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 »
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 »
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 »
The Collar Options Strategy Back in mid-July, I discussed the basics of a collar strategy. Now with more and more readers asking for hedge-based ideas, I want to discuss the strategy a bit further, this time using ETFs as my primary target. It’s no secret that we’ve seen an incredible rally over the past year… Read more »
Today I want to discuss how to create a portfolio of Dividend Aristocrats using a poor man’s covered call options strategy. In a market environment shaped by low rates and low yields in the fixed income arena, Dividend Aristocrats using a poor man’s covered call approach might be an attractive alternative for some investors, especially… Read more »
*The options earnings plays are updated weekly during earnings season. The Week Ahead All of the major earnings announcements have been released. But, if you stay small in your position size, there are still some decent opportunities out there. Just make sure the bid-ask spread is reasonable. If not, stay away. I’ve chosen six stocks… Read more »
The S&P has been grinding higher for almost 200 days without a 5% pullback. According to esteemed analyst Jason Goepfert, “The S&P 500 has gone 189 days – nine consecutive months – without being more than 5% from a 52-week high. And it recorded its 43rd day with a 52-week closing high. Dating back to… Read more »
*The options earnings plays are updated weekly during earnings season. The Week Ahead We are heading towards the final weeks of earnings season. That being said, there are several opportunities next week. I’ve chosen eleven stocks that I will be focusing on this week. JD.com (JD) Riot (RIOT) Medtronic (MDT) Best Buy (BBY) Toll Brothers… Read more »
*The options earnings plays are updated weekly during earnings season. Current Week Week of 10/4 to 10/8 Archived Options Earnings Plays Week of 9/27 to 10/1 Week of 9/20 to 9/24 Week of 9/13 to 9/17 Week of 9/6 to 9/10 Week of 8/30 to 9/3 Week of 8/23 to 8/27 My hope is that,… Read more »
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