Dividend received from Alcoa

Sell The Call has received a quarterly dividend from Alcoa. This is the first dividend received in the trading account and the first revenue generated outside of making covered call trades.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!

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8 weeks until current Alcoa trade ends Code Orange

There are 8 weeks remaining on the current Alcoa trade. The status of the trade is Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $8.95. That is a decline of $0.74. The Jan 2012 $12.50 call ask price closed the week at $0.09. That is a decline of $0.05.

Other current trades include a December covered call trade in Celsion.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!


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3 weeks left on current Celsion trade Code Yellow

There are 3 weeks left on the current Celsion trade. The trade's status is currently Code Yellow. The stock closed the week at $2.80. That is a decrease of $0.23. The Dec $3.50 call ask price closed the week at $0.30. That is a decline of $0.25.

Other current trades include a Jan 2012 covered call trade in Alcoa.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!


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4 weeks left in current Celsion trade Code Yellow

There are 4 weeks remaining on the current Celsion trade. The trade is currently Code Yellow. The stock closed at $3.03. That is a decline of $0.07 from where the trade opened. The Dec $3.50 call ask price closed at $0.55. That is a incresase of $0.05 from where the call was sold.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

9 weeks left in current Alcoa trade Code Orange

There are 9 weeks until the current Alcoa trade ends. The trade is currently Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $9.69. That is a decrease of  $0.91 for the week. The Jan 2011 $12.50 call ask price closed at $0.14. That is a decrease of $0.17 for the week.

Sell The Call will receive a $0.03/per share dividend next Friday.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

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New Trade in Celsion!

Sell The Call has entered into a covered call trade with Celsion. The stock was bought at $3.10. The December $3.50 call was sold for $0.50.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

Trend lines crossing in current Alcoa trade

Currently, Sell The Call has a Jan 2011 $12.50 covered call trade going.

The chart is now showing that the 15 day simple moving average is above the 50 day simple moving average. This has not been the case since May of 2011.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

10 weeks left on current Alcoa trade Code Orange

There are 10 weeks left before the current Alcoa trade ends. The trade is currently Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $10.60. That is a decline of $0.33. The Jan 2011 $12.50 call ask price closed the week at $0.31. That is a decline of $0.09.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

New List from CoveredCalls.com

Coveredcalls.com sent out their regular newsletter showing that there are high 11/11/11 weekly call values (3+%) with GMCR, FAZ, and TZA.

**This information did not originally come from Sell The Call.**

 - Don't forget to visit the web page for Sell The Call, like our Sell The Call Facebook Page and follow our Sell The Call Twitter page! 

- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

11 weeks until current Alcoa trade ends status Code Yellow

There are 11 weeks until the current Alcoa trade ends. The current status of the trade is Code Yellow. The stock closed the week at $10.93. That is a decline $0.64. The Jan 2011 $12.50 call ask price closed at $0.40. That is a decline of $0.18.

There was an ex dividend for the trade this week of $0.03 per share. Payment will be coming November 25.

- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

The patience to succeed

One of the main things that Sell The Call has had to deal with is its own impatience to get to the next trade. Right now, the ability for the account to add another trade is within reach in the next three to six months. But because of the evolution of its own rules, Sell The Call is now having to wait longer than what it would have earlier.

Sometimes the market has and most likely will continue to present opportunities for Sell The Call to trade outside of its rules. But while the revenue opportunity is appealing, the risk averted in order to get to a more stable long term profitable venture ends up being more valuable.  Hopefully, that is the lesson learned from this stretch of time.

Good luck to all!

Ex-Dividend today on Alcoa shares

Alcoa's ex-dividend date is today, November 2. Sell The Call will receive $0.03 for each share that Sell The Call owns. The payment date is November 25.

Dividends are a great added benefit for covered call traders. This lowers the cost basis and the stop loss price for the trade.

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- This information is not to be used as a recommendation to buy or sell. It is simply information and opinions. Before investing, please consult a financial professional. Sell The Call takes no responsibility for any losses or gains that occur from trades using its material.

- The account does not fully divulge all information (the size of shares bought and calls sold) on open trades. This is for protection of the trade. When the trade on a particular stock ends, the account will give the size information out. Please feel free to ask questions and Sell The Call will answer them the best way possible can without endangering the trade. THE ACCOUNT WILL NOT MISLEAD READERS TO CREATE A GAIN ON ITS TRADES!- If you have any info regarding call selling, be sure to comment or send an email. The goal of the blog is to collaborate so that we all can accumulate wealth with the help of selling calls. Please pass the blog address to others that might find some value from it.

New Born To Sell Newsletter

Sell The Call periodically sends out newsletters by other organizations dedicated to Covered Call trading. Here is one from Born To Sell. Click on the link to visit the site for more information.

11/11/11 11:11:11am And A Total Solar Eclipse

Only 11 days until the calendar and clock read 11/11/11 11:11:11am. You have to admit, that's pretty cool. And for those of you who like to plan way ahead: On August 21, 2017, there will be a total solar eclipse whose path will go all across the US mainland. See the map of its path.

15 Years Of 2% OTM Options On The Russell 2000

The University of Massachusetts recently released a study on covered calls that examines returns on a buy-write strategy for the Russell 2000 index over a 15 year period. The short summary: "Over the 182 month period of analysis, the RUT buy‐write strategy using 2% out‐of‐the‐money, one‐month calls generated higher returns than the underlying index (8.87% versus 8.11%) at about three‐quarters of the standard deviation (16.57% versus 21.06%)." Higher returns with less volatility? Works for us. We discuss this 34-page report (and make it available for download) in our article on Covered Call Return.

Any Dividend Yield For Any Stock

How would you like a 3% annual dividend yield on GOOG? Or a 5% yield on BAC? Or a 10% yield on AAPL? And still leave yourself room for some capital appreciation? Well, you can do it with covered calls and we've done all the math for you. Introducing... the Born To Sell Synthetic Dividend Yield Pages! We've got a page for every stock or ETF in existance. Here are a few examples: AAPL dividends from 3 to 10% BAC dividends from 3 to 10% GOOG dividends from 3 to 10% And, those pages update prices during market hours. Sweet. For more information and to find synthetic dividend yields for your favorite stock or ETF see our blog article on Dividend Yield.

Example Covered Call Portfolio

We are asked all the time to provide example covered call portfolios that are conservative and diversified. Rather than just give you the answer, we wrote an article on how to go about constructing the answer so that you can do it yourself. The methodology is straightforward and anyone can do it. Please read our article on Example Covered Call Portfolios.

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RMBS And 3 Other Covered Calls For Nov 19 Expiration

With just over 3 weeks to go until the Nov options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity): Rank Symbol Strike 1. RMBS 17 2. MSFT 27 3. BAC 6 4. INTC 25 (Note: Born To Sell members have access to the full Top 10 Covered Call list, as well as having this list update real-time as members change positions. These are not recommendations, they are merely a reflection of our members' current positions.)

INTC And Other Covered Call Watchlist Stocks

Currently, the top 8 stocks Born To Sell members are using for their Watchlist are (in order of popularity): Rank Symbol 1. INTC 2. AAPL 3. MSFT 4. T 5. JNJ 6. GE 7. BAC 8. F (Note: Born To Sell members have access to the full Top 20 Watchlist, as well as having this list update real-time as members change their watchlists. And, you can have the highest yielding covered calls from your personal watchlist emailed to you after the close each day. Never miss a fat premium from your watchlist again!)

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