InvestingWithBrandon

The number one thing that moves stock prices long term.
EPS growth. Earnings per share.
That is it.
If you figure out where the profits are going.
Get in at a good valuation level.
Into a good company.

You are going to make money.
That is the whole game.
Options are not the strategy.
Options are just the layer to magnify.
You find the good company at good price with EPS growing.
Then you sell puts & buy calls on top to multiply.
Options without fundamentals underneath.
That is just gambling.
All the stocks on my list right now.
EPS going up.
Stock beat up.
Good valuation to e

Berkshire Hathaway recently added to United Health.
They are not adding to lose money.
Down from $606 to about $310 right now.
The thesis is simple.
Medical usage by seniors went up.
More claims = less margin.
EPS dropped. Stock followed.
But here is what most people miss.
They are dropping unprofitable markets.
Adding more profitable ones.
Raising prices.
EPS finds a bottom eventually.
Also countercyclical to tech.
If China invades Taiwan or something breaks in the world.
People still need healthcare.
UNH insulates you a little.
This is a long play. 2 to 2.5 years minimum.
Yo

98% of companies I go analyze.
I say no.
Not because I am being difficult.
Because most companies do not pass the filter.
Every company must check all 5 boxes:
1. Below intrinsic value
2. Has a moat
3. Has pricing power
4. Durable competitive advantage
5. OK to hold long term if assigned
Miss one. It is a no. Move on.
The name of the game is saying no.
Not finding reasons to say yes.
When something passes all 5.
That is when I allocate.
That is when I sell the put.
That is when I buy the LEAP.
That is when the position makes sense.
Most people are too eager to say yes.
That

Nvidia. EPS literally ripping to the moon.
Revenue ripping to the moon.
Stock doing nothing for almost a year.
One bad catalyst after another.
Deepseek. Broadcom deals. Hyperscaler concerns.
But fundamentals always win long term.
Fear does not.
Last time NVDA went sideways for a year.
The stock went from $90 to $202 when it broke out.
Over a double.
Same setup right now.
EPS growing. Stock flat. Spring getting more coiled.
When the sentiment comes back. When Iran settles. When earnings confirm demand.
This thing releases.
35x trailing earnings with this growth rate.
That is fair

Micron is about $373 today.
Trailing P/E of 17.
EPS going to the moon.
Revenue exploding.
The AI memory cycle has at least a few more years. Getting in at 17x with that growth rate is compelling.
This one is volatile. You need a strong stomach. But the fundamentals do not lie.
The play:
- Buy small shares position
- Sell $300 puts fall 2027 expiry
- Buy $380 calls same expiry
The market prices in EPS growth beyond your contract.
That is why the duration works here.
Bumpy ride. Real setup.

You don't know if Nvidia wins or Broadcom wins or AMD wins.
Neither do I.
But I know who builds the chips for all of them. TSM. Taiwan Semiconductor.
They fabricate roughly 90% of all AI data center chips.
EPS growing 51% year over year.
Revenue growing 36% year over year.
Trading at 32x trailing earnings.
Think of it like an ETF of AI chip production.
Every designer sends them the blueprints.
TSM builds it. That is the moat.
The play:
- Buy some shares
- Sell $300 puts 2 years out
- Buy $350 calls 2 years out
- Breakeven on the put is mid-to-upper $200s
Would I buy TSM in the m

Microsoft is down 23% this year.
EPS is going up.
Revenue is going up.
You are getting it at 24x trailing earnings.
That is a fundamentally fair valuation for a company growing at this rate.
When profits go up & the stock goes down. That is a discount. That is the setup.
The play:
- Buy some shares (~5% of portfolio)
- Sell puts at $320 strike 2 years out
- Buy calls at $380-390 2 years out
EPS grows. Stock follows. That is it.
Keep ratios in check. Be patient.

Everyone seems so surprised $PLTR is falling.
It’s crystal clear why…
Great company.
Terrible price.
Still trading at 165x trailing earnings (PE)
That’s still very high.
Yes, the EPS growth is good, but it still doesn’t justify that valuation so this correction lower is justified.
Don’t complicate it.

I make about $29k a month with options.
NO Day trading
NO Swing trading
NO Covered calls
NO Cash secured puts
NO BS
INSTEAD, I DO THIS:
Build base portfolio
Sell portfolio secured puts (not cash secured)
Buy LEAPS with the premium from sold puts
BUY shares with the premium from sold puts
(all 1+year option contracts)
I can explain it to a 13 year old & I will likely outperform 95% of people that read this.
Simple wins.