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Friday, December 7, 2012

New Born To Sell Newsletter

Below is the most recent Born To Sell Newsletter.

Sum Of All Fears (Time Premium)
Right now there are 136,136,068 open call option contracts across all underlying stocks, ETFs, expirations, and strikes. The sum of all the time premium (not including intrinsic value) in those 136 million contracts is $12,370,031,659.88. That's $12 billion of wasting assets. Of course, 60% of those contracts will be closed prior to expiration, but at least $5 billion willtime decay to zero, and some of that will go to us covered call writers.
AAPL Weekly Trade
Followers of our blog know that we've had a good track record of weekly buy-writes on AAPL (24 out of 24 trades closed profitable). We believe this week's pull back is another good entry point.
What has changed in the last few days to justify a 70 point drop from 590-ish to 520-ish? Nothing fundamental to their business. Yes, there are fears of increased competition, but it's mostly a combination of tax-selling (people taking gains this year in advance of feared increases in capital gains rates next year) and margin requirements being increased for some AAPL shareholders.
We believe there is an opportunity this week. For details see our blog article onshort-term buy-write in AAPL.
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Thanks! And good luck in the $10,000 free drawing!
How Professionals Use Options
A recent Options Industry Council article interviewing managers of a $200 million fund on how they use options stated: "(1) we don't own more than 15 names; we know these companies quite well and only deal with names we want to own, (2) if you can write calls 3 or 4 times per year you can increase returns substantially, and (3) we tend to stay within 90 days, and include dividends when we can."
Sounds like a reasonable strategy: Not chasing high flyers, being consistent in their use of options over time, and using relatively short time frames.
Buy-Writes By Pension Funds
Pension funds, who have historically been shy about using options, are beginning to see the wisdom, according to an article on MarketsMedia. Not all option strategies are created equal, and the income-generating technique of writing call options against stocks they own has some appeal.
"A buy-write strategy generated about 5-8% more than a long-U.S. equity strategy in 2011, when stocks were highly volatile yet finished roughly flat", according to Phil Gocke of OIC.
Read the full article Pensions Warm Up to Options Slowly.
AAPL And 3 Other Covered Calls For Dec 22 Expiration
With just over 2 weeks to go until the December options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
RankSymbolStrike
1.AAPL560
2.AMRN11
3.DOW30
4.GMCR25
(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.)

Thursday, August 2, 2012

August Born To Sell Newsletter

Below is the Born To Sell August newsletter. Topics discussed include retirement calculators, Apple Ex-dividend, and a list of popular covered call trades.

