Monday, March 30, 2026
Many years ago, I was at an event in New York City when a colleague told me that while he respected the research that earned me the 2015 Charles H. Dow Award, he believed options were simply a playground for traders chasing quick, risky profits. I did not respond at the time, but I also […]
March 7 marked two years since Roundhill Investments launched the first two zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) covered call ETFs, the Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (XDTE) and the Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (QDTE). (A third fund, the Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (RDTE), launched on September 9, 2024.) […]
YieldMax ETFs began offering single-stock covered call exchange-traded funds in November 2022, with Tesla as the underlying stock. These funds use the traditional call option selling strategy to generate income to pay dividends. They turn low-yield, popular stocks into high-yield investments. Currently, YieldMax offers almost 40 ETFs with underlying individual stocks. On October 30, 2024, […]
I recently learned about two relatively new zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) covered call ETFs. I want to compare them against our current standards for this type of ETF. A 0DTE ETF employs an options strategy that involves selling calls that will expire the same day. A benefit of this strategy is that the funds are not exposed […]
My database of option strategy ETFs now tops 120 funds including many funds from different companies that duplicate their competitors. My interest piques when a fund sponsor develops a unique strategy. Recently, VistaShares launched a couple of ETFs that offer high yields and aim to track returns from famous hedge funds. The VistaShares Target 15 […]
While there are ETFs using covered call option strategies that have been around for years, the number of funds using options trading strategies to pay eye-popping yields has exploded over the last two years. With hundreds of ETFs now in the space, picking the best ones is a huge challenge. I keep a database of […]
Investors in some of the new breed of ultra-high-yield option strategy ETFs have seen significant share price erosion. I regularly get asked whether the share price can go to zero, and whether the investors in it will lose all their money. The good news is that the ETFs’ share prices won’t go to zero. The […]
Zero days to expiration (0DTE) option trading involves buying or selling puts or calls in the morning that expire that afternoon. The trading avoids the dangers of having open option trades open when the markets are closed, and news events can cause significant share price changes when the markets open. Only three securities, the SPDR […]
Investors looking for a predictable income stream combined with high yields might like Target Pay ETFs. You’ve probably heard of Target Date Funds. These provide a set-and-forget portfolio for retirement with a shifting asset mix designed to become more conservative over time as a specific target date (like a retirement year) approaches. Target Pay ETFs […]
When someone learns that I write about stock market investing, I am often asked about investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The impact of AI on business, investing, and everyday life is rapidly expanding. There are numerous moving parts in the AI universe. Of course, you have the actual artificial intelligence programs, but they need a […]
