Wednesday, July 23, 2025
The two fund sponsors of single-stock covered call ETFs have six funds each that “cover” the same popular stocks. Single-stock covered call ETFs provide investment exposure to popular stocks like Amazon and Nvidia, with the added benefit of attractive dividend yields from selling call options. YieldMax offers this type of ETF on several dozen popular […]
As the ranks of option strategy ETFs continue to grow, it’s interesting to see which strategies fund sponsors will pick to set their ETFs apart from the crowd. The Defiance Income Target ETFs definitely follow a different approach. It will be interesting to see how they work out as they build up time in the […]
Today I am excited to have fellow Investors Alley editor Jay Soloff on to talk about options and trading. Jay is an experienced options trader who has had success both on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and off the floor as what we call an “upstairs” trader. We spend some time talking […]
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 big deal in the grocery store space was announced last week with the potential acquisition of Albertsons (ACI) by Kroger (KR). The merger would create a grocery chain with roughly 12% control of the US market. It’s difficult to say if the deal will make it through antitrust scrutiny. Interestingly, short-term block options trades […]
Even with rates going higher, fixed income ETFs don’t tend to move all that much. One way to amplify your cash flow from a fixed income product is by using options. Last week, some appeared to have sold 25,000 put spreads in the Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN). BKLN has only moved in a $2 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This article could save you a lot of money… Because one of the biggest mistakes options traders make is trading the wrong stock at the wrong time. If you’ve run into this problem, you know how frustrating it can be. To have all the stars aligned for a winning trade… only to discover one crucial […]
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 […]
