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Two Surprise Dividend Hikes from High-Yield ETFs

Two Surprise Dividend Hikes from High-Yield ETFs

Last week, I made several presentations at the MoneyShow conference in Orlando. For one talk, I covered the pros and cons of covered call ETFs. These high-yield ETFs can bring a lot of income into your portfolio. This week, two of my recommendations announced surprisingly large distributions. I’ll take the money! Let’s take a look […]

A New Solution to Your #1 Trading Fear

A New Solution to Your #1 Trading Fear

If you want to stop worrying about using the wrong trading strategy… picking good stocks… and this unpredictable market… Then you need this brand new trading plan. You see, The Wall Street Journal reports, “This Could be a Lost Decade for Stocks.” And many options traders will be left in the dust! That’s because most […]

What Does This Enormous Options Trade Mean for PBR?

What Does This Enormous Options Trade Mean for PBR?

About as big of an options trade as you’ll ever see hit the tape last week in Petrobras Brasileiro (PBR).  This trade appears to be a put spread executed 150,000 times, expiring in October.  The trader spent about $12 million in premiums to buy the put spread. This position may be a hedge for an […]

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

This strategy is… Selling Covered Calls. My readers and I enjoyed a 95% win rate on 47 trades last year because covered calls can be incredibly low-risk when done correctly.  Lots of folks have a hard time believing my 95% win rate. So here’s my full trading record: If you look close, you’ll notice that […]

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Read This If You’re in a Trading Slump

The last thing you need is more doom and gloom when it comes to the stock market. So if your trading account has taken a beating this year… I have some good news for you.  I know it may sound hard to believe… After all, The Wall Street Journal and many other sites predict a […]

What’s This Massive Options Trade in WBD All About?

What’s This Massive Options Trade in WBD All About?

For this week’s intriguing options block trade, we’re looking at a massive trade put on in Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD).  The trader or fund manager appears to have sold a huge call position that is potentially being used to finance (part of) an even bigger put position. This type of strategy is called a collar, […]