Carlos Varela
@cvarela
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Divorced. Dividend growth investor. IT nerd. Planning my retirement in Portugal. šµš¹ Plan is to have $10K/month in dividends.
Toronto, Canada
Joined September 2007
Dec'25 was not a good month with a loss of -1.88% ($26K) but the dividends were good at 24,291.50. Not much trading since still moving accounts. Will do more options starting in 2026. Margin was paid more and it stands now at $568K @ 3.95%. Account net at $1.335M. $QQQI largest.
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Trades for today: Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā $SOXL 35.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-03-20 Average price:Ā US$1.00 Total value:Ā $100.00 Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā $IREN 50.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-03-20 Average price:Ā US$5.50 Total value:Ā $550.00
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Canada is not thriving. Our productivity is at zero. We have the highest food inflation in the G7. The United States has a much higher GDP growth rate. Our gas is way more expensive. Businesses are shutting down or leaving. The culture went Marxist. I really could go on.
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Trades for today with the dip: Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā $AMZN 200.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-02-20 Average price:Ā US$2.00 Total value:Ā $200.00 Type:Ā LimitĀ Buy Symbol:Ā $YMAG.TO Shares:Ā 300 Average price:Ā $19.50 Total cost:Ā $5,850.00
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New report finds Canadaās richest billionaires have more wealth than the GDP of some countries
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Billionaire wealth reached a record high in 2025 in Canada and around the world, according to a new report from Oxfam.
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Canada's tax burden is INSANE. Taxes are the biggest expense for the average Canadian family. More than 40% of a family's budget goes to paying taxes. Politicians want to make life more affordable? Stop taking so much money from Canadians.
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I need to hustle so I can get to the 0.1%. Only 1.6M to go. š
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Caledon, Ontario šØš¦ ā January 10, 2026 Masked cowards creep through snow to terrorize Harman Group building again. This place gets shot up and extorted like itās open season. Caledonās mayor is on his knees begging Ottawa for scraps while Peel police drown and do nothing
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A few option trades for today. Cash in š¤ Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā ABBV 190.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-02-20 Average price:Ā US$1.00 Total:Ā $100.00 Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā OSCR 16.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-02-20 Average price:Ā US$1.00 Total:Ā $100.00
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Canada's Minister of Justice Sean Fraser: "This isn't the Wild West. It's Canada." The new Canada thanks to the Liberals and the Minister of Justice Sean Fraser:
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Visited the Rafael Bordelo Pinheiro Factory today. Lots of interesting things to see. š
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This happens a lot. Employee working at Burger King caught sharing customer's credit card information with her friend on facetime.
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"Iām 29, been welding oil & gas since I was 16. 13 years! I've worked all over the province. Never out of work more than a week, until now. Iāve been unemployed for 3+ months. I redid my resume 3 times & sent 30+ applications. I went door to door, nobody will even look at
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Good life. I can get used to this. š Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
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Anybody else getting nice dividends today ? $2K and still counting. š¤
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Starting 2026 with new trades Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā IBKR 60.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-02-20 Average price:Ā US$1.10 Total value:Ā $110.00 Type:Ā LimitĀ SellĀ to Open Option:Ā NVDA 165.00 put Contracts:Ā 1 Expiry:Ā 2026-02-20 Average price:Ā US$2.52 Total value:Ā $252.00
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