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A Smarter Way to Own Micron — Get Paid to Wait ($6,000 Upside)

What if you could own Micron at a 50% discount — and then get paid AGAIN to remove all the risk from the trade? Micron just ran from $790 to over $1,100. Everyone is asking the same question: did I miss it? I didn't chase the stock. Instead, I built one trade with: ✅ $6,000 of upside potential ✅ A $145 credit received just to open it ✅ An additional $77 collected to de-risk it weeks later ✅ Currently showing approximately $2,500 in unrealized profit ✅ And once the short put expires in August — zero downside risk remains What you'll learn in this episode: ✅ Why Micron is a core AI infrastructure play (high bandwidth memory — every AI chip needs it) ✅ Why I didn't chase Micron at $1,100 — and what I did instead ✅ The Finance Bull setup on Micron — exact strikes shown ($850/$910 call spread + $370 put) ✅ How I got paid $145 just to open the position ✅ The rolling move most traders never make — I collected another $77 AND shortened the risk window ✅ Why I rolled the November put to an August expiration (and why long-dated naked puts are dangerous) ✅ How once the August put expires, this trade has $6,000 of pure upside and zero downside ✅ The #1 mistake that turns this trade into gambling ✅ The honest risk — what happens if Micron craters below the strike ✅ The defined risk version — sell the $520, buy the $350 (still ~50% margin of safety) ✅ Real account proof — March 2026, market down 7-8%, this account down less than 1% Never traded options before? Here's the whole idea in plain English: Selling a put means: "I agree to buy Micron at a lower price — and I get paid cash today for agreeing." It's like placing a buy-on-sale order below the market… except the market pays YOU to place it. ❌ Buy Micron at full price — you only win if it keeps going up ✅ Finance Bull — you get paid to enter, win if it rises, get a 50%+ discount if it drops, keep the credit if it goes nowhere A few weeks after opening, I rolled the short put: Bought back the November 2026 $370 put Sold a shorter-dated August 2026 $510 put Collected another $77 to make the trade Why? I never hold long-dated naked puts. If the market crashes and fear spikes, they're dangerous. By rolling the put in, I: ✅ Got paid $77 more ✅ Shortened the risk window by three months ✅ Kept the full $6,000 call spread intact And once that August put expires? Zero risk. Pure $6,000 upside remaining. Short the risk. Long the reward. That's the name of the game. The honest risk — no sugarcoating: If Micron craters far below the put strike, I get assigned above the market price. That's the real loss scenario. That's exactly why I only sell puts at prices where I'd be genuinely happy to own the stock for years. At $370, I'm getting Micron at more than a 50% discount from where it trades today. If that happens, I'm not upset — I'm buying one of the best AI memory companies in the world on sale. No trade is risk-free. This one pays me to take a risk I already wanted. The defined risk version: Instead of selling the naked $370 put: Sell the $520 put Buy the $350 put Maximum loss capped at $170 per share instead of $370 per share Still approximately 50% margin of safety from current price Still keeps the full $6,000 call spread upside The higher strike brings in more premium — which you use to fund the protective $350 put. Who is telling you this? I'm David Jaffee — former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley, CIBC, Pesky Prunier), Ivy League graduate, 10+ years as a full-time options trader. Every trade shown has been sent to my Trade Alerts members in real time. 🎓 Get $400 of free beginner training → https://beststockstrategy.com 📲 14-Day Free Trial for real-time trade alerts → https://beststockstrategy.com/members... 📚 Full options education course → https://beststockstrategy.com/education

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The Semiconductor Trade That Pays Me to Hold $20K of Upside

