Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and ...

How to lower risk and potentially increase profits with this simple options strategy ...

Covered calls let investors earn income from stocks while limiting potential upside Covered calls let investors earn income from stocks they already own by selling the right to buy them at a set price ...

For investors hoping to juice up the income from their stock holdings or preserve capital, covered calls could be an effective and relatively low-risk way to accomplish those goals. In its most basic ...

Covered-call strategies can be an income investors’ best friend. Whether the broader stock market goes up, down or merely grinds sideways, selling covered calls pays. Fortunately, we can buy ...

In our last article discussing Trading a Put, we saw how options can be used to protect against losses in a portfolio. We’ll expand that topic with a slightly different twist to see how options may be ...

Covered call exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are all the rage. And as I’ve said here, there, and everywhere — I don’t get it. It is not that I’m anti-income. Just the opposite, in fact. But these ETFs do ...

Earlier this week, I wrote an article, What's Better? Dividends Or Covered Calls. As I noted in the comment section of that article, I regret my choice of words for the title. While it was not my ...

Covered call ETFs monetize volatility to generate premium income, at the cost of tax drag and capped upside price ...

Short-term bond ETFs can help investors earn modest monthly income while protecting against rising interest rates. Once you understand how the Nasdaq Composite Index works, you can learn to use this ...