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The use of covered call / buy-write strategies within an investment portfolio has been found to yield slightly greater returns with only two-thirds the volatility, making it one of the more popular portfolio risk management strategies. The traditional buy-write strategy involves purchasing an underlying asset (equity, ETF, Index, etc…) and simultaneously selling a call option […]
Apple is holding a special event this afternoon presumably to launch its newest iPhone iteration, the iPhone 5. While investors have assumed the company would be releasing the newest iPhone in the Fall, there has been, as there always is, some disagreement as to the characteristics and specifications of the new phone. Analysts will be […]
The article below is the latest piece from the Technical Traders discussing 3 investment (relatively) safe havens to consider if you are looking to put money to work in this market. The Technical Trader guys suggest traders consider opportunities in the TLT, XLU and the USD (see below). Of these three I like the TLT […]
When will the bleeding stop? Weekly options traders seem to be positioning for another leg down in Netflix (NFLX) over the coming days. On Thursday we saw traders scoop up over 13k of the 115 & 100 puts, one day before expiration. Failing to get the anticipated move, traders have turned their attention to the […]
Every trading day around 1:00 pm ET MarketClub takes a look at mid-day market activity and recommends potential strategies to employ. Check out the video below for today’s weekly options trading update. The video updates daily so you can be assured that the information contained below is the most recent update as of 1:00 pm […]