2w ago00:12:52Summary ready

What if you could own every major AI and semiconductor chip stock in one trade — with $20,000 of upside — and get paid $200 just to enter? Most investors buy individual AI stocks at full price and hope they picked the right one. NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, TSMC — which one will win? What if you didn't have to choose? SMH holds the entire AI semiconductor sector in one ETF. And instead of buying it at full price, I structured a trade that: ✅ Paid me $200 just to enter ✅ Provides up to $20,000 of upside per lot ✅ Wins if the chip sector goes up, down, or sideways ✅ Real brokerage fill shown — not a demo What you'll learn in this episode: ✅ Why owning the entire sector beats picking individual chip stocks ✅ The Finance Bull structure applied to SMH — exact strikes shown ✅ How I got paid $200 to open a position with $20,000 upside ✅ The "short the risk, long the reward" technique — different expirations for the put vs. call spread ✅ How the put eventually expires, leaving you with pure upside and zero risk ✅ How this trade wins UP, DOWN, or SIDEWAYS ✅ The #1 mistake beginners make that turns this into gambling ✅ The honest risk — what happens if the sector craters ✅ Real account proof — March 2026, market down 7-8%, this account down less than 1% ✅ The fully defined risk version — reduces risk from $490/share to just $90/share ✅ How smaller accounts can run this using vertical credit spreads Never traded options before? Here's the whole idea in plain English: Selling a put means: "I agree to buy the entire AI chip sector at a lower price — and I get paid cash today for agreeing." It's like placing a buy-on-sale order below the market… except the market pays YOU to place it. ❌ Buy SMH at full price — you only win if it goes up ✅ Finance Bull — you win up, get a discount down, keep the credit sideways The "Short the Risk, Long the Reward" Advantage: On this trade, the naked put expires December 2027 (and will be rolled in to December 2026). But the call spread doesn't expire until December 2028. That means over time, the risk expires FIRST — and I'm left holding pure upside with zero downside exposure. Minimize risk. Maximize profit potential. That's the name of the game. The honest risk: If the entire AI chip sector craters far below $490, I get assigned above market price. That's the real loss scenario. That's exactly why I only sell puts at prices where I'd be thrilled to own the ETF — and $490 is a steep discount from where SMH trades today (people have purchased it around $650). No trade is risk-free. This one just pays me to take a risk I already wanted. The defined risk version: Instead of selling the naked $490 put, sell the $530 put and buy the $440 put. This caps your maximum loss at $90 per share — compared to $490 per share with the naked put. That's an approximately 82% reduction in maximum risk. Smaller account? You'll need to use vertical credit spreads to keep buying power requirements manageable. A naked put at the 490 strike uses approximately $10,000 of buying power — credit spreads dramatically reduce that requirement. Who is telling you this? I'm David Jaffee — former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley), Ivy League graduate, 10+ years of verified options trading experience. Every trade is from a real, verified brokerage account. Real fills. Real credits. No demos. 🎓 Get $400 of free beginner training → https://beststockstrategy.com 📲 14-Day Free Trial for real-time trade alerts → https://beststockstrategy.com/members... 📚 Full options education course → https://beststockstrategy.com/education

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I Got PAID Twice on This AI Semiconductor Stock — Here's the Best Way to Own It (Live Trade)

