Wednesday, June 19, 2019
There are primarily two companies known for producing the majority of computer graphics cards (GPUs). Most investors are familiar with NVIDIA (NVDA), which tends to be a high-flying, headline grabbing stock. However, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is also a huge player in the industry – but can often fly under the investment community’s radar. Lately […]
There is no stock that is more divisive to investors than Tesla (TSLA). The electric car producer (and solar power company) seems to have an equal split of investors who love it and hate it. Some of the love/hate relationship is due to the company’s eclectic CEO Elon Musk, while some is due to the […]
The escalation of the trade war between the United States and China is having far reaching effects on the financial markets. Tensions between the world’s two biggest economies is causing an increase of market volatility and a shift of assets into safe-haven investments like bonds and gold. The actual trade of goods between China and […]
The trade war with China is having far-reaching effects on the market. The impact is being felt across most industries and business types despite trade with China only accounting for a relatively small portion of GDP. It just goes to show how tied into the global economy most US companies are these days. It’s also […]
Greetings from the Las Vegas MoneyShow! This event is always one of my favorites to speak at every year. It’s a great place to meet with other options traders or traders who are looking to learn how to start using options. This year I’m presenting primarily about overwriting (selling options in conjunction with owning stocks) […]
Next week I’ll be speaking at the MoneyShow in Las Vegas. It’s one of my favorite experiences every year. Not only is it a great opportunity to meet and talk to other options traders, but I also get a lot of really good questions at the event. I decided that this year I’ll be more […]
Earnings season can be an exciting and frustrating time for investors. It’s exciting because you never know what a company may report and how the crowd will react. It’s frustrating because… you never know what a company may report and how the crowd will react. We’ve all had that position on where we expect a […]
Of the many benefits to trading options, the most valuable trait is the flexibility they provide in custom designing strategies. That’s just my opinion of course. Other option traders may point to leverage or some other clear benefit. However, the ability to create tailor made strategies to meet your personal risk/reward criteria is something very […]
One of the most effective ways to use options is by placing covered call trades. This may not seem like a controversial statement. However, there are plenty of traders out there who come up with all kinds of excuses why they don’t like buy/write trades (another name for covered calls). The pushback usually comes as […]
I’ve just returned from the Orlando MoneyShow and was very impressed at the amount of investors and traders looking to learn more about options strategies. I had the opportunity to deliver two different presentations to the options-oriented folks. One of the topics I spent quite a lot of time on was covered calls. Of course, […]
