Swing trading is MORE stressful for me than Day Trading

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Jdesey, Jun 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM.

  1. wxytrader

    wxytrader

    Collecting premium or holding high yield dividends out performs "trading". I will still swing trade, but the longer capital stands without earning the less you are making relatively...which is why I now try to have every dollar earning.

    Details Recap:

    MSTY Investment (No DRIP):
    Entry: $21.04 → Exit: $30.00
    Monthly coupon: $2.47, DRIP disabled
    Total shares: 2,376.92
    Dividends: $20,551.67
    Capital Gain: $21,323.72
    P&L: $41,875.39

    IBIT Shares:
    Entry: $61.75 → Exit: $75.00
    Shares: ~809.71
    P&L: ($75 − $61.75) × 809.71 = $10,724.66

    IBIT Call Options:
    Sep 19 $61 strike @ $5.20
    100 contracts = $52,000 cost
    Final intrinsic value = $14.00
    Profit: ($14.00 − $5.20) × 100 × 100 = $88,000


    I would choose MSTY here all day long because you are going to get Dividends: $20,551.67 regardless of what happens...if price goes sideways you make nothing holding IBIT, and lose 52k on the call option.


    @Sctaphgogs uses support and resistance lol and only posts charts after the fact. Unless you can project price into the future you are not a Technical Analyst.
     
    Last edited: Jun 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
  2. tomkat22

    tomkat22

    Instead of typing all that wouldn't it be easier to set your phones camera on macro and just snap a pic of your trade blotter/PL page? You're obviously not worried about someone stealing your strategy. You'd be surprised how clear and readable a photo of a full size monitor is. Lets see that pic. Would make for some absolutely fascinating reading.
     
  3. wxytrader

    wxytrader


    That's chat gpt...the IBIT pnl is wrong in your quote...it is actually only P&L: ($75 − $61.75) × 809.71 = $10,724.66

    No strategy to steal...and unless you are a practitioner of EW, cyphers, wychoff etc you won't be able to swing trade anyway. :)
     
  4. tomkat22

    tomkat22

    Dont worry about all that,just snap the pic.
     
  5. wxytrader

    wxytrader

    Snap a pic of what? I just gave chat gpt the parameters of the three trade scenarios and pasted the answer.
     
  6. tomkat22

    tomkat22

    So you didn't actually make those trades?
     
  7. deaddog

    deaddog

    Why don't you ask chat gpt for examples of news moving the price of large cap stocks?
     
  8. Have you thought of slamming your Balls in your Car door?

    Debating WXY-wan is like debating SML.
     
  9. taowave

    taowave

    LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!



     
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  10. wxytrader

    wxytrader

    We are comparing the numbers lol...I should mention that there is a chance with the MSTY position suffering NAV decay which would offset capital gains.