3w ago00:11:04Summary ready

What if you could buy an AI stock at a steep discount — and get paid twice just for making the trade? Most investors buy stocks at full price and hope they go up. That's one way to participate. But in this episode, I show you a fully closed, realized trade on Arista Networks — where I got paid $49 just to open the position, and then paid again $877 to close it six weeks later. That's approximately $900 in realized profit. Two paydays. One trade. Real brokerage fills shown in full. This is not a demo account. This is not a screenshot of a paper trade. This is a verified, closed position — and I'll show you every fill. What you'll learn in this episode: ✅ Why Arista Networks (ANET) is one of the backbones of the AI infrastructure buildout ✅ Why simply buying shares is the least efficient way to own a great company ✅ The Finance Bull structure — get paid to enter AND participate in the upside ✅ The exact strikes used: $155/$165 call spread + 2x $125 puts sold ✅ Real opening fill: $49 credit received just to open the trade ✅ Real closing fill: $877 credit received when Arista ran up six weeks later ✅ How this trade wins if Arista goes UP, DOWN, or SIDEWAYS ✅ The #1 mistake beginners make that turns this into pure gambling ✅ The fully defined risk version — caps your maximum loss by approximately 68% ✅ Real account proof — March 2026, market down 7-8%, my account down less than 1% Never traded options before? Here's the whole idea in plain English: Selling a put means: "I agree to buy Arista Networks at a lower price — and I get paid cash today for agreeing." It's like placing a buy-on-sale order below today's price, except the market pays YOU to place it. ❌ Buy shares at full price — you only win if the stock goes up ✅ Finance Bull structure — you win if it rises, you get a discount if it drops, you keep the credit if it goes nowhere And in this case, when Arista ran higher over six weeks, I closed the whole position for an additional $877 credit on top of the $49 I already collected. Two paydays. Fully realized. Zero prediction required. The honest risk — no hype: If Arista craters far below the $125 put strike, I get assigned above the market price. That's the real loss scenario. That's exactly why I only sell puts on companies I'd be happy to hold for years — and only at prices where I'd be thrilled to own them. No trade is risk-free. This one just pays me to take a risk I already wanted to take. The defined risk version: Nervous about naked puts? No problem. Instead of selling the naked $125 put, sell the $140 put and buy the $100 put. This caps your maximum downside at $40 per share — compared to $125 per share with the naked put. That's approximately a 68% reduction in maximum risk, while keeping the full call spread structure intact. The real account behind these trades: In March 2026, when the broader market dropped 7-8%, this account was down less than 1%. When the market rebounded in April and May, this account participated in the upside. Real. Verified. Not hype. Who is telling you this? I'm David Jaffee — former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley), Ivy League graduate, 10+ years of verified options trading experience. Every trade I show is from a real, verified brokerage account. Real fills. Real credits. No demos. No fabricated results. These are the exact trades I send my members in real time — and you can get them too. Want every trade I make in real time? 🎓 Get $400 of free beginner training → https://beststockstrategy.com 📲 14-Day Free Trial for real-time trade alerts → https://beststockstrategy.com/members... 📚 Full options education course → https://beststockstrategy.com/education

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Stop Buying NVIDIA at Full Price — Inside the Trade That Pays You to Enter and Wins 3 Ways

3w ago00:11:20Summary ready

What if you could own NVIDIA stock — and get paid just to enter the trade? Most investors buy NVIDIA at full price and hope it keeps going up. That's one way to win. But there's a smarter structure that pays you to enter, participates in the upside, AND gives you a plan if the stock drops — all at the same time. In this episode, I show you the exact trade I put on NVIDIA — straight from my real brokerage account. Not a demo. Not a screenshot. A real verified fill. I got paid $35 just to open this position. What you'll learn in this episode: ✅ Why simply buying NVIDIA shares is the least efficient way to own it ✅ The Finance Bull structure — how to participate in NVIDIA's upside AND get paid to enter ✅ The exact strikes I used and why (real fill shown) ✅ How this trade wins if NVIDIA goes UP, DOWN, or SIDEWAYS ✅ The #1 mistake beginners make that turns this trade into gambling ✅ The fully defined risk version (for anyone nervous about naked puts) ✅ The exact strike I'd use to cap my downside by 60% ✅ Real account proof — March 2026, market down 7-8%, my account down less than 1% Never traded options before? Here's the whole idea in plain English: Selling a put just means: "I agree to buy NVIDIA at a lower price — and I get paid cash today for agreeing." It's like placing a buy-on-sale order below today's price, except the market pays YOU to place it. ❌ If you just buy the shares — you only win if the stock goes up ✅ With this structure — you win if it goes up, you get a discount if it drops, and you keep the credit if it goes nowhere The honest risk (no hype here): If NVIDIA craters far below the put strike, you get assigned above the market price. That's the real risk. That's exactly why I only sell puts on companies I'd be happy to hold for years — and only at prices where I'd be thrilled to own them. No trade is risk-free. This one just pays me to take a risk I already wanted to take. The defined risk version: Instead of selling a naked put, sell the 160 put AND buy the 100 put. This caps your maximum loss and reduces your total risk by approximately 60% — while keeping most of the structure intact. Who is telling you this? I'm David Jaffee — former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley), Ivy League graduate, 10+ years of verified options trading experience. Every trade I show comes from a real, verified brokerage account. Not a demo. Not fabricated. Real fills, real credits. During March 2026 — when the market dropped 7-8% — my account was down less than 1%. That's the power of structure over prediction. Want every trade I make in real time? 🎓 Get $400 of free beginner training → https://beststockstrategy.com 📲 14-Day Free Trial for real-time trade alerts → https://beststockstrategy.com/members... 📚 Full options education course → https://beststockstrategy.com/education

