As we get close to July expiration, we are looking for covered call trades with August expiration. We just got a terrible jobs report so the market will continue to be choppy. The U.S. economy added a paltry 18,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate climbed to 9.2 percent from 9.1 percent as laid …
Last week the major equity indexes looked oversold and the chances looked good for a short-term rally. Surprisingly the only rally attempt came last Thursday and it was feeble at best. Most indicators are now even more oversold so chances are greater for an oversold bounce this week but still uncertainity in the month. With …
Below is the covered call trades for the June 2011 call options. You purchase 100 shares of stock and sell 1 call for the covered call trade. You can sell the at-the-money call (ATM) or you can sell one strike price below market price for a more conservative covered call. The table provides the prices and …
It is time to begin looking at the next month (May) covered calls at this time as April expired on Friday. I have already started a short list of potential trades. This list is most at-the-money and slightly out-of-money calls. I have included the S&P Ranking as well as the volatility measures on the chart. Here …
It is time to begin looking at the next month (April) covered calls at this time. I have already started a short list of potential trades. This list is most at-the-money and slightly out-of-money calls. I have included the S&P Ranking as well as the volatility measures on the chart. Here is the list. with company …
Next friday (1/18/2011) is the closing date for February options. I like to begin looking ahead at the next month (March) at this time. I have already started a short list of potential trades. This list is most at-the-money and slightly out-of-money calls. I have included the S&P Ranking as well as the volatility measures …
