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STRATEGY: Look at the December 22 covered call. For each 100 shares of United Rentals (URI) stock you buy, sell one December 22 covered call option for a 20.46 (24.81 – 4.35) debit or better. That’s potentially a 7.5% assigned return. The technicals for URI are bearish with a weak downward trend. The stock is under accumulation with support …
As a reader of this blog, you know we focus on generating monthly income from investing. A favorite and safe way to accomplish this goal is through writing calls on stocks. Done correctly, you can achieve yirlds in the double digits without the worry of a dividend cut or significant price decline. When you hear …
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 …
How many people do you know who have achieved great wealth by holding their stocks for long periods of time? There are a number of these investors who achieved staggering success such as Warren Buffett. However, there are numerous reasons why I prefer income investing including covered calls to buy and hold. “If anything, buy …
So what strategies can you implement with weekly options? Well, just about any strategy you do with the longer dated options, except now you can do it four times each month. For us premium sellers who like to take advantage of the rapidly accelerating time-decay curve in an option’s final week of its life, the …
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 …
