Poor Man’s Covered Calls A few months ago I discussed the benefits of selling covered calls for monthly income. And while I am a huge proponent of using covered calls, my preference, particularly when dealing with higher-priced securities, is to use a strategy known as the poor man’s covered call strategy. A poor man’s covered call… Read more »
Over the weekend I received an email asking the following question: “Hi Andy, Can you make a post about this with an example using any stock/ETF or point me to one if it already exists? You are the first person I’ve come across that is looking at RSI readings from different time scales so I’m… Read more »
Short Strangle Earnings Trade As I’ve said numerous times in the past, statistically speaking, when it comes to options strategies it doesn’t get much better than a short strangle. A short strangle is a neutral, range-bound options strategy (short call and short put) that has undefined risk and limited profit potential. Typically, a short strangle… Read more »
Top Earnings Options Plays for the Week (10/18 – 10/22) The Week Ahead Here are 10 companies that I think could offer some interesting opportunities next week. Procter & Gamble (PG) Netflix (NFLX) Verizon (VZ) International Business Machines (IBM) Tesla (TSLA) Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Kinder Morgan (KMI) American Airlines (AAL) Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Intel (INTC)… Read more »
Below is my list of ETFs with the most liquid options for the week of October 18. Here are the various levels I use to determine if an ETF is in an oversold or overbought state. Very Overbought – an RSI reading greater than or equal to 90.0 Overbought – greater than or equal to… Read more »
Trading Options Around Earnings Announcements For years and years clients of mine asked if I could teach them how to effectively trade around earnings announcements. And for years and years I stated: No! At the time, there were only 12 expiration cycles per year. Each expiration occurred on the third Friday of the month, so… Read more »
This week is arguably the beginning of one of the most anticipated earnings seasons in market history. The magic starts in earnest at the opening bell Wednesday when JP Morgan (JPM) and Delta Airlines (DAL)announce their earnings. And more companies follow suit as the week progresses with Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup… Read more »
Below is my list of ETFs with the most liquid options for the week of October 11. Here are the various levels I use to determine if an ETF is in an oversold or overbought state. Very Overbought – an RSI reading greater than or equal to 90.0 Overbought – greater than or equal to… Read more »
The Week Ahead Next week is arguably the beginning of one of the most anticipated earnings seasons in market history. The magic starts in earnest at the opening bell Wednesday when JPMorgan (JPM) and Delta Airlines announce their earnings. And more companies follow suit as the week progresses with Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America… Read more »
Three Inflation Options Strategies Inflation, inflation, inflation! Every day on my 35-minute drive to drop off my oldest daughter at school, the two of us (one begrudgingly) listen to Bloomberg radio. And for months, the hot topic in the morning for the financial pundits has been inflation, and the various scenarios that could play out.… Read more »
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