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Blockhead Traders Weekly
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A weekly show about trading
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Times are a-changin’: The end of the five-year run, what comes next?
Mar 800:20:59Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 celebrates the 260th weekly episode. This milestone denotes 5 years of continuously uninterrupted weekly releases of the Blockhead trader content. Along with this major milestone, sprocket888 discusses what is next for the channel. Looking back over the past five years, all the original goals have been achieved, and a new… Read More »Times are a-changin’: The end of the five-year run, what comes next?
Transcribe →Market Musings: Sprocket888 covers items he is focused on right now.
Mar 100:20:10Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 discusses some of his current market musings. He feels the market is at a fork in the road, and with mounting tensions in a few areas, it could uncoil in either an up or down direction. As the price action debates this, he is sitting on the sidelines, gathering some… Read More »Market Musings: Sprocket888 covers items he is focused on right now.
Transcribe →Covered Calls: They can feel like losing, while you are winning.
Feb 2200:22:26Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 takes a look at a long-running covered call trade he has had going. This covered call, while a winner, has really felt like a loser. This is one of the drawbacks to a covered call. In some cases, the price of the underlying will rocket through your strike and never… Read More »Covered Calls: They can feel like losing, while you are winning.
Transcribe →…what goes up…: Sprocket888’s perspective on the current market
Feb 1500:17:26Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 shares his thoughts on current market conditions and associated valuations. He has largely been on the sidelines in trading, based on his perception that the market is starting to look a bit ‘toppy’. He is doing a few things, and he shares his thoughts in this week’s episode. Join Blockhead… Read More »…what goes up…: Sprocket888’s perspective on the current market
Transcribe →The 2026 Plan: Sprocket888’s plan for 2026 and Taxes
Jan 400:28:06Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 continues the theme from last week about the end of the 2025 trading year and the tax implications. In this episode, he dives into the details of what his plans are for 2026. He discusses both Mark-to-Market Accounting and Trader Tax Status explicitly. These two items are mutually exclusive and… Read More »The 2026 Plan: Sprocket888’s plan for 2026 and Taxes
Transcribe →Washing the harvest: Tax loss harvesting and wash sale considerations.
Dec 2800:20:48Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 continues the theme from last week about the end of the 2025 trading year and the tax implications. In this episode, he dives into the details of the position $CIEN. This position has a substantial unrealized loss. As the tax year concludes, sprocket888 discusses the implications of booking the loss… Read More »Washing the harvest: Tax loss harvesting and wash sale considerations.
Transcribe →Taxes: Something to remember in December.
Dec 2100:41:25Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 and viperxl007 discuss taxes and the considerations to keep in mind during the month of December. There is consideration to give throughout the year, but December is a critical time because it is the last month to book trades that will impact that tax year. This is something that sprocket888… Read More »Taxes: Something to remember in December.
Transcribe →Volatility: Price, here in an instant, gone in a flash.
Dec 1400:16:18Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 does a quick run-through of some of the impacts of high volatility. In and of itself, volatility is neither good nor bad. Volatility is a measure of how much price swing potential is contained in the underlying being measured. It is essential to understand this mechanism as it can directly… Read More »Volatility: Price, here in an instant, gone in a flash.
Transcribe →Flow Trading: A new approach to trading for viperxl007.
Dec 700:39:45Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 is joined by viperxl007. They discuss the recent rally in equities and offer their opinions on whether the man with a big red suit might be coming to town soon for a year-end rally. After that, each one talks about how their recent trading action has been going. Viperxl007 has… Read More »Flow Trading: A new approach to trading for viperxl007.
Transcribe →Get paid to go long: Looking at $GTLB around earnings.
Nov 3000:27:05Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, sprocket888 does a solo show, taking a look at some upcoming earnings. In keeping with the recent episode that discussed how to “Get paid for a limit order,” he takes a look at how to take advantage of a very volatile earnings announcement. The case in this episode concerns $GTLB, but… Read More »Get paid to go long: Looking at $GTLB around earnings.
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