I can't stress this enough right now.
YOU NEED TO:
Keep your emotions in check.
Keep your ratios in check.
Keep allocating to elite companies at good prices
Keep building your own thesis and not follow the herd
Keep your eyes on the long game and not stress day to day
I have been in the market for well over a decade and beat the ROI of the SP500 in that timeframe... I can tell you that when emotions are getting crazy & people are panicking, that is opportunity.
We now have a little opportunity on the table.
Will you wait for the smoke to clear?
Or will you manic like the herd?
$Q

InvestingWithBrandon 2 hours ago

Retail investor: Nvidia reports next week. I’m buying calls before earnings
Me: Which expiration date?
Retail investor: earnings week. cheapest ones
Me: What happens to those options the morning after earnings?
Retail investor: they go up if the stock goes up
Me: Even if the stock goes up, the option can still lose money. The hype gets priced in before the report & the premium gets sucked right out after. That’s IV crush
Retail investor: so I need it to go up a LOT
Me: ...yes
Retail investor: so you don’t buy calls on Nvidia?
Me: I do. When I’m ultra bullish I go 1+ year out & keep my ratios i

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InvestingWithBrandon 4 hours ago

Retail investor: I’m gonna start investing once I pay off my car & get my raise
Me: How long’s that?
Retail investor: idk like 5 years
Me: Let’s run the math. Start with $1,000, add $12,000 a year, average 10% a year for 25 years
Retail investor: ok
Me: About $1.3 million
Retail investor: nice
Me: Now wait 5 years first. Same thing, just 20 years
Retail investor: ...
Me: About $762,000. Waiting cost you about $546,000
Retail investor: for a car payment??
Me: & that’s at 10%. The higher your return, the bigger that gap gets... You don’t need the perfect moment. Every time you get paid, send wha

InvestingWithBrandon 6 hours ago

I make about $29k a month with stocks & options.
NO Day trading
NO Swing trading
NO Covered calls
NO Cash secured puts
NO BS
INSTEAD, I DO THIS:
Build base portfolio
Sell portfolio secured puts (not cash secured)
Buy LEAP calls with the premium from sold puts
BUY shares with the premium from sold puts
Keep ratios in check
I can explain it to a 13 year old & I will likely outperform 95% of people that read this.
Simple wins.

InvestingWithBrandon 8 hours ago

Retail investor: When’s the best time to sell puts?
Me: When you least want to
Retail investor: lol what
Me: Thursday the $VIX hit about 28. Everyone was scared & paying up for protection... When fear is high, put option premiums are high. So that’s when the person SELLING the put gets paid the most
Retail investor: & yesterday?
Me: The VIX closed under 20. Down almost 30% in 2 trading days. Same puts got a lot cheaper
The premium is highest when everyone’s scared, so that’s when I want to be selling portfolio secured puts on elite companies at good prices.

InvestingWithBrandon a day ago

Hot take: the Nasdaq correction was healthy
$Q is about 14% off its high & everybody’s acting like the world is ending
But a few weeks ago Q was trading above fair value. The market was hot. That’s why I had bonds & an overall more conservative portfolio allocation.
Now Q is basically sitting at fair value
Not every dip is a table pounder buy. A drop from overvalued back to fair value is just the market fixing itself
But once a great index or company gets to fair value or below, THAT’S when I want to allocate. Shares, 1+ year portfolio secured puts, LEAP calls when I’m ultra bullish... ratios

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InvestingWithBrandon a day ago

Retail investor: Why don’t you just buy whatever fell the most?
Me: Because the S&P 500 $VOO is always an option
Retail investor: what does that have to do with it
Me: Every single stock I buy has to beat the S&P on expected return. By a lot
Retail investor: why by a lot
Me: A single stock can go to zero. The S&P has 500 companies. If one blows up you barely notice. So if I’m taking on single stock risk, I need to get paid for it.
Retail investor: & if it’s not?
Me: Then I buy the index. That’s why $VOO, $Q & $RSP are such a big part of my base.
Retail investor: so you’re not buying anything?

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InvestingWithBrandon a day ago

My watch list got a LOT longer over the last couple weeks
Why?
The businesses are still growing & the fundamentals are improving. The prices fell
& this is when most investors do the opposite of what they should. Stocks get cheaper, they panic & move to cash
Then when the list is short & everything’s expensive, they feel safe & buy
Classic buying high & selling low.
Please do not be like most that let their emotions control how they invest.
We like deals to capitalize on with stocks & options!
That window is now open.

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InvestingWithBrandon a day ago

Retail investor: I’m waiting for it to drop a little more before I buy
Me: How much more?
Retail investor: idk... 5%?
Me: & if it drops 5%, will you buy? Or wait for 5% more because it’s still falling?
Retail investor: ...probably wait
Me: That’s what happens to most people. They wait through the drop because they’re scared, then buy after it already ran
Me: Where do you think the best AI companies will be in 3-5 years?
Retail investor: a lot higher probably
Me: So is the difference between today’s price & 5% lower going to matter?
Retail investor: probably not
Me: That’s why I go 1-2 years ou

InvestingWithBrandon 2 days ago

In June, Jensen Huang ( $NVDA CEO ) stood on stage at Computex & called Marvell “the next trillion dollar company”
$MRVL was worth about $191 billion at the time. The stock jumped about 25% the next morning
It ran all the way to about $330 a share
On Friday it closed at $141. That’s about a $124 billion company
Less than it was worth BEFORE Jensen said a word
The price ran way past fair value & now it’s coming back down. Everyone who bought the headline near the top is down over 50%
This is what happens when you buy hype instead of at a good valuation...
AGAIN... THE PRICE YOU PAY MATTERS
In o

