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My Modified Covered Call approach also has a huge tax advantage over conventional investment style including covered calls.  I’ll describe it in more detail in the future.

Trusts: Profitable Or Principal Traps? Learn To Understand A trust is an investment you can buy into that will pay a return on your investment. Most companies that create trusts do so for the purpose of recovering their investment and … Continue reading →

10 Factors to Consider When Selecting a Stock #1. 52-Week Range Typically a stock is considered a good value if it is trading near its 52-week low.  However, make sure the stock is on a rebound if it is near … Continue reading →

Five days ago, I adapted a new stock screening strategy to combine fundamental and technical parameters to select stocks for my modified covered call strategy.  I set up covered calls on 3 stocks from my list: CRM, KORS and V. … Continue reading →

Find Investopedia on The Weekly Report For January 9th-13th Commentary: The stock market kicked off 2012 with a gap higher, extending the rally that occurred in late December. While the markets gapped higher on Tuesday as traders returned from the holidays, … Continue reading →

FFIV share prices recently dived from ~118 to ~100 after earnings report.  I am no saint and couldn’t predict this, but I was hedged.  FFIV fall in prices benefits me greatly.  I am net short of FFIV (I am net … Continue reading →

SLW is another interesting stock.  SMA200 has been a strong support for the past 2 years.  SLW is above SMA200 (34.05) and has just broke out of the SMA 20 (35.5).  A covered call with a weekly 36 call yields … Continue reading →

I will urge caution this week.  We may see a bit more turmoil and volatility in the market.  For short term trades, I’ll choose stocks that show better resistance to the volatility.  NFLX appears to be one of those now. … Continue reading →