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Everyone's Buying Broadcom. Here's a Smarter Way (Live Trade)

Jun 2300:11:37Summary ready

Broadcom (AVGO) just fell about 20% from its high — and instead of paying full price for the stock, I'll show you a smarter way to own the SAME company. I made one trade that pays me to own Broadcom even cheaper than today's price and wins whether it goes up, down, or sideways. I call this structure my Financed Bull trade. Even if you've never traded an option, you'll understand exactly how it works. I show the exact trade from my brokerage — a 430/490 call debit spread financed by selling the 330 puts, opened for a $65 credit — the same trades I send my members in real time. I'm an Ivy League graduate and former Wall Street investment banker, and I've traded options full-time for 10+ years. ⚠️ Real, verified trade — analysis, not prediction. Not financial advice. Win when you're right. Win when you're wrong. Never gamble. ▶ See every trade I make (14-day trial): https://BestStockStrategy.com ▶ My verified results: https://beststockstrategy.com/results/ #Broadcom #AVGO #AIStocks #OptionsTrading #StockMarket

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Available NOW: Get Paid to Buy Walmart Stock at a 20% Discount

Jun 2200:10:57Summary ready

What if you could own Walmart at a 20% discount from today's price — and get paid while you wait? While the market is selling off and chip stocks are having one of their worst weeks in over a year, most investors are either panic selling or paying full price for "safe" stocks like Walmart. There's a smarter way. In this episode, I show you the exact trade I made — straight from my real brokerage account — that lets me: ✅ Own Walmart roughly 20% cheaper than it trades today ✅ Get paid just to ENTER the trade (most traders pay to open) ✅ Win whether Walmart goes UP, DOWN, or SIDEWAYS ✅ Use a fully defined risk version if naked puts make you nervous ✅ Take advantage of a trade structure that outperforms in both bull AND bear markets This is NOT a prediction. I don't make predictions. This is a structure — and structure always beats prediction. What You'll Learn: 📌 Why buying Walmart stock at full price today is the wrong move 📌 How selling a put option works (explained in plain English — no experience needed) 📌 The exact 1-1-2 trade structure I used: call debit spread financed by selling puts 📌 How I got PAID to enter a defensive trade during a market selloff 📌 The #1 mistake beginners make that turns this strategy into gambling 📌 The defined risk version — same idea, strictly limited downside 📌 The mindset that keeps me calm when markets are crashing 📌 My real verified account results — including March 2026 when the market was down 7% and I was down less than 1% The Honest Risk: If Walmart drops far below the $95 strike price, you own it at a loss — not a bargain. No trade is risk-free. This one just pays you to take a risk you already wanted: owning a defensive blue-chip company at a big discount. The #1 Rule: Only sell puts on companies you genuinely WANT to own at that price. Selling puts on a stock you don't want to own is gambling for premium. The discipline IS the edge. Who Is David Jaffee? Former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley) and Ivy League graduate with 10+ years of verified options trading experience. Every trade shown is real — pulled directly from live brokerage statements, not demo accounts. 📊 March 2026: Market down ~7%. My account down less than 1%. 📊 Last 12 months: ~78% total verified return. 📊 Members receive every trade in real time — with a 14-day free trial.

