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Friday, April 27, 2012

3 weeks left on OCZ trade Code

There are three weeks left on the OCZ trade. The trade is currently Code Yellow. The stock has closed the week at $5.95. That is a price rise of $0.25 since Sell The Call put on the trade. The May $6.00 call ask price closed at $0.70. That is a price rise of $0.30 since the trade was put on.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Seeking Alpha article on Covered Call Strategy (April 24)

Seeking Alpha published the following articles (April 24) on covered call strategy:

Allan Ellman - Covered Call Writing: The Significance of Volume and Open Interest : MELI


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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

New covered call trade in OCZ Tech Group

Sell The Call has made a new covered call trade in OCZ Technology Group (OCZ). The shares were purchased for $5.70. The May $6.00 calls sold for $0.40. The trade will expire on May 18, 2012.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Charles Schwab's OnInvesting article on Covered Calls

In the April issue of OnInvesting, Charles Schwab's Investment Magazine, there is an article on Covered Calls by Randy Frederick. The link is below.

Randy Frederick - Options Strategies For A Flat Market

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Current Alcoa trade ends Code Orange

The current Alcoa trade has ended. The status is Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $9.69.

Sell The Call will be going back into the options market and sell another call on its Alcoa stock.

** Disclaimer** - Sell The Call is simply posting information. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities above. Do your due diligence before investing as there is risk to all investments. Don't forget to Like ourFacebook page, and follow Sell The Call's Twitter and Stocktwits pages.  

Monday, April 16, 2012

April 1 Born To Sell Newsletter

The following Born To Sell newsletter was sent to Sell The Call on April 1st.

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23 Year Study On BuyWrite Index Performance
Asset Consulting Group recently released their analysis of 23 years of index option writing. The results show that writing covered calls increases returns and lowers portfolio volatility.
The study looks at several option-writing indices:
  • BXM - CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index
    writes 1 month ATM (at the money) covered calls on S&P 500
  • BXY - CBOE S&P 500 2% OTM BuyWrite Index
    writes 1 month 2% OTM (out of the money) covered calls on S&P 500
  • PUT - CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index
    holds T-bills and writes 1 month ATM naked puts on S&P 500
The study then compares those to their benchmark, the S&P 500. In all 3 cases the annual return (from 1988-2011) was higher while the volatility was lower:
BuyWrite Index
And the covered call indices have higher annual returns over a variety of time frames:
BuyWrite Index Various Time Frames
See more data on our blog article BuyWrite Index Performance
Stock Broker Reviews
Barron's has published stock broker reviews for the last 16 years. Every year they offer up their ratings and reviews of top brokers, awarding up to 5 stars in several categories, including:
  • Best For Long Term Investing
  • Best For Options Traders
  • Best For Frequent Traders
And a special section for cost-conscious investors:
  • Best Low Cost Brokers For Occasional Traders
  • Best Low Cost Brokers For Frequent Traders
You can see the 2011 winners in our blog article Stock Broker Reviews.
VVUS And 3 Other Covered Calls For Apr 21 Expiration
With 3 weeks to go until the Apr options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
RankSymbolStrike
1.VVUS20
2.GE20
3.MSFT33
4.JNJ65
(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):
RankSymbol
1.INTC
2.MSFT
3.T
4.AAPL
5.GE
6.JNJ
7.CSCO
8.ABT
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1 week left until current Alcoa trade ends

There is one week left until the current Alcoa trade ends. The trade's status is currently Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $ 9.85. That is a $0.22 increase from last week. The April $11.00 call ask price closed at $0.01. That is a decline of $0.01 from last week.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Seeking Alpha articles on Covered Call Strategy (April 1-7)

Links to the following Seeking Alpha articles that were written on the Covered Call Strategy between April 1 and April 7 of 2012 are posted below.

April 2
Allan Ellman - Covered Call Writing And The Out Of The Money Strike 

Sol Palha - Benefits Of A Covered Write Strategy - SDRL

April 6

Michael Thomsett - Options Foward Rolling - Good, Bad, or Ugly: RIMM, M

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Friday, April 6, 2012

2 weeks until current Alcoa trade expires Code Orange

There are 2 weeks remaining on the current Alcoa trade. The trade is currently Code Orange. The stock closed the week at $9.63. That is a decline of $0.39. The April $11.00 call ask price closed the week at $0.04. That is a decline of $0.05 for the week.

** Disclaimer** - Sell The Call is simply posting information. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities above. Do your due diligence before investing as there is risk to all investments.