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Entries from April 2009

Protective Puts and Covered Call Writing plus Technical Analysis of Recessions

April 26th, 2009 · 16 Comments

As safe a strategy that covered call writing is, there is some risk…the risk is in the stock, not in selling the option. That is why some investors who utilize this strategy buy protective puts to alleviate some of the risk.
Definition of a protective put:
A put option purchased for a stock that is already owned by the [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Recession · S&P 500 · Uncategorized · collar strategy · economic news · married put · protective put

The Dividend Capture Strategy

April 19th, 2009 · 15 Comments

Did this ever happen to you: Your stock is behaving erratically and you have no clue as to why. You made sure to avoid the earnings report. It does not report same store monthly retail sales. The technical indicators meet the system criteria. You check the recent news posted for this equity and nothing turns [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · S&P 500 · dividend capture strategy · economic news

Investors Business Daily Website: Stock Screening Update

April 11th, 2009 · 20 Comments

Locating the greatest performing stocks in the greatest performing industries just got easier! In chapter 7 of my book, Cashing in on Covered Calls, I discuss the methodology to create a watch list of the best optionable stocks. One of the key screens is the IBD link located @ www.investors.com. This is the only screen in [...]

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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Covered Call Writing

April 4th, 2009 · 21 Comments

Would you like a quick, easy, inexpensive and still safe way to invest with covered call writing? If so, why not consider using exchange traded funds? In chapter 14 of my first book, Cashing in on Covered Calls, I discuss diversification and dollar cost averaging as an investment strategy and how that approach can be utilized when [...]

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Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Earnings Reports · S&P 500 · Uncategorized