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I Got Paid to Open AND Close This Trade (Real Proof)

Jun 2100:08:44Summary ready

I got paid to put this trade on — and paid again to take it off. In this episode, I walk through a real XSP trade from my own brokerage statements: I opened a call debit spread (758/761) financed by selling puts for a net CREDIT, then closed the call spread the next trading day for another $210 credit. I break down exactly how the structure wins whether the market goes up or down, how to run the same trade on SPY if you want to own shares at a discount, and a Section 1256 tax advantage most options traders miss. ⚠️ These are real, verified trades — analysis, not prediction. Not financial or tax advice. Win when you're right. Win when you're wrong. Never gamble. ▶ See every trade I make (14-day trial): https://beststockstrategy.com/members... ▶ My verified 12-month statements: https://beststockstrategy.com/results/ #options #optionstrading #XSP #SPY #stockmarket

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I Was Wrong on NVDA and Still Profited (Real Options Trade)

Jun 1000:07:06Summary ready

I was wrong about which way NVDA would move — and my trade still made money. In this episode, I walk through the exact trade from my real brokerage statement: the setup, the slightly bullish lean, what happened when NVDA dropped, the adjustment I made, and why the STRUCTURE still paid me ~$182 even though I was wrong on direction. In this video: The exact NVDA trade and why I set it up this way My directional lean — and what happened when I was wrong The adjustment I made when NVDA fell Why the structure won anyway (something being long the stock can't do) Brokerage statement screenshot results shown at [0:36]. Win when you're right. Win when you're wrong. Never gamble. 🔗 14-day trial of my live options trade alerts: https://BestStockStrategy.com 🔗 Free $400+ of options training: https://beststockstrategy.com/stock-m... About me: Ivy League graduate. Former Wall Street investment banker (Morgan Stanley, CIBC). 10+ years full-time options trader. 2,500+ students across 70+ countries. The only options coach publishing verified E*TRADE brokerage statements. #OptionsTrading #NVDA #SellingOptions #StockMarket #OptionsForBeginners DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this video is financial advice. I am not a registered investment advisor. All examples are for educational purposes only. Trade at your own risk.

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I Show My Actual Trading Statements (12-Month Results Revealed)

May 700:10:02Summary ready

Most trading gurus show you screenshots. I show you my actual brokerage statements. In this episode, I walk through my real trading results for the last 12 months across two accounts—including the good months, the bad months, and the most important lessons I learned. 12-Month Highlights (Account 1: ~$1.2M → ~$2M): ✅ April 2025: +6.6% ✅ May 2025: +14.8% ✅ June 2025: +11.2% ✅ March 2026 (market down 7-10%): We were down less than 1% ✅ April 2026: +8.9% 12-Month Highlights (Account 2: ~$320k → ~$690k): ✅ June 2025: +30% ✅ July 2025: +13.4% ✅ March 2026 (market down 7-8%): We were down only 2.8% ✅ April 2026: +16.4% The Most Important Lessons for Beginners: Targeting 2.5% per month is better than chasing 6%+ (more risk = more volatility) Buying AND selling options protects you during crashes Keeping cash in fixed income (earning 4.5%) makes your idle money work for you Hedging with puts reduces your downside WITHOUT giving up upside One member told me: "In 10 days of trading, I have already surpassed my 3-month $1,250 subscription fee in profits." If you want to learn this exact strategy, visit https://beststockstrategy.com/members... Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction: 12 Months of Real Results 0:00 – Account 1: Monthly Returns Breakdown 0:00 – How We Lost Less Than 1% When the Market Fell 10% 0:00 – Why I Target 2.5% Per Month (Not 6%+) 0:00 – My Best Stock Picks: Google, Amazon, NVIDIA, Palantir 0:00 – Account 2: Monthly Returns Breakdown 0:00 – Why Account 2 is More Volatile (Concentration Risk) 0:00 – The Strategy: Buying + Selling Options + Long Stock 0:00 – How to Earn 4.5% on Idle Cash 0:00 – Final Thoughts & How to Enroll Visit https://beststockstrategy.com/members... to enroll. #TradingResults #OptionsTrading #BeginnerInvesting #BestStockStrategy #DavidJaffee #RealTradingStatements #PassiveIncome

