I was looking at selling put options to earn some yield on my cash. But I noticed the premiums are much lower than they were recently. This realization gave me a crazy idea: Perhaps one should do the opposite, and be buying puts rather than sell them.
1.You pick a stock that you think could double over the next 12 months, and go all-in on it.
2.You then buy cheap 1-year puts as insurance to limit your downside.
3.Wait...

Despite the recent turmoil in the stock market, electric car company Tesla's share price has plummeted about 70% in recent months, making it the second-worst-performing stock in the S&P 500.
But is this downturn a once-in-a-decade buying opportunity? Or should investors steer clear of this troubled stock?
On the bear side
Tesla has faced several challenges recently. The company missed its delivery estimates for the third quarter.Tesla attributes the problem to i...

“In the fourth quarter, we produced over 439,000 vehicles and delivered over 405,000 vehicles. In 2022, vehicle deliveries grew 40% YoY to 1.31 million while production grew 47% YoY to 1.37 million.”
I realize lots of people have Tesla fatigue but this is a pretty important inflection point.
With heavy end of quarter discounts, tesla still significantly missed on deliveries. This is the end of the exponential growth story and if this stops being valued as a growth stock, look ...