my website https://commonmanhedgefund.com

In this episode, I discuss the two types of trading mentality - trend following vs mean reversion. Neither is right or wrong, but they are very different. Figuring out which direction you lean can help you determine what type of trades may work better for you and what type of system you should design. Check out my website at https://commonmanhedgefund.com

In this episode I discuss a study that was recently published in a financial journal about detecting financial BS. This episode is flagged explicit, because the term BS is used repeatedly when talking about and reading from various news articles. The findings of the study on who is most and least susceptible to getting duped is quite interesting.

In this episode, I examine a news article that suggests that the surge of millennials who are buying houses and automobiles is one of the contributing factors of the inflation that we are currently experiencing. It's an interesting idea.

In this episode I give a brief primer on calls and puts and explain how the wheel strategy works. I'll also share some of the pitfalls one has to be careful of.

In this episode I discuss historical yearly returns of the S&P 500 and how the Fed has influenced the market over the past several decades.

In this episode, I summarize the past few topics about withdrawal rates and the risk of retiring in a bear market. I give some ideas on how you can use options to help mitigate that risk.

In this episode, I discuss a recent article in Barron's talking about how unfortunate it is to retire in the midst of a bear market. I share some ideas on how you can mitigate this risk.

In this episode I read a post from a Facebook group where a lady grew 300k to 1.5M in 5 years, only to see it drop back down to 600k. I discuss this scenario and what could be done to prevent this from happening.

From Investopedia: The 4% Rule is a practical rule of thumb that may be used by retirees to decide how much they should withdraw from their retirement funds each year. The purpose of adopting the rule is to keep a steady income stream while maintaining an adequate overall account balance for future years. The withdrawals will consist primarily of interest and dividends on savings. In this episode I discuss the origins of the 4% rule and whether it still makes sense for retirees. I give you some alternative ways to think about retirement income.

This is the introduction to my new podcast! The Poor Man Hedge Fund podcast will delve into options and how to use them to generate income. If you are new to options, you will learn a lot here. If you are a seasoned options trader, you'll also learn some things. My goal is to share my knowledge with people who are interested, and if they need more help implementing new strategies to their investing plans, I am here to help. I look forward to sharing. Listen in to learn more!