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Can You Really Make $10,000 a Month With LEAPS on SPY? (Honest Review)

May 600:17:24Summary ready

Money Talk with Rashad claims you can retire with just $170,000 by making $10,000 a month—or 70% per year—trading LEAPS options on SPY. In this honest beginner-friendly review, I break down why I believe this claim is close to 0% likely to be true. Here's what you'll learn: ✅ What is a LEAPS option? (Explained simply for beginners) ✅ What is a Poor Man's Covered Call (PMCC)? (And why it often fails) ✅ Why selling covered calls against your LEAPS caps your upside AND leaves you with full downside risk ✅ Why every covered call ETF dramatically underperforms the market by 5-6% per year ✅ Why you can actually LOSE money on this strategy even when the market goes UP ✅ The simple math: If the S&P 500 averages 10-12% per year, how could anyone consistently make 70%? The Real Problem With Rashad's Strategy: He sells a 40-delta short call that gets challenged roughly 45-50% of the time When the short call goes in the money, his short delta exceeds his long delta—meaning you lose money as SPY goes UP He never shows you what to do when the trade goes wrong His real income likely comes from his paid community, not from trading Bottom Line: Based on my analysis, this strategy is likely to return 8-10% per year at best—not 70%. And a simple buy-and-hold index fund would outperform it with far less work and stress. Real comments from viewers who noticed the same problems: "The market averages more than 1.35% moves monthly—how do you compensate for the losses?" "This strategy has risk on both sides. I wouldn't follow it." Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction: Can You Really Retire With $170k? 0:00 – Who is Money Talk With Rashad? 0:00 – What is a LEAPS Option? (Beginner Explanation) 0:00 – The Poor Man's Covered Call Explained 0:00 – Why Covered Calls Cap Your Upside 0:00 – How You Can Lose Money Even When SPY Goes UP 0:00 – The Real Math: 70% Per Year vs. Reality 0:00 – What Happens When the Short Call Goes In the Money? 0:00 – Why Covered Call ETFs Underperform the Market 0:00 – Viewer Comments: They Noticed the Same Problems 0:00 – Final Verdict Visit https://beststockstrategy.com to get over $400 of free beginner training. #MoneyTalkWithRashad #LEAPSOptions #OptionsTrading #BestStockStrategy #DavidJaffee #BeginnerInvesting #SPY #CoveredCalls

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A Smarter Way to Own Micron — Get Paid to Wait ($6,000 Upside)

The Semiconductor Trade That Pays Me to Hold $20K of Upside

I Got PAID Twice on This AI Semiconductor Stock — Here's the Best Way to Own It (Live Trade)

Stop Buying NVIDIA at Full Price — Inside the Trade That Pays You to Enter and Wins 3 Ways

Everyone's Buying Broadcom. Here's a Smarter Way (Live Trade)

Available NOW: Get Paid to Buy Walmart Stock at a 20% Discount

I Got Paid to Open AND Close This Trade (Real Proof)

I Was Wrong on NVDA and Still Profited (Real Options Trade)

I Show My Actual Trading Statements (12-Month Results Revealed)

Can You Really Make $10,000 a Month With LEAPS on SPY? (Honest Review)