Mel

Hi, I’m Mel. 👋 I just traded my corporate title for "Full-Time SAHM". But I’m not just managing the household, I’m managing a portfolio. My goal is to generate $25,000/yr in supplemental income through options. 📉📈 I don't gamble on short term call options. I’m a premium seller at heart. My core strategies: • The Wheel (CSP/ CC) • Poor Man's Covered Call • Credit Spreads & Iron Condors • Risk management > Everything else This account is my raw, unfiltered journal. I’ll be posting my weekly/monthly P&L, my mistakes (there will be many), and the reality of trading while juggling kids' school schedules, prepping home cooked meals and sticking to my workout regime. If you’re a parent, a trader or just building a side income... let’s connect. 🤝 Follow along to see if I hit the $25k goal this year! 😊

@DividendMil I totally agree with you. And I seriously don't know how to explain to my kid the reason why they need to learn trigo in school. I can't tell them that the only reason is just so they can pass their exam.

I’m 42 years old and I am yet to ever use the Pythagorean theory in a real life setting… Another reason why financial education should be taught in schools instead of trigonometry

@Dom_Investing Nice! I get to do the same in May. 😆

Both my girls were born in April. My wife and I have our birthdays in May. This means I get to choose between 3 cakes daily, for two months straight... How are you starting into the new week? Good Morning!

@JoshTradeOption Yeah been waiting for some red to enter CSPs. And a good chance to roll up some calls.

Option sellers.. We just came off a solid rally since the end of March, a dip was honestly expected and no big deal. The real concern now is whether this selloff snowballs and gets much uglier because of the recent escalation with Iran. Tomorrow will be a day to sell puts on carefully selected companies. So my questions: 1. Do we sell off a lot more tomorrow? 2. What companies are you selling a put on? Or just $SPY $QQQ $IWM? Futures are red.

@InvestingAddict Holding....

Show me where futures or overnight markets matter on this chart? They don’t. If you are a long term investor stop caring about short term shit. The S&P 500 only goes up.

@wheelhousej0e Exactly

@MelTradeOptions This. 💯 The moment the thesis changes, hope becomes the most expensive thing in your portfolio. Cut it and move on.

The most expensive word in trading? "HOPE" In a business, a "bad employee" is a drain on the team. In trading, a "bad position" is a drain on your capital and your mental bandwidth. Most traders fail because they get emotionally attached to their losers. Adding more, rolling for "free", and refusing to admit the market's story has changed. The Reality Check: - Attachment is a cost. - Hope is not a strategy. - Efficiency is the goal. I trade a business, not a diary.

@codetocompound It will be interesting next week.

Being cautiously bullish was the right stance. When everyone turned euphoric after a 13-day $SPY $VOO $QQQ winning streak, it made sense not to blindly chase. Markets were pricing in resolution before there was one. Nothing is settled until the US and Iran sign an agreement both sides can live with. Until then, headlines can reverse sentiment overnight. Now with Iran talking tough again, questions around the Strait resurfacing, and both sides disputing the “win” narrative, we’re back to facing the reality that risks were never fully gone.

@Just_Fading_ 💯

@MelTradeOptions Don't trade feelings, Trade strategy.

@MoneyQuotesX The truth is most people only care about their own success and how u can help them succeed, not your success.

Nobody claps when you win until they need a loan.

@GreatCbscjim Great mindset to have to start the day. Have a good weekend!

Good morning, mutual. Each new day offers us a fresh start. What we achieve today is truly what matters. Rise each morning with determination if you wish to rest peacefully tonight. Be kind to the version of yourself that has come this far. Today, I choose to embrace joy.🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

@fees75 Congrats 👏

AMZN & CRWV getting called away today. Multiple premiums collected + stock gains across both cycles. Not one trade — a full process. That’s the difference.

@OMillionaires Awesome bull's week.

Last Week's Performance: 📈S&P: +4.54% 📈Nasdaq: +6.84% 📈Dow: +3.19% 📈Small Caps: +5.54% 🥇Gold: +2.07% 🛢️Oil: -11.77% 💵US Dollar: -.47% ₿ Bitcoin: +9.11% Bears: Back into hibernation

@amktparticipant Green is beautiful 🤩

Congrats on all the market participants who bought the dip, stayed invested and will continue to do so for decades to come 🫡

@HertzyTrades Being paid to wait to buy something u want. Best money printing hack.

Most retail strategies are designed to lose. Buying options: 70% of contracts expire worthless. Day trading: 90% of traders blow up within a year. Swing trading: you're just guessing with a chart. All three require you to be right. Repeatedly. Under pressure. Selling puts flips the math. Stock up? You keep the premium. Stock flat? You keep the premium. Stock drops a little? Still keep the premium. You get paid to wait. That's what finally made trading sustainable for me

@LEAPTRADER_ Totally agree. Patience is an active strategy.

One of the most powerful edges in trading? Mastering the art of doing absolutely nothing. The real skill isn’t finding the next trade. It’s having the discipline to sit on your hands and wait until the setup is so obvious that not trading would feel stupid.

@CaffeineCraig Watching in anticipation....

Large Speculators Record Net-Long Bitcoin 👀📈

@notanotherquant TGIF, my friend. Yeah LFG!

Happy Friday lovely people! I’ll be fuelled today on 4 coffees and the sheer will to LFG!!! No crying, more grinding and let’s finish out this week! We are all going to make it!

@b_co_co Looks like you can compound everything. 👍😄

This is how you “scale” earnings on X: → Get monetized. → Get paid. → Invest in $VOO. → Post it. → Get more impressions from this. → Get paid again. → Repeat. What could be simpler?

@finance_intell @CompoundingISA Yeah i thought only I was having a hard time finding good content on there lately.

@CompoundingISA Yeah I low key agree. The content on there is pretty poor at the minute, and the competition is wild

Anyone looking at picking up some $NFLX today?

@Miko_Insights Yeah looking good. Let's see if the bulls can finally take over.

$BTC looks like it wants to join the equity party 👀 Do we finally see a run at $80k?