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InvestingWithBrandon 2 days ago

Intel is down about 60% from its high
People keep asking me if it’s a buy now because it’s “so cheap”
Is it though?
Revenue growth around 12%. A forward P/E around 40
Meanwhile Nvidia trades around 15x forward earnings with WAY faster growth. TSM is under 20x
So why would I pay 40x for 12% growth when I can pay half that or less for better companies growing faster?
This is the trap. People look at how far a stock fell instead of what they’re paying for the earnings
A 60% drop just means it was really expensive before & to be honest... $INTC still is expensive.
VALUATIONS MATTER!

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InvestingWithBrandon 2 days ago

Here’s one big reason retail investors do so bad in the stock market
When the market falls, it usually gets cheaper & more compelling
& that’s exactly when people start panic buying protection. The put/call ratio jumps because everybody’s hedging.
You see this on the chart below where the line is trending up in recent months. That means more hedging is likely happening.
Then when everything’s green & everyone’s greedy, they finally feel safe enough to go all in on buying calls at the wrong time.
It’s backwards
The market pulled back toward its 125 day moving average, the Fear & Greed index wen

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InvestingWithBrandon 2 days ago

"The market is crashing why is this happening"
Number 1...
The market did not crash.
This is normal volatility.
Number 2...
All you had to do was look at this chart and your answer will be found.
PRICE MATTERS.

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InvestingWithBrandon 3 days ago

Every options strategy I've used in the last 10+ years, ranked worst to best.
7. 0DTE & weekly calls. Gambling. You need the direction AND the day.
6. Spreads. You collect $1,000 & spend $900 on the put under it. Bullish & bearish at the same time.
5. The wheel. You eat the drop, then cap the bounce.
4. Covered calls on stocks you're bullish on. Works until the stock rips & your shares get called away.
3. Cash secured puts. Right idea... but your money sits on the bench doing nothing.
2. 1+ year calls when you're ULTRA bullish on a great company below fair value. Time for earnings to grow, & y

InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-07

I don't day trade.
I don't sell covered calls.
I don't sell cash secured puts.
I don't buy weekly options.
I don't run spreads.
I don't watch screens all day.
I don't trade on the news.
I don't care what the market does day to day.
What I do:
$3M+ in $VOO + $Q + Elite companies that never gets sold.
1+ year portfolio secured puts on great companies below fair value, secured by that base.
Every premium goes back into the base.
Ratios in check so a 50% crash can't force my hand.
$25k+ a month. 10 minutes a day. Don't complicate it.

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InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-07

Retail investor: I'm 60 with $250k saved. I know I'm late. What's even the point now.
Me: You planning to die at 65?
Retail investor: ...no.
Me: Then you've got 25+ years of compounding left & $250k to start it with. That's not late.
Retail investor: But I can't afford to lose any of it.
Me: Look at that chart of $SPY. The SP500 has a 50+ year track record of averaging 10% ish per year on average. Yes... Some year will be up more and down more. But in the long run... it's hard to beat.
Retail investor: So just index & hold?
Me: That's step one. Step two is that $250k can secure puts on great c

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InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-07

Retail investor: I’m going to cash until all this is over... This volatility is too much.
Me: Until what’s over?
Retail investor: idk... the Fed, the Ai stuff, Iran, bubble fears.
Me: What happens when all of that is behind us?
Retail investor: then I buy back in
Me: At what price? The market hates uncertainty more than anything. The second those things clear up, it usually moves before you’ve decided it’s safe
Retail investor: so you’re just riding it out
Me: Riding it out with my ratios in check. My portfolio secured puts & bought calls expire in 2028. None of those events change what the co

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InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-07

Just posted my FREE weekend newsletter covering the market & how to organize your thoughts in a simple way!
Check it out here:

InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-07

POV: you sell weekly puts for "income" doing the wheel strategy
Stock is at $100. You sell 5 of the $97 puts every week.
Week 1: +$300. This is easy.
Week 2: +$280. Why doesn't everyone do this?
Week 3: +$310. Telling your coworkers about it.
Week 4: +$290. Looking up how to quit your job.
Week 5: +$300... then the stock drops 12% on earnings. Assigned 500 shares at $97. Stock's at $88.
Week 6: Selling covered calls at $92 to "get it back." +$150.
Week 7: +$150.
Week 8: +$150.
Week 9: Stock rips to $102. Shares called away at $92.
Final score after 9 weeks:
Premium collected: $1,930
Loss on th

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InvestingWithBrandon 2026-11-06

I retired at 31 doing this.
Step 1 = Build your base.
35% $VOO
35% $Q
20% high conviction companies near intrinsic value.
10% Bonds or leap calls if compelling
This is your foundation & your collateral.
Step 2 = Sell 1+ year portfolio secured puts.
Quality companies only.
Moat.
Pricing power.
Good valuation.
Collect the premium.
Pay zero margin interest.
Step 3 = Redeploy every dollar of premium.
More shares.
LEAPS on your highest conviction names.
Never let it sit as cash.
Step 4 = Keep ratios in check.
Always know your 7-day liquidity.
A 40% crash should not keep you up at night.
That is it.

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