Born To Sell Seller's Paradise
Aug 1, 2012
Retirement Calculators
retirement calculatorRetirement calculators can be fun... Just enter some crazy values and you're an automatic millionaire waiting to happen, enjoying huge projected withdrawals after an early retirement.
Rarely is it that easy. Is it realistic to assume you'll make 20%/year for the next 20 years, never have a down year, and have no increase in underlying expenses or tax rates? Probably not.
Recently we came across a very thorough retirement calculator written by a devoted covered call writer. You can read about it and other retirement calculators in A Retirement Calculator For The Covered Option Writer.
retirement counseling and financial planning
Apple's Ex-Div Date Next Week
Apple's ex-dividend date is August 9th, and the company will pay a $2.65 dividend to anyone who owns the stock on the close of August 8th. So, if you want the dividend, own the stock when the market closes on August 8th. You can sell it the morning of the 9th and still get the dividend (although it won't be paid until the pay date of Aug 16).
A better strategy, that combines covered calls with dividend capture, is to own the stock and sell a covered call with an expiration date later than the ex-div date (August 9th). Because AAPL trades weekly options, you could initiate a buy-write this Thursday (Aug 2nd) when the Aug 10 weeklys begin to trade.
Buy 100 shares of stock and sell an in the money covered call (maybe 10 points in the money, but it depends on how bullish you are; and remember when setting the strike that the stock will open 2.65 lower on the 9th due to the dividend having been paid). You'll collect some time premium as well as the dividend in an 8-day trade.
Born To Sell has as specialized search mode called Dividend Capture that is optimized for covered call trades just like (with ex-div dates prior to option expiration). Check it out under the Search->Dividends menu.
When To Roll
'Rolling' a covered call position is the act of buying back the short call option you've already sold and then selling another one with a different expiration date or strike price (or both). It is an important skill to have in order to maximize your time premium capture.
The key question is "When should I roll?" There is no single answer as it depends on your outlook for the underlying stock, whether there are any tax issues of assignment, your risk tolerance, if there are earnings coming up, your transaction costs, the bid-ask spread on the options, and the premiums being offered.
One common reason to roll is when there is little to no time premium remaining in the option you are currently short. The whole purpose of shorting the call option was to capture time premium. Once it is gone, why stay short? Maybe if it has a few days to go and a few pennies of premium left you can just let it expire (especially if your transaction costs to buy it back are high).
But if there are more than a few days remaining and you are trying to optimize the time premium per day you receive, then very often it's best to buy back the option that only has a few pennies of time premium and then sell another one that has more time premium. If you really want to maximize your time premium capture then you should be short the option that has the highest time premium per day at all times (but consider your transaction costs for switching too often).
For example, if there was an option with 5 days remaining trading at 15 cents then it has 3 cents per day of time premium. Maybe the same underlying stock has another option with 35 days remaning selling for $1.40 (same strike). That one has 4 cents per day of time premium remaining. But maybe there is an earnings announcement before this 35-day option expires -- more risk (which is why there is more premium).
And what about capital gains/losses and tax treatment? Do you want the stock called away so that it becomes a realized gain or loss? Or is the stock in a tax-deferred account so it doesn't matter?
Unfortunately, there is no single best answer on when to roll. But a tiny amount of time premium remaining in the option you sold is a pretty good place to start thinking about rolling.
Born To Sell's Dashboard feature lets you see at a glance how much time premium remains in each of your positions (as as %, $s per share, or in absolute $s). You can sort by this attribute and then your most likely roll candidates will be on the left. And the Roll Me feature shows you 15 scenarios side by side so you can compare the option you are currently short with 14 alternatives... a real time saver, and premium maximizer.
Free Covered Call Books Giveaway
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MSFT And 3 Other Covered Calls For Aug 18 Expiration
With 3 weeks to go until the August options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
Rank Symbol Strike
1. MSFT 29
2. AAPL 600
3. MMR 13
4. FCX 31
(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.)
AAPL 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. AAPL
2. INTC
3. MSFT
4. JNJ
5. T
6. GE
7. CSCO
8. CAT
(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!)
Want More Covered Call Goodness?
Born To Sell is dedicated to only one thing: Making Money With Covered Calls. Our subscribers have access to state-of-the-art covered call screeners and covered call portfolio management tools. For less than the profit of a single trade you could be enjoying recurring monthly income using our tools. Three subscription types to choose from:
Term Price
Monthly $59.95
Quarterly $149.95 (17% discount)
Annual $499.95 (31% discount)
Plus, all subscriptions begin with a no-obligation 2-week free trial. What are you waiting for? Start collecting premium today!
Happy Trading,
The Born To Sell Team

Sell The Call does not have a position in any of the above stocks.

** 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. Be sure to Like ourFacebook page, and follow Sell The Call's Twitter and Stocktwits pages.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

June Born To Sell Newsletter

Here is the June newsletter from Born To Sell:


