InvestingWithBrandon

I will be very blunt.
95% of the accounts you follow on X do not beat the SP500 in the long term.
I am here to make money in the stock market.
I do not post content on X or YouTube to get engagement.
That’s the difference...
I do it to help others and show how stocks & options actually work & actually show my true ROI as proof since before Covid.
Not many people pull their ROI like that and stand on what they say. (Cause they don’t beat the brainless SP500)
So when I tell you guys that CCs & CSPs & PMCCs suck. It’s cause they do.
When I tell you most ppl underperform the market in the long

The real truth about the stock market right now.
I know many ppl do not believe me. But I’m giving you my honest take about this market and it’s simple.
This is a valuation reset of the high beta. That’s it. The world is not melting. Aliens are not coming. WW3 is not happening. It’s just companies coming back down to earth.
When the sentiment flips, everything goes risk off. I have said so many times that everything moves together. Mr market is emotional and it’s a pendulum of fear and greed. He’s been greedy pushing up stock prices for a while now, but lately fearful.
Yes, companies are r

Volatility is not risk.
Volatility is opportunity.
If volatility makes you nervous, it’s likely cause you don’t know what you own or you took on too much leveraged risk.
FIX IT

Most people think more complexity = more money.
They stack spreads on spreads, throw in PMCCs, iron this, butterfly that... and have no idea what actually makes or loses them money.
Complexity is a fantastic way to hide from accountability because you can always blame the structure instead of your thesis.
My “complex” strategy is simple:
Buy great companies at good prices
If ultra ultra convictive, options to magnify
1+ year option durations
Portfolio secured sold puts
That’s it. Boring wins.
& has resulted in me beating the SP500 & nasdaq by wide margin since before COVID

The real edge in options is not some secret Greek formula, it’s your behavior...
You buy calls & sell portfolio secured puts when sentiment is terrible and everyone is convinced the world is ending.
You close out them when sentiment is euphoric and your Uber driver is suddenly an options expert.
That’s how you use human emotion to your advantage instead of becoming a victim of it.

The “income” obsession is what traps most options traders.
They obsess over monthly cash flow from covered calls and CSPs, but never ask about total return in 10 years.
They happily give up 200–500% upside so they can collect a few extra bucks this month.
Cash flow is not the goal... total return is the goal.
If your “income strategy” destroys your long term total CAGR, it’s not a strategy, it’s more work for less money.

The typical options journey is almost always the same.
Start with day trading, blow up a few times, then “get smart” and move to weekly covered calls & CSPs. (wheel)
Lose money "slower", & still never beat the market because the entire framework is backwards.
Eventually they realize the problem wasn’t options, it was using options in the wrong form.
Options are just a way to magnify something.
That is all they are good for.
If you have a ultra compelling setup, magnify it.
If not, don't.
It's very simple.

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Everyone is a genius in a bull market until the tide goes out.
In a real -40% drawdown, covered calls, CSPs, and little weekly spreads are not going to save you.
You either built a portfolio and options framework that EXPECTS volatility, or you built one that collapses when things aren’t green.
You should never need the market to “do something this month” just to make your trade profitable.
That’s not investing, that’s gambling...

The fastest way to spot a retail investor with no system is to look at their trade count.
500+ trades a year, constant “adjustments,” constant stress... and they still underperform the SP500.
They confuse activity with progress because sitting still with a high conviction position feels uncomfortable.
There are not 40+ “table pounder” opportunities every month, there might be 40 per year.
You don’t need more trades... you need better trades.

My entire approach is built around this simple idea: survive the worst, participate in the best.
Bull market, I win. Bear market, I win.
That does not happen by chaining yourself to covered calls, CSPs, and short duration gambling.
It happens by owning great companies at good prices, then using long duration portfolio secured puts and LEAPs to magnify only the highest conviction setups.
If your portfolio only works in perfect conditions, you don’t have an investing strategy, you have a "weather dependent" hobby.

Selling long duration portfolio secured puts is the closest thing to legal cheating I’ve found in markets.
You get paid to wait on prices you already wanted, with time on your side and no giant pile of idle cash.
While the herd is doing weekly lotto tickets and monthly CSPs, you’re letting fundamentals, EPS, and sentiment do the heavy lifting over 12+ months.
You’re not praying for a specific candle pattern next Tuesday, you’re positioning around intrinsic value, human emotion, & EPS growth.
That’s why I focus on structure and duration, not “what’s the hottest 0DTE trade today.”

Poor mans covered calls are popular... but so are lottery tickets and cigarettes.
On one side you buy a LEAP call because you’re bullish, on the other you sell a call against it because you’re bearish.
Congrats... you’re now fighting yourself inside the same trade.
Most people don’t realize they’re literally strangling their own upside while pretending they “reduced risk.” and generate cash flow...
If your strategy requires "mental gymnastics" to explain how you win, you don’t have an edge, you have a hobby...
IDK about you, but I am here to make money!

Cash secured puts are the illusion of safety with the reality of massive opportunity cost.
If you are selling puts, you are bullish... so why are you parking 100% of that capital in cash doing nothing.
You basically said, “I think this stock rips higher,” then turned around & sit on cash...
Portfolio secured puts let you be fully invested, earn premium, & still position for long term upside without the cash drag...
Keep ratios in check & no crash will wipe you out EVER.

🔴Covered calls are just a fancy way to say “I don’t actually believe in my own stock picks.”
If you’re truly bullish on a company, why are you selling off the upside for peanuts in premium.
And no, they don’t “protect” your downside in any meaningful way in a real crash, they just slightly soften the blow while blocking the major move higher...
If your plan to build wealth is capping your winners and generating peanuts in premium, you have a tough road ahead...

The fastest way to spot a retail options trader?
They’re doing spreads.
Bull call spread, bear put spread, iron condor... Whatever.
They’re bullish & bearish at the exact same time & think it’s smart...
Then when they look at their ROI in the long run, they don't beat the SP500...
Shocker.

You should expect volatility from the Iran situation.
But guess what.
It doesn’t matter for my portfolio.
I buy great companies at good prices.
The day to day volatility does not matter🥊
All option contracts are 1+ year in duration.
Be prepared to win either way.