Ladies and gentlemen, it is your friendly neighbourhood 股神 again.
It has been quite awhile since I last posted. Much has happened lately with the fed's tapering, upcoming interest rate hike, omicron variant, etc.
At this current juncture of market volatility and massive sell-offs, growth stocks have entered deep value territory, while large capitalization stocks have entered a bubble. In the upcoming weeks, I foresee a rotation of funds from large capitalization stocks to growth stocks amidst the upcoming progressive interest rate hike of 0.25% to 0.75% by 2022 year end. The interest rate hike should remain as projected and not be increased, to cushion the impact of the omicron variant on the economy.
Many feared the uncertainty which the omicron variant brings to the stock market, but I view it as an opportunity of a lifetime. With the current data from South Africa, Europe and the world, it is preliminarily conclusive that the omicron variant is indeed much more transmissive. In fact, it is found that the omicron variant is at least 5 times more transmissive than the delta variant. However, it appears that the omicron variant is much milder in terms of severity. With a tremendous number of people in the millions contracting the omicron variant, only a very very small percentage of people are hospitalised and slightly more than a dozen dead. I believe that this variant will be unstoppable, but humans will evolve and thrive. It will indeed be the survival of the fittest. The recovery will be very swift as herd immunity will be achieved in a very short period of time. Finally, either the omicron variant or the next will bring the virus to common cold level of severity and be truly endemic in the world.
So, what stocks do we hold in such market conditions? Well, we should hold those which are covid-proof - those which can grow and thrive in an uncertain world economy and order. To reveal, I am currently holding stocks of $ChargePoint(CHPT.US)$ $Opendoor Technologies(OPEN.US)$ $Palantir(PLTR.US)$ $Skillz(SKLZ.US)$ and $SoFi Technologies(SOFI.US)$. One does not need a massive diversification, for diversification is a protection against ignorance. Holding 5 to 15 stocks is more than diversified for the informed investor. Lastly, to balance between asset class, I am holding stocks of $Hut 8(HUT.US)$, which have lower correlation to the general stock market.
On a side note, Chinese stocks are no longer worth holding from now to the near future with the recent turn of events - forced delisting of Chinese stocks, blacklisting of Chinese companies, heightened escalation of US-China tensions, evergrande default, etc. I have sold out my positions and took some losses in $Futu Holdings Ltd(FUTU.US)$ and $UP Fintech(TIGR.US)$. This rebalance of portfolio is vital, considering opportunity costs.
To conclude, I wish you all all the best in your investment journey. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To a brighter future. Cheers!!

$SoFi Technologies(SOFI.US)$ Modest movement despite of the good news due to the depressed market. DOYDD
Disclaimer: I hold a long position via Leap  call on SOFI

$Grab Holdings(GRAB.US)$
What you play with is your heart beating; if it's still beating, you're still alive

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

$Futu Holdings Ltd(FUTU.US)$  $UP Fintech(TIGR.US)$  $Alibaba(BABA.US)$ 
No more TA. What about FA?

2021 is another year of violent volatility in the stocks markets globally just like 2020. All of us should therefore brace ourselves for a lot more in 2022 if this trend persists. China-theme Stocks are still relatively weak but I expect them to perform better in 2022 alongside US Stocks I wanted to provide some helpful technical charts, but the best chart by far(at least to me) is a chart of psychology, persuasion and perspective combined into one here:
Happy New Year 2022!
$Alibaba(BABA.US)$  $Futu Holdings Ltd(FUTU.US)$  $Futu Holdings Ltd(FUTU.US)$  $UP Fintech(TIGR.US)$  $Apple(AAPL.US)$  $NIO Inc(NIO.US)$  $Qualcomm(QCOM.US)$  $United Microelectronics(UMC.US)$  $Sea(SE.US)$  $Lucid Group(LCID.US)$  $Sono Group(SEV.US)$  $Rivian Automotive(RIVN.US)$  $JPMorgan(JPM.US)$  $Applied Materials(AMAT.US)$  $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$  $Axon Enterprise(AXON.US)$  $Unity Software(U.US)$  $Grab Holdings(GRAB.US)$  $WeWork(WE.US)$  $Phunware(PHUN.US)$  $Digital World Acquisition Corp(DWAC.US)$  $Tuya Inc(TUYA.US)$  $Hippo Holdings(HIPO.US)$  $GOLDMAN SACHS FUTURE TECH LEADERS EQUITY ETF(GTEK.US)$  $Airbnb(ABNB.US)$  $DocuSign(DOCU.US)$  $MongoDB(MDB.US)$  $Pfizer(PFE.US)$  $Lam Research(LRCX.US)$  $Tencent(TCEHY.US)$  $Bilibili(BILI.US)$  $Snowflake(SNOW.US)$  $Micron Technology(MU.US)$  $Baidu(BIDU.US)$  $Stellantis NV(STLA.US)$  $General Motors(GM.US)$  $Ford Motor(F.US)$  $Robinhood(HOOD.US)$  $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$  $iShares Silver Trust(SLV.US)$  $ASML Holding(ASML.US)$  $Twitter (Delisted)(TWTR.US)$  $The Wendy's Co(WEN.US)$  $Bank of America(BAC.US)$  $Novavax(NVAX.US)$  $Virgin Galactic(SPCE.US)$  $BlackBerry(BB.US)$  $IBM Corp(IBM.US)$  $GE Aerospace(GE.US)$ $Nokia Oyj(NOK.US)$  $UiPath(PATH.US)$  $Roblox(RBLX.US)$  $XPeng(XPEV.US)$  $DiDi Global (Delisted)(DIDI.US)$  $Kratos Defense & Security Solutions(KTOS.US)$  $Activision Blizzard(ATVI.US)$  $ContextLogic(WISH.US)$  $SoFi Technologies(SOFI.US)$  $Etsy Inc(ETSY.US)$  $Snap Inc(SNAP.US)$  $Block(SQ.US)$  $Shopify(SHOP.US)$  $Cloudflare(NET.US)$  $Palantir(PLTR.US)$  $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$  $PDD Holdings(PDD.US)$  $JD.com(JD.US)$  $Coinbase(COIN.US)$  $AMC Entertainment(AMC.US)$  $Disney(DIS.US)$  $Boeing(BA.US)$  $Netflix(NFLX.US)$  $Roku Inc(ROKU.US)$  $Uber Technologies(UBER.US)$  $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$  $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ 
So, you tell me what is the right way?!

$TENCENT(00700.HK)$ $Hang Seng TECH Index(800700.HK)$ $JD-SW(09618.HK)$ $Hang Seng Index(800000.HK)$
I‌t is precisely this situation where there are huge volatility in the market, we need to understand and control our emotions in order to make rational decision.
Making rational decision to benefit from this short term corrections.
Do not let fear cloud our judgements.
In my youtube channel, i share with you all of the emotional aspect of investing that helped me 2x my money during the 2008 and 2020 crisis.
Its all FOC and diligent investor should take advantage of it, instead of wasting money on gurus.
https://youtu.be/UhN0BDu5t5E

$Grab Holdings(GRAB.US)$ XL inflow 37.6 vs outflow 8.18.