Born To SellSeller's Paradise
Jun 1, 2012 
Selling Covered Calls In May Was A Good Call
On May 7 we published a blog article suggesting you sell in-the-money covered calls for the month or for the summer. This was based on the historically weak summer months for the S&P 500, as seen in this chart showing median returns by month for the last 25 years:
sell covered calls in May and go away
Given last month's performance, the in-the-money strategy was the right call. Despite the drop in May, all 6 suggested trades (AAPL, CRM, LNKD, CRUS, GOOG, VHC) with expiration dates of Aug 18 or Sep 22 are still in-the-money, and will yield annualized returns of 15.9% to 24.8% if they stay in-the-money. To read the full article, please see Sell (Covered Calls) In May An Go Away.
More Apple Income
Many people make a living off of writing covered calls on AAPL. The at-the-money weekly options often pay annualized returns of 80% or more. Of course, writing at-the-money options increases risk should the underlying drop by more than the option premium received, as AAPL did for many people in May.
The solution is to reduce your return expections and write in-the-money or deep-in-the-money options instead of at-the-money. In the last several weeks we've completed 3 cycles with this strategy:
  1. May 8: all 3 strikes called away for annualized returns of 25% to 53% over 5 days.
  2. May 14: all 3 strikes not called, but then on May 21 were re-written at the same strike and then succcessfully called on May 25 for annualized returns of 52% to 79% over 12 days.
  3. May 29: all 3 strikes called away for annualized returns of 21% to 51% over 4 days.
You can read about the trades in May 8May 21, and May 29 blog entries.
Free Covered Call Books Giveaway
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MSFT And 3 Other Covered Calls For Jun 16 Expiration
With 2 weeks to go until the June options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
RankSymbolStrike
1.MSFT29
2.AAPL585
3.CHK15
4.INTC26
(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.AAPL
4.GE
5.CSCO
6.T
7.JNJ
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!)
Want More Covered Call Goodness?
Born To Sell is dedicated to only one thing: Making Money With Covered Calls. Our subscribers have access to state-of-the-art covered call screeners and covered call portfolio management tools. For less than the profit of a single trade you could be enjoying recurring monthly income using our tools. Three subscription types to choose from:
TermPrice
Monthly$59.95
Quarterly$149.95 (17% discount)
Annual$499.95 (31% discount)
Plus, all subscriptions begin with a no-obligation 2-week free trial. What are you waiting for? Start collecting premium today!
Happy Trading,
The Born To Sell Team
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Seeking Alpha Covered Call Strategy Articles for May 8 2012

Seeking Alpha has published the following May 8 2012 articles on the covered call strategy:

Mike Scanlon - Sell (Call Options) In May And Go Away: Apple (AAPL), Salesforce.com (CRM), LinkedIn (LNKD), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), VirnetX Holdings (VHC), and Google (GOOG)

Sell The Call does not have a position in any of the above stocks.

** 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. Be sure to Like ourFacebook page, and follow Sell The Call's Twitter and Stocktwits pages. 

Monday, May 7, 2012

May Born To Sell Newsletter

Born To Sell has released its May Newsletter. The information is simply being passed on and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities mentioned.


Born To SellSeller's Paradise
May 1, 2012 
That's A Lot Of Nickels
There are at least two ways go get a billion dollars:
high frequency trading one nickel at a time
  1. Start a nationwide photocopy business like Kinko's and charge 5 cents a copy.
  2. Be a high-frequency trader and execute millions of trades per year where your average gain is 5 cents per trade (not per share, per trade).
The first is chronicled in the book Two Billion Dollars In Nickels, the second in our blog article on High-Frequency Trading.
Turn Apple Into An Income Stream
Recently we read an article on How To Turn Apple's Stock Into An Income Stream. The author, Rocco Pendola, makes several good points that we agree with:
  1. AAPL is a good stock for covered calls.
  2. Some people make a living just writing covered calls on AAPL.
  3. If you have an unrealized gain in AAPL (in a taxable account) and don't want the shares called away, you can buy back any in-the-money options you may have sold while they still have some time premium left.
In addition to writing for SeekingAlpha, TheStreet.com, and others, Rocco publishes the Option Investing Newsletter, which contains specific trade analysis and recommendations. He has some quality ideas in that newsletter and it's worth checking out.
AAPL Weekly Trade
Speaking of AAPL, hopefully you caught our blog article on Apr 16 where we laid out 5 possible in-the-money covered calls as a 5 day trade using the AAPL weeklys. Turns out that all 5 trades finished in the black, with the biggest success yielding 58.4% annualized return.
See the trade ideas in the Weekly Apple (AAPL) Trade blog article.
Which Is Better: Naked Put or Covered Call?
We are often asked about naked puts vs covered calls. Our advice to those who think one is better than the other is to check the profit & loss curves side by side (hint: they are the same if you use the same strike and expiration date).
Now, there are a few differences between the two. The differences involve things like account permissions, commissions, dividends, margin, and interest. But if you are trading at a low-cost broker with reasonable account permissions and margin rules then the differences are so small as to not really worry about. They are basically the same trade.
See the Naked Put vs. Covered Call analysis.
ARNA And 3 Other Covered Calls For May 19 Expiration
With less than 3 weeks to go until the May options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
RankSymbolStrike
1.ARNA2
2.MSFT32
3.AAPL590
4.GE19
ARNA has an earnings release on May 10, and MSFT has an ex-dividend date on May 15.
(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.AAPL
4.GE
5.JNJ
6.CSCO
7.T
8.XOM
(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!)
Want More Covered Call Goodness?
Born To Sell is dedicated to only one thing: Making Money With Covered Calls. Our subscribers have access to state-of-the-art covered call screeners and covered call portfolio management tools. For less than the profit of a single trade you could be enjoying recurring monthly income using our tools. Three subscription types to choose from:
TermPrice
Monthly$59.95
Quarterly$149.95 (17% discount)
Annual$499.95 (31% discount)
Plus, all subscriptions begin with a no-obligation 2-week free trial. What are you waiting for? Start collecting premium today!
Happy Trading,
The Born To Sell Team
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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.

