Poor man’s covered call strategy is an innovative way to make money through the stock market without investing a lot of money or having to be an expert in financial matters. This type of investing strategy can be both lucrative and low-risk if done correctly. Read on to learn the secrets to profiting from […]
Category: Covered Calls
Good place to enter Pfizer (PFE)?
I am really watching Pfizer right now and preparing to enter for my 2023 dividend portfolio. I am not sure they have formed a stable price base right now, which will dictate the type of trade I enter. You might ask, why not just wait? A couple of reasons. First, I want to get the […]
SCHD Trade #2024
On 1/9/23 I entered an SCHD trade in both my conservative portfolio and my new dividend portfolio. I don’t mind the double position because I really like SCHD and I restarted both these portfolios for 2023 and need to get my core positions in. I will probably let it close out in the conservative portfolio […]
GOOG Deep In the Money Covered Call
With the market moving up and into resistance I am trying to stay active without taking a lot of risk. Of course, trying to keep risk down also means taking less profit. As I look at my goals for the 2023 members portfolio, I am up pretty good so far in 2023 and an comfortable […]
Better Way to Enter a Covered Call
Covered calls are probably one of my most used trades. There are lots of different ways I enter one. The three most common are: Starting with a Naked or Cash Secured Put. Buying the stock and selling either a 50 or 70 delta call against it 21 to 45 days out. Buying the stock and […]
Covered Call Strangle Entry
Covered Call – The Strangle Entry When people learn option trading strategies they typically start with the old faithful of option trading strategies, the covered call. Trading a covered call option strategy is one of the foundation option trading strategies that everyone learns. But, what some people do not realize is that a covered call […]
Covered Call Naked Put Strategy
The Covered Call Naked Put Strategy There are a lot of ways to get into a covered call trade. We actually prefer to use Diagonals but there is another way that can be very profitable if properly traded. If you trade options for profit or stocks for profit you need to know the best ways […]
What is the Best Type of Covered Call Trade?
What is the Best Type of Covered Call Trade? This is kind of a trick question because we believe the best type of Covered Call trade is not a Covered Call at all. We prefer to trade Diagonal Option positions instead of a traditional Covered Call. Let’s start with what is a Diagonal Call trade, […]
SRPT Covered Call
I was in this trade much longer than usual. Started it on 11/11/16 with SRPT trading at $40.01. I saw the stock drop as low as $27.75 during the trade but I stayed in it. Normally I would have closed with a stop loss but SRPT and I are old friends and I have ridden […]
Diagonals
What is a diagonal option trade? A diagonal is when you purchase calls or puts with different strike prices and expiring at different times. Examples: Purchase a $75.00 call expiring in 6 weeks and sell a $70.00 call expiring in 2 weeks. Purchase a $40.00 put expiring in 2 months and sell a $45.00 put […]