Here's a rundown of my recent and current fishing ventures:     Two of the September 5th UVIX calls at the 13.50 strike sold at 0.496 o...

 Checking in so that September does not leave everybody guessing.       This small little stake is still working hard:                     ...

Take a look, see if you like it (I'll tell you what - ***I*** like it!) follow me on Twitter: @grapeswhiz    

  Updating before I forget to do it. My stake, which is getting too small:                                                                  ...

Haven't reported as often as I should, but here's the new rundown.  My stake:                                                       ...

I have to say, my days of making fun of Cathie Wood are over (for now.) May 2 until now, she is clocking in at an impressive 50% up, while I...

My days of making fun of Cathie Wood may be over. Cathie is truly owning it - look at her fund's performance over the same time period a...

Grapestrades doesn't always make the best trading decisions, or you could more specifically say, grapestrades doesn't always choose ...

There's me in the purple (grapes-colored, naturally) line pulling in the 22.73% while the indices lag pathetically.  Who's the alpha...

Today's report.  My stake unchanged:                                                                    $43.50 My new results:         ...

Thought I wasn't coming back, right?  Well, get used to being wrong, if that's the belief you cling to. I'm here and I'm in ...

Let's get up to date now that May is over. Withdrawals from the account have now made my stake:                                         ...

Note that my performance is +14.92% in half a month.  Let's see what happens if it "goes away in May" and "makes me a buf...

Having moved everything from one brokerage to another (back to my favorite one - it feels like coming home after being away in prison), I...

Last we checked in, UVXY was at 17.26 and today it hit 28.41.  Volatility index, indeed!  Volatile contracts on volatility, indeed! Here you...

 The lower we go, the happier we grow. That's our mantra in my corner of the internet.  Today, though it was fleeting and followed by a ...

Poll winners are those who answered "less than two weeks."  Who wants to step forward, identify yourself, and claim your prize? It...

Yesterday I posted on Twitter (I refuse to call it X) a poll regarding UVXY. Whosoever is wondering what this weird acronym, abbreviation, ...

Not necessarily insightful or packed with analysis, but a factual record.  Short positions taken on January 6th and 7th went bad immediately...

You thought I was done, you though I was finished You thought the grapestrades shine had diminished But I'll be back this calendar year ...