 Free Money Printing Machine Offer
Born To Sell is pleased to announce that every new subscriber will receive a desktop-size money printing machine, for free! In addition, customers who sign up for a full 1-year subscription will receive a free high-speed money printing press:
money printing machine money printing press
To get your free money machine, visit the Free Money Machine Offer page.
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
(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!)
Want More Covered Call Goodness?
Born To Sell is dedicated to only one thing: Making Money With Covered Calls. Our subscribers have access to state-of-the-art covered call screeners and covered call portfolio management tools. For less than the profit of a single trade you could be enjoying recurring monthly income using our tools. Three subscription types to choose from:
TermPrice
Monthly$59.95
Quarterly$149.95 (17% discount)
Annual$499.95 (31% discount)
Plus, all subscriptions begin with a no-obligation 2-week free trial. What are you waiting for? Start collecting premium today!
Happy Trading,
The Born To Sell Team
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Seeking Alpha Covered Call Strategy Articles 3/19-25/2012

Seeking Alpha published the following articles discussing the Covered Call strategy:

March 21

Helix Investment Management - Hedge The Market Top By Writing Covered Calls - S&P 500 (SPY), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), Fidelity Nasdaq Index (ONEQ)

March 22

Parisomy Investment Research - Taking Cover: A Strategy For Dividend Stock Investors During A Market Pullback - Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Altria (MO), Pfizer (PFE), Southern Company (SO), AT&T (T), American Capital Agency (AGNC), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP)

March 24

The Independent Investor - A Good Covered Call Strategy For Dividend Investors In Today's Market - Kraft (KFT), Philip Morris International (PM), AT&T (T), Walmart (WMT), Apple (AAPL), Chipotle (CMG), Priceline (PCLN)

** 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.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

New Born To Sell Newsletter

This March 1 newsletter  from Born To Sell focuses on Apple. Mainly, it addresses the issue of how a covered call strategy and a stock like Apple be a fit. Details are below.

