Shares of the major Covid vaccine makers fell on Monday, as the unprecedented wave of omicron infections eased, with new cases rapidly dropping across the country.
$Moderna(MRNA.US)$ plunged more than 11%, the biggest decline in the S&P 500 Monday. $Pfizer(PFE.US)$ tumbled nearly 2% and its partner $BioNTech(BNTX.US)$slid more than 9%, while $Novavax(NVAX.US)$ was off more than 11% and $Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US)$fell over 1%.
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$Pfizer(PFE.US)$ $BioNTech(BNTX.US)$ how could any parent allow their child to take vaccine which is only developed 2 years ago without any proper study or long term data to support.. I hope gov around the world won't make it must for 6month kids to be vaccinated.. that would be very fkedup. I hope Pfizer fail to get approval for their vaccine to be used for children below 5yr. I don't mind losing all my holding but Pfizer shouldn't get approval.

$Virpax Pharmaceuticals(VRPX.US)$ WTH

I started my investment journey in Aug 2021. Been there in both Moomoo and Tiger promotions. Moomoo's app GUI and typesetting won me over with the ease of use. The multitude of functions such as Options Trading, Level 2 quotes and Stock Analysis aided me tremendously in my trading journey. Allow me to recap my five months of learning journey:
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Chapter 1: Noob Start in Local and My 1st Option Trade  - Aug 2021
My initial strategy is to invest into local market: (1) Invest in Bank and REITS.
"Could be better" Trade: FOMO into dividend bank stock $OCBC Bank(O39.SG)$ and been bag-holding till now. Did not know that after ex-dividend, the stock will usually tank equivalent to dividend amount.
In the same month, I learnt about Options Trading. I made my 1st CSP on $Coinbase(COIN.US)$, and closing early to make a tidy profit. I also learnt that I do not need to maintain full securities to cover CSP as Moomoo allows Margin account to cover the principal.
Transaction
Note: Moomoo is great to support both Cash Secured Puts (CSP) and Covered Calls (CC) which will allow the possible implementation of Wheel Strategy.
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Chapter 2: Options and it's danger - Sep to Oct 2021
Revised Strategy: (1) Invest in Bank & REITS (2) Income through Selling Puts
I intensified on Options trading specifically on selling puts to generate income. Although CSP provides premium as income stream, there is a risk of unlimited downside if the underlying stock price goes down quickly. This happened to me when $Adobe(ADBE.US)$ tanked from 600+ to 500+.
Learning Point: Be cognisant of unlimited downside risk for selling puts. Learn how to roll down and out if needed. Disclaimer: DYODD
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Chapter 3: Discovering joy of Scalp Trading - Nov 2021
Enhanced Strategy: (1) Invest in Bank & REITS; (2) Income through Selling Puts; (3) Scalp Trading
I started day trading in Nov. I learnt about basics of technical analysis and uses candlesticks, EMA and VWAP for Scalp trade. In Nov, I made a total of 131 trades with ~1.65 mil in turnover . However, I only made 0.18% in profits which is good enough for me.
Transaction Stats
Good Trade: $BioNTech(BNTX.US)$ Took the scalp trade on 3 green 🕯. Exited quickly after 3 mins trade
Learning Points: Separate investment and trading, Curb emotions, do not FOMO, set Stop Limits for both profits and losses, Accept losses gracefully.
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Chapter 4: Leaps into the future - Dec 2021
Tweaked Strategy: (1) Invest in Bank & REITS; (2) Income through Selling Puts; (3) Scalp Trading and (4) Control future with LEAPS
The last month of 2021 saw extreme volatilities in equity market. My long-term portfolio shrank by 15%. I added another option strategy: LEAPS into my investment plan. LEAPS entails buying long option calls deep into future (1 year or more). I added two stocks that I feel that will rise by Jan 2023: $Palantir(PLTR.US)$ $SoFi Technologies(SOFI.US)$
Tips: Buy ITM LEAPS when the underlying stock price is low or reached certain pressure lines. Disclaimer: DYODD
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In Summary
It has been a rewarding and fruitful learning journey in investing. Although I missed out the initial QE ride last year, the painful lessons I learnt now in 2021 will be useful for my future trades. I will continue to fine-tune my investment strategy to improve my expertise in 2022.
Many thanks to Moomoo for the great contents such as News, Courses, Seminars etc and not forgetting the selfless sharing of experiences by fellow Moo-ers!!
"Looking forward from Moomoo":
(1) Advanced options strategy such as Iron Condor and Credit Spreads
(2) Crypto Trading

10 Top-Traded US Stocks for Friday (12/17)
$Apple(AAPL.US)$ $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$ $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ $Pfizer(PFE.US)$ $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$

$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ $NIO Inc(NIO.US)$ $XPeng(XPEV.US)$ Battery capacity is growing faster than the supply chain, leading to severe shortages of some components, as well as raw materials such as copper foil. Thanks to such strong demand, miners and chemical producers have been able to raise prices and increase profits. Horace Chan, chemicals analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said that Investors are looking for hidden gems in the battery supply chain and are increasingly focusing on component and metal suppliers.

Market Sentiment
What a year 2021 has been. The tiny SARS-CoV2 virus is still messing up with our daily lives. Just when things were starting to normalise, a newly discovered variant Omicron threw a curve ball causing some countries to halt or even reverse decisions to re-open borders.
As end of 2021 approaches, the market mood has dampened down quite a bit. The market breadth is not looking rosy, more stocks are below MA200 than above. The impeding QE tapping and interest rate hikes in respond to rising inflation by US Fed are weighing down market sentiment too.
In the trading landscape, a strong bull was dominating the market in the first three quarters of 2021. Major indices were breaking all time high, even cryptocurrency was making waves (pun intended, super volatile moves for $Bitcoin(BTC.CC)$ Bitcoin).
Covid-19 Theme
Feb 2021 saw the start of the largest vaccination drive than mankind has ever seen. Previous vaccination programmes were generally rolled out over years or decades. But the advancement of biotechnology has allowed us to access COVID-19 vaccine in unprecedented speed.
Moderna $Moderna(MRNA.US)$, BioNtech $BioNTech(BNTX.US)$, Pfizer $Pfizer(PFE.US)$, Johnson & Johnson $Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US)$, Novavax $Novavax(NVAX.US)$, Astra Zeneca $ASTRAZENECA PLC(AZNCF.US)$ just to name a few obvious ones, roared to all time high. Did you catch the train? I took a small profitable swing trade with Pfizer. Nothing to boast about, purely practicing my trading skills based on breakout trend.
Good Trade Execution: Timing to Exit Trade Perfectly
One memorable trade in 2021 for me was with Open $Opendoor Technologies(OPEN.US)$. Been learning to read chart with Wyckroff method so it was great to be able to time my exit of Open perfectly before the price crashed.
This was the chart analysis and trading plan for my position on 22 Sept.
I tried to protect profit my trailing my stop loss. As the market unfolds, the news about Zillow $Zillow-C(Z.US)$ shook Open badly. Based on my analysis of the price action and volume, I moved my stop loss lower to wait for a rebound in order to exit the trade with profit. This manoeuvre helped me exited with 21% profit in around 6 weeks.
The biggest take away from this trade? Applying Wyckroff analysis of price action to manage my trade successfully despite drastic bad news.
Bad Trading Execution: Importance of Stop Loss
Think any trader would be able to tell you anecdotes of how stop loss either dented or saved their capital. Sharing a lesson of moving stop loss. After Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ share split, I decided to initiate a long entry on 26 July at $193. The plan was to take advantage of the break out pattern fueled by the strong demand on chips. Given Nvidia is such a darling of both short and long term investors, the initial trading plan was to hold on to long position for as long as possible.
The price moved uptrend until hitting resistance at $231. Things were looking rosy and I was feeling very pleased with myself. Then came a minor correction to the magnitude of 15% from $231 to $195. It was nerve wrecking then. Everyday I would be checking on the paper loss and debating if I should close my position to protect whatever profit I had. I decided to move stop loss to $198. Luck was not on my side and the price touched $197 and reversed.
It was such a painful lesson. On hide sight, there was no reason for me to panic. No sudden increase in volume to suggest investors are dumping Nvidia. I should have just stay calm and allow the correction to unfold. I lost in this trade because I gave in to my panic and not sticking to trading plan.
Outlook for 2022
Current market condition seems to be rather uncertain. Nasdaq $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$, S&P $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ and Dow $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ all suffering corrections. There are many factors affecting the 2022 outlook. US Federal Bank meeting in mid Dec, Omicron concerns and its closely related national border policies will likely impact market condition. I would be very cautious in trading until things get more clarity. Stay away from stocks that corrected by 30% (e.g. U $Unity Software(U.US)$, Baba $Alibaba(BABA.US)$, Palantir $Palantir(PLTR.US)$), and monitor defensive counters such as PG $Procter & Gamble(PG.US)$, TSN $Tyson Foods(TSN.US)$.
Last Words
To me, trading is like an art of understanding the market forces. Is the bull or bear in charge currently? Do I expect a correction or continuation of trend?
The biggest lesson in 2021 from my trades is learning to execute trading plans with confidence. Trust my analysis of the market and not getting emotional.
For 2022, I certainly hope to be a consistently profitable trader by improving my chart analysing skills and trade execution.
Sharing this and hope for a better 2022 to all!