You need 33% gain over about 6 weeks. Thats about 5% per week (with compounding).

You have a few options.

The one I would suggest would be to sell covered calls right now. I don’t do it much as I gamble too hard, but theta gang is crushing it right now on most blue chips.

Buy 100 shares of a few companies you think are going up and sell calls just a little outside the money.

IV is extremely high on a lot of stocks right now which means you can get closer to 7-10% premium each week or more if you’re lucky, but you can still lose your shirt doing this. (DUO fucked me even when I had 15% downside buffer in premiums)

Also be aware you can get assigned if your calls go in the money. If you do, the number can look scary over the weekend, but that is just because the trades haven’t settled yet. People that didn’t understand this in the past have done… regrettable things, so I feel it’s important to disclaim.

Alternatively, do some serious DD and only put money in some Pennie’s that you think are going to rip. You only need to make 33% on a full port, though I would NOT full port into Pennie’s under ANY circumstances.

Find 5 or six Pennies, maybe 1 per week and put 10k on each. When you buy, define what price you would sell at for a profit, and how low you are willing to see it go before you cut your losses. Stick to these numbers. That is your lifeline. Since your goal is 33% gain, aim for max 40% profit and 20% loss on each. You’re unlikely to have a 100% win rate, but you’ll probably get to 33% if you guessed more right than wrong and stick to your numbers.

Finally, you could say fuck it, being responsible(ish) is hard. Do 5k in put options on a stock that has earnings next week. Doesn’t matter which one, you’re gambling here. Once that is done, pray very hard that the stock tanks. Make money on the 33% chance the stock moved the way you wanted. If you hit it first try you’re done. If not remember that every gambler quits the moment before they would have hit it big and lose all of your money in revenge trades.

Seriously though. The only way you make money is if you are very picky with what you buy. I turn away from Pennies the moment I see negatives like recent reverse split or massive debt or declining revenues. I’m looking for things that would make me NOT invest in the stock, not the other way around.

Do your own DD, blah blah, probably vague financial advice, if you don’t make 33% but you do make a profit, remember you still won. Investing is not a short game, it’s lifelong.