trading – Anne Z

Day 339 of 1000: Aspirational and Non-Aspirational Transformation

Some transformations involve Callard-style aspirational proleptic reasoning, and some just unfold.

May 14, 2026

Day 337 of 1000: Selling Insurance in the Stock Market

As Taleb says, “all traders are not speculative traders.” Market makers and options sellers make money via large numbers of transactions with careful risk management.

May 12, 2026

Day 326 of 1000: Randomness and the Wheel

Taleb has said he never sells options contracts, only buys them. But he also says if something works, it’s not stupid. So I’m continuing to sell puts.

May 1, 2026

Day 322 of 1000: The Options Wheel for Income Generation

The options wheel can generate returns equal to or better than passive beta investing, but be careful of where we are in the stock market cycle.

April 27, 2026

Day 312 of 1000: Aspiring to Be Someone Different

Philosophers Agnes Callard and L.A. Paul write of personal transformation. How it applies to my reinvention.

April 17, 2026

Day 311 of 1000: Seeking Transformation through Reinvention

When you reinvent yourself your values themselves change in the process. That’s why you can’t plan your way to a new you.

April 16, 2026

DAy 296 of 1000: Writing about Investing

I’m early in my journey of figuring out who I am as a trader. It’s so idiosyncratic and personal that I don’t want to write about it.

April 1, 2026

Day 293 of 1000: Surgery Week Arrives

As I approach major surgery and its aftermath at the same time I’m learning to trade, pondering the Hermit and his wisdom.

March 29, 2026

Day 291 of 1000: What I Want to Do

It feels almost wrong to be able to spend my days investing and trading. But that’s what I want to do.

March 27, 2026

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