--- title: "Self-summary of a 24-year-old trader" type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/26832667.md" description: "After calming down, let's seriously summarize this month's trading. In fact, NVIDIA just amplified this profit. You can see that my win rate for these five trades is 100%, so maybe it's not a coincidence. I think as long as an ordinary trader sticks to the principle of buying low and selling high, the stock market will reward you one day. 1, 2: Going long on Apple. Apple has been correcting for four consecutive weeks, and last week it clearly started consolidating around 220. On 1.24 and 1.25, it tried small breakouts with higher openings, but the market reaction wasn't good, so it's still gathering strength. However, I believe the signs of a breakout are already evident, so it's a good time to buy call options..." datetime: "2025-01-28T01:46:43.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/26832667.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/26832667.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/26832667.md) author: "[NobodycareS](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/13997754.md)" --- # Self-summary of a 24-year-old trader After calming down, let's seriously summarize this month's trades. In fact, NVIDIA just amplified these gains. You can see that my win rate for these five trades was 100%, so maybe it's not just luck. I believe that as long as an ordinary trader sticks to the principle of buying low and selling high, the stock market will eventually reward you. 1 & 2: Went long on Apple. Apple has been correcting for four consecutive weeks, and last week it clearly started consolidating around $220. On 1.24 and 1.25, it tried small breakouts with higher openings, but the market reaction wasn't great, so it's still building momentum. However, I believe the breakout signs are already evident, so I bought call options, which yielded a 100% return on my position by yesterday's close $Apple(AAPL.US) (Just a side note: many might be waiting for a big drop on 1.30 when earnings are released to enter. But think about it—everyone globally already knows Apple's earnings this quarter won't be great. If you know it, that means the negative expectations are already priced in. So... 1.30 won’t let you buy the dip; it’ll just rise and make you the bag holder.) 3: Went short on Bitcoin. I chose to short MSTR. Last Friday, MSTR already showed clear signs of distribution. This waterfall-like drop won’t release the trapped liquidity above in the short term, so I dared to enter even after last Friday’s big drop. I set up an $8,000 put at the end of the session. Plus, BTC’s fake breakouts have formed a clear short-term downtrend, with highs continuously dropping from 109k ➡️ 107k ➡️ 105k. As expected, Monday’s BTC crash fueled MSTR’s avalanche. I closed my short-term put at BTC’s 100k level after observing the 4-hour chart—the bottom showed no significant progress, clearly in a consolidation phase. Risk outweighed reward, so I took profits. $Strategy(MSTR.US) 4 & 5: My 1x short on TSMC and $4,000 NVDA put were essentially the same strategy—both NVDA and TSMC were at all-time highs. DS’s sudden appearance just amplified the gains. Think about it: even without DS’s news, wouldn’t NVDA and TSMC still distribute and correct? Recall the last two times—earnings were great, and on the day of NVDA’s keynote, both positive events led to waterfall drops, distributing to retail. It’s clear now that news is just a tool to facilitate distribution. $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) Final thoughts: I think most spectators just assume others are gambling. In reality, I only used one-tenth of my position to buy low and sell high, buying options I firmly believed in at extremely safe levels. This high-risk, high-reward approach is probably the essence of options as a financial tool. At the end of my 24th year, I wish everyone I know and don’t know progress and happiness in 2025. ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) - [MSTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSTR.US.md) - [TSM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSM.US.md) ## Comments (77) - **不动为王 · 2025-02-09T11:45:42.000Z**: How come it's so awesome - **从头开始学习 · 2025-02-06T08:21:08.000Z**: Excellent excellent - **缅A小韭菜来了 · 2025-02-01T15:54:15.000Z**: Let me check my - **Ryan_qiji · 2025-01-29T17:04:10.000Z**: How to choose the strike price? Around 10% above or below ATM? - **韭菜出海 · 2025-01-29T02:24:56.000Z**: Really awesome, learned a lot. I'm also leaning bullish on Apple's earnings report on the 1.30, but it's essentially a gamble. Not taking some profits today? - **舞剑仙 · 2025-01-28T12:28:07.000Z**: Big guys, share more - **TheWall · 2025-01-28T07:04:39.000Z · 👍 1**: Poster, there are quite a few trolls here lol, and many who don't read the article carefully ﾚ (ﾟ∀ﾟ;) ﾍ - **老麦克今年包发财** (2025-01-30T15:48:22.000Z): LOL, indeed. - **半仓哥 · 2025-01-28T06:56:49.000Z**: Indeed, only options can make you rich overnight😏 - **8sFmEi · 2025-01-28T06:50:43.000Z**: Is this your Little Red Book account, dear? - **NobodycareS** (2025-01-28T09:12:11.000Z): This is not plagiarism - **8sFmEi** (2025-01-28T09:58:32.000Z): What? Real or fake Zhang Fei😂 - **NobodycareS** (2025-01-28T10:04:42.000Z): If you stole my image, please help report it when you pass by. Thanks ☺️ - **勇者仁心 · 2025-01-28T06:13:55.000Z**: Thought it was a big profit, but just a few bucks and they make a fuss. No wonder it's a platform full of naive investors. - **躺平的樱桃丸子 · 2025-01-28T06:13:44.000Z**: Awesome, learning strategy - **反复分析 · 2025-01-28T05:52:06.000Z**: Big shot, if you're bullish on a stock and plan to buy calls expiring within half a month, which strike price tier would be better? I've had several instances where I bought options too high, so even though the stock rose, the call options still lost money. - **NobodycareS** (2025-01-28T05:53:31.000Z): You can refer to previous highs, for example, NVIDIA (NVDA) has oscillated between 130-150 several times within a week. You can buy 140 calls expiring in one or two weeks near 130. - **地主老柴 · 2025-01-28T05:43:15.000Z · 👍 1**: 【Imagine if there were no day traders, would Nvidia not have a pullback?】If you're so certain, why not go all in? If it's so easy to judge, your assets would double in a year without any trouble, and multiply by 1024 in ten years. Isn't this still gambling?When talking about returns, don't ignore th - **NobodycareS** (2025-01-28T06:00:45.000Z): No trolling, I firmly believe in the U.S. stock market. Does that mean I have to sell my house and car to go all in? Can't I diversify my assets? Moreover, using options can help control maximum losse - **地主老柴** (2025-01-28T06:47:23.000Z): What you're saying now is correct, you're talking about risk control. But what you posted earlier, using the hindsight bias to imply there's no risk and everything is bound to happen as expected, cont - **股神小顾的交易员** (2025-01-28T07:10:08.000Z): Are you really arguing with him? It's not easy for him to win a bet and write a long post pretending to be an expert. - **美股价值投资者 · 2025-01-28T05:41:29.000Z**: So awesome - **大葱味独此一家 · 2025-01-28T05:19:22.000Z**: Isn't it just gambling? Essentially, it's just buying and selling based on price movements. Since it's gambling, there are naturally wins and losses. - **NobodycareS** (2025-01-28T06:02:27.000Z): What you consider risky is gambling, but opening a breakfast stall by the roadside during a pandemic isn't risky? Think about the relationship between investing and gambling yourself. - **Mansion（买入即跌） · 2025-01-28T04:26:56.000Z**: All luck - **martin888 · 2025-01-28T03:56:38.000Z**: Bullish - **猪排博士 · 2025-01-28T03:55:05.000Z**: What do you think of Nvidia's trend, big shot? - **老丹 · 2025-01-28T03:46:43.000Z**: Good judgment and strong execution👍