Blog Archive: February 2026
week 46 / From PFE Roll to NVDA Earnings: Covered Call Portfolio Now at $11,312
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As of February 20, 2026, our covered-call stock portfolio has increased by +2.20% and closed at $11,312. Growth remained intact, even after rolling PFE forward and down.For most of the week, my focus was on NVDA, but in the end I had to adjust…
Leverage Is Not a Strategy: A Conversation About XRP, HBAR, XDC and Tail Risk
| Crypto | 14 seen
Recently, an investor friend Rob reached out with a familiar question:“Can I add XDC and HBAR to my portfolio? Prices look cheap.”On the surface, this sounds reasonable. Markets were consolidating. Sentiment was mixed. Some high-utility tokens were…
How TerraM Plans to Reach a $100,000 Fully Diluted Valuation
| Crypto | 29 seen
TerraM token was launched with a simple structure: 10,000 tokens in existence and a disciplined, performance-driven capital strategy. Today, with the token trading at 1.85 USDC, the fully diluted valuation (FDV) stands at 18,500 USDCThat is far…
What Are the Main Challenges Running a Solana Covered Calls Growth Portfolio?
| Crypto | 23 seen
Solana covered calls sound straightforward: hold SOL, sell calls, collect premium, compound. Back in September 2025 we launched Solana strategy at Terramatris crypto hedge fund, mostly focused on buy/write operationsMmost of the usual “covered call…
Week 45 / Using Cash-Secured Puts to Accumulate Pfizer (PFE) Shares
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As of February 13, 2026, our covered-call stock portfolio has decreased slightly by -0.33% and closed at $11,069. Since I couldn’t continue with weekly NVDA spread trades — having already rolled them out to the February 27 expiry — I focused…
Why I Added Pfizer (PFE) Back to My Portfolio
| Stock Portfolio | 30 seen
Pfizer (PFE) is not a new name in my investing history. I was investing in PFE well before Covid, with fairly high expectations for the stock as a stable pharmaceutical blue-chip with strong cash flows and a reliable dividend profile. During the…
Why Invest in MicroStrategy (MSTR) When You Can Buy Bitcoin Directly?
| Crypto | 22 seen
Like everyone in crypto should have heard about MicroStrategy by now. It’s impossible to miss it — Michael Saylor, massive debt issuance, billions in Bitcoin on the balance sheet, and MSTR trading like a leveraged BTC ticker. But what has always…
A Poor Man’s Buy/Write With XRP (Yes, It Exists)
| Crypto | 64 seen
On February 6, I opened a tiny XRP trade. Not because it will move markets. Not because it will fund early retirement. But because it’s a clean, honest example of how a buy/write strategy can work even in crypto.Think of this as poor man’s crypto…
Tbilisi ETH Hackathon: Finally Making It (and Mostly Drinking Beer)
| Living in Georgia | 75 seen
I first noticed ETH Chipmunks toward the end of 2025. They kept popping up on my radar via Luma links Ethereum meetups, hackathons, small community events in Tbilisi. I applied several times. Each time, something got postponed, rescheduled, or…
Week 44 / $94 Options Premium Earned Amid NVDA Volatility and Tech Sell-Off
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As of February 6, 2026, our covered-call stock portfolio has increased by another +0.51% and closed at $11,106. Wow, what a week - this has been a very tough week for tech stocks and crypto. Our Ethereum strategy fell by an additional 15%, and…
The Fisherman's Wharf Calangute
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Some places just stick with you.The Fisherman’s Wharf in Calangute (Goa) is one of those restaurants we keep coming back to and not by accident. We first discovered it during our first India trip in 2023/2024, when we spent a few days staying in…