Getting Off the Schneid (Part 2)

The current title pays homage to this post. Today I recap 2024 efforts, what I have done since, and where I hope to go next.

Although you may not have noticed (as explained here), I am about five months behind in blogging. A quick count reveals that I did 123 stock studies in 2024 all posted here. My last study was in November (actually October).

Since then, I suppose my brain has been recharging?

All I know is that I’m overdue for more stock studies [updates] and delinquent in regular maintenance of my personal stock portfolio. I can’t blame the library’s technical difficulties for putting a halt to my 2024 stock studies. Part of the excuse would be the more difficult endeavor of finding new stocks with bullish prospects at reasonable prices when the market is at all-time highs (ATH).

The market is now in correction and I’m caught with my pants down while some good buys are definitely available. Kudos to me for not exhibiting herd behavior and buying stocks hand over fist with the market at ATH or falling prey to FOMO (fear of missing out) as momentum carries valuations stratospheric. Demerits for not buying when the market corrects or crashes and “blood is in the streets.” Not keeping up with my stock studies or pounce list means I am in no position to do so. Lots has been written on market cycles in books like these.

Borrowing from Part 1:

     > First things first: write this post. Since I haven’t blogged in what seems like
     > ages, it took a herculean effort to do basics like login to WordPress, get into
     > my blog folder, search the title index for links, remember what to do with
     > tags, etc. These tasks are automatic when I’m doing them multiple times
     > per week but after four months away, a chisel is needed for newfound rust.
     >
     > I can now be the last, probably, to say Happy New Year to everyone!
     > Greetings after a long hiatus.

My respite is well-deserved. The original intent was to post twice weekly. I doubled that once I started doing daily stock studies. Posting twice weekly might have left me right on schedule.

I have been much more productive during this blog hiatus than the last. Back in the day, I was a religious follower of the tastytrade production Market Measures (MM). Excepting those unknowingly missed, I watched every single episode through mid-2019. Over the last few months, I have binge-watched the last 5.5+ years of MM content (up to two months worth of episodes per day).

I will continue next time by starting to take a closer look at particular MM content that can potentially reshape and guide my future approach to option trading (which I still do, believe it or not!).