 How To Get Another 100 Points Out Of Apple
Apple is on some kind of crazy tear, rising from $440 in mid-January to $540 here at the end of February, finally being given a valuation multiple closer to what it deserves. Will it continue to rise to the next milestone of $600 or higher? Perhaps. But for those who like to hedge their bets, using covered calls can be a great way to keep the gains coming while you wait, and give you some downside protection in the event of a pullback or a period of flatness.
Critics will say that you don't want to put a cap on your upside with a rocket ship like AAPL. While that may be true for certain time frames with certain stocks (like AAPL during the last 6 weeks), over a longer period of time (where a stock doesn't go up every day) selling calls will help smooth out the inevitable dips (see A Triumph Of Strategy Over Hope on Barrons.com andOptions for Nervous Investors on WSJ.com).
If you're worried about leaving yourself some upside potential then sell calls that are farther out of the money. If you're worried about a near term correction then sell at-the-money or in-the-money calls (see 15-Year Covered Call Returns Study).
For tips on which options to write on AAPL to capture the next 100 points, seeHow To Get Another 100 Points Out Of Apple on SeekingAlpha.com.
What To Do In A Raging Bull Market
Are covered calls the best strategy in a raging bull market, like we've had in the last couple of months? No. But they're not a horrible choice, either. Just because you didn't make as much as you could have (if you hadn't written calls) doesn't mean you should abandon your conservative investment strategy.
To illustrate our thoughts on the matter we've put together a chart showing what the 'best' and 'good' strategies are for each market type:
market strategy
Obviously, in a strong up market you just want to stay long on stocks and let them ride. If you're nervous about a correction, or just want to get a little extra income then a good strategy is to sell out-of-the-money covered calls.
In a sideways market selling at-the-money covered calls is the best strategy. The time premiums are highest in ATM options so you will maximize your income with this strategy. If you are slightly bullish then sell slightly out-of-the-money calls instead. And if you're slightly bearish then sell slightly in-the-money calls.
In a down market, the best strategy is not to be in it. Just hold cash. If you want to try and get some income in a down market then buy solid companies (not high fliers, momentum stocks, or stocks about to release earnings or FDA announcements) and sell in-the-money-calls against them. You'll have the most downside protection with ITM options.
Bottom line: Covered calls may not be the 'best' strategy in every market, but they are a 'good' strategy in any market. When used over a long period of time you should come out ahead by using a consistent covered calls strategy. The highs may not be as high (compared to buy-and-hold), but the lows certainly won't be as low, either.
Decoding The Wall Street Journal
Ever get confused by some of the lingo in the Wall Street Journal? Not quite sure how inverse leveraged ETFs work, or the relationship between interest rates, bonds, gold, oil, and the US dollar? Or how those hedge funds and PE guys make all that money? Now there's a new service that can help.
Decoding The Wall Street Journal is a daily email service that explains what each of the major articles in the Wall Street Journal mean, in simple plain English. If you've ever been in a situation where you're not exactly sure what the WSJ is saying, or the implications of what is said, you should check it out.
Share Your Covered Call Success Story
We would like to profile covered call success stories in future editions of Seller's Paradise. Do you have a covered call success story to share?
Want to share a few of your favorite covered call writing tips?
How long have you been trading covered calls?
What broker do you use to trade?
How many trades per month?
Stocks or ETFs?
Favorite research tools?
How many open positions do you manage?
Any entry or exit rules you abide by?
What kind of returns do you target? (or achieve?)
Include as many details as you like to describe your success and email us your story at support@borntosell.com. We may profile you in next month's issue.
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ONTY And 3 Other Covered Calls For Mar 17 Expiration
With just over 2 weeks to go until the Mar options expire, the top 4 covered calls Born To Sell members have written are (in order of popularity):
RankSymbolStrike
1.ONTY9
2.AAPL480
3.VVUS10
4.GE19
(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.AAPL
4.T
5.JNJ
6.GE
7.CSCO
8.BAC
(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!)
Want More Covered Call Goodness?
Born To Sell is dedicated to only one thing: Making Money With Covered Calls. Our subscribers have access to state-of-the-art covered call screeners and covered call portfolio management tools. For less than the profit of a single trade you could be enjoying recurring monthly income using our tools. Three subscription types to choose from:
TermPrice
Monthly$59.95
Quarterly$149.95 (17% discount)
Annual$499.95 (31% discount)
Plus, all subscriptions begin with a no-obligation 2-week free trial. What are you waiting for? Start collecting premium today!
Happy Trading,
The Born To Sell Team
Follow us: Facebook | Twitter or watch demos of Covered Call Tools (YouTube)