Dec 21, 2024 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When selling covered calls or cash-secured puts, using contract expirations several months out (or longer) have the appeal of large option premiums. However, when we annualize these returns, they pale in comparison to the returns generated by...
Dec 14, 2024 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) split 10-for-1 in June 2024, more retail investors had the opportunity to leverage this stock to sell options. Many already owned NVDA, but now owned 10x the number of shares at 1/10 the price. Writing covered calls...
Dec 7, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured What is a Collar Trade? The collar strategy consists of 3 legs: Buy stock (long position) Sell an out-of-the-money (OTM) call option (short call- ceiling) Buy an out-of-the-money protective put (long put- floor) Since a protective put debit is added...
Nov 30, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Our covered call writing trades offer 2 income streams when using out-of-the-money (OTM) call strikes. (Make that 3, if we incorporate dividends into the strategy). These consist of option premium + share appreciation from current market value up...
Nov 23, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Blue Collar Investors know that there are times we shouldn’t “settle” for maximum returns. In this article, a successful covered call trade with QQQM (an exchange-traded fund or ETF) will be analyzed, detailing how a maximum return...
Nov 16, 2024 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When writing covered calls in bear and volatile markets, we may choose to take a defensive posture and use in-the-money call strikes which offer additional downside protection in the form of intrinsic value. We can take this approach to an even...