Leveraging covered call options in opportunistic scenarios may augment overall portfolio returns while mitigating risk. In brief, options are a form of derivative trading that traders can utilize in order to initiate a short or long position via the sale or purchase of contacts. An option is a contract which gives the buyer of the contract the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying security at a specified price on or before a specified date. The seller has the obligation to buy or sell the underlying security if the buyer exercises the option. An option that gives the owner (buyer) the right to buy the security at a specific price is referred to as a call (bullish); an option that gives the right of the owner to sell the security at a specific price is referred to as a put (bearish). In the event of a covered call, this is accomplished by leveraging the shares one currently owns by selling a call contact against those shares for a premium. I will provide an overview of how a covered call is utilized and executed. Here, I’ll provide details focusing on optimizing stock leverage (covered calls). Emphasizing the ability to sell these types of options in a disciplined and conservative manner to generate liquidity while accentuating returns and mitigating risk. Continue reading "Disciplined and Conservative Covered Call Writing To Accentuate Returns And Mitigate Risk"
3 Healthcare ETFs That Make A Complicated Industry A Lot Easier
With new light being shined on the healthcare industry due to the recent mega-deal between Pfizer (PFE) and Allergan (AGN), and Presidential candidates raising concerns about the prescription drug companies gouging prices, there has never been a better time to start considering an investment in the healthcare industry. Increased concerns about price gouging by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, has lowered the share prices of these stocks, giving you a better entry point than in the recent past.
While in the past you may have avoided the industry due to it's crowded and overly complicated companies, using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) can help reduce single stock risk while spreading your money out over a more diverse group of stocks.
So let's take a look at 3 Healthcare ETFs that will help you limit your risk while still investing in the healthcare sector. Continue reading "3 Healthcare ETFs That Make A Complicated Industry A Lot Easier"
Big Moves Can Start When You Least Expect Them
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over and we're entering December, traders should take extra care. Historically markets can move rather dramatically in December as trading volume thins out when traders start closing down their trading mindset and move out of the markets and into holiday mode. You do not want to start swinging for the fences to try to make your year in December, the odds are against you.
In addition to looking at the markets in general today, I'm going to take an in-depth look at the gold market. Everyone seems to be bearish on gold and what I have noticed over my trading career is that when everyone feels the same way about a market and is on one side of the trade, watch out!
That is the way the mood is right now for gold and there could be a sharp reversal as the shorts, that is the folks who sold gold short hoping to buy it back at a lower price, scramble to cover (buy back) their short positions. Continue reading "Big Moves Can Start When You Least Expect Them"
Give Your Portfolio A Holiday Treat With This Value Stock
Judging a company by its stock price can often lead investors astray. Sometimes a single bad event can drag down a stock's price while leaving its long-term growth potential fully intact. It's these types of opportunities that value investors love to pounce on.
As we head into the holiday season, investor sentiment is mixed when it comes to how consumers will spend. On the positive side, US GDP growth for the 3rd quarter was revised higher to 2.1% while unemployment fell to just 5%. However, consumer spending inched just 0.1% higher in October – less than expected.
Sales expectations for the holiday season appear to be optimistic. FedEx released an estimate earlier this week that it is on track to handle over 317 million packages between Black Friday and Christmas – record numbers and an increase of 12.4% from last year. Online sales are also expected to rise this year between 6% and 8% according to a recent National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. Continue reading "Give Your Portfolio A Holiday Treat With This Value Stock"
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