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Juan M. Villaverde,
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August 7, 202010:50 AM EasternThe absolute best case for you as a put spread seller is you open the spread at a time when options prices are high. You rake in a nice chunk of income. The targeted stock goes up or moves...
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Mike Larson On
July 31, 202011:10 AM EasternIn your last issue, I recommended you lock down income on your August McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD, Rated “C+”) put spread. Guess what? You should have been able to exit that trade at a net cost of...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
July 24, 202011:36 AM EasternIt’s Opening Day 2020! For a nation starved of major league sports for so long thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m excited we’re getting underway. And if you’re a baseball fan, I’m sure you are...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
July 21, 202012:11 PM EasternAnother month. Another expiration for State Street (NYSE: STT, Rated “C”) covered call options. And another round of income locked down.
Specifically, the July 17, 2021 State Street call option...
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Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
July 17, 202011:08 AM EasternOne of the best things about selling options is that the odds are on your side. The likelihood of options expiring without value is high — which is bad news for buyers, but good news for investors...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
July 10, 202011:27 AM EasternGreat news: You should have had no trouble locking in a nice chunk of income just before the holiday!
Specifically, you closed out your July Newmont Corp. (NYSE: NEM, Rated “B”) put spread at a...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
July 2, 202009:00 AM EasternThe only thing brighter than the Fourth of July fireworks you’ll see this weekend is the outlook for precious metals and mining shares. They’ve performed very well all year long, vastly...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
June 26, 202011:22 AM EasternWhich would you rather do: Bet on a stock that’s popular and “sexy,” but that loses you money? Or target one that may be “boring”, but that makes you a nice chunk of income?
I thought so! That’s...
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
June 19, 202011:18 AM EasternThere’s no better feeling than locking in income with Weekend Windfalls — and that’s just what you’ve been doing the last several days! By our reckoning, you should have nailed down roughly …
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Juan M. Villaverde,
Mandeep Rai and
Mike Larson On
June 16, 202002:45 PM EasternIt has been one heck of a volatile few days in the market. Stocks fell sharply, then rallied sharply since early Monday morning amid a flood of conflicting sentiment, economic, and other data.
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