S&P recommends overweighting the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector. Year to date through November 18, the sector index, which represented 10.7% of the S&P 500 Index, was up 1.1%, compared with a 3.3% drop for the...
Read MoreAttractive Returns to Continue, Prefer Non-Agency REITs Prefer non-Agency: Heading into 2012 we think that the hybrid/non-Agency REITs generally offer more attractive value with the potential for more capital appreciation plus a...
Read MoreWith a covered call and protective put strategy, you have a win – win- win -win situation. Here is what happens when the underlying stock changes: Stock price increases – you win by keeping the premium and either...
Read MoreChevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in petroleum, chemicals, mining, power generation, and energy operations worldwide. It operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. CVX has an equity score of 9.6...
Read MoreCovered call trading is not like directional trading which has an objective to time the movement of a stock in the direction it is moving. Covered writing is a game of regular, incremental returns. The covered call...
Read MoreAmerican Tower Corporation (AMT) is a holding company. It is a wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company that owns, operates and develops communications sites. Its primary business includes leasing antenna...
Read MoreWith so investors seeking high yield, it’s important for income investors to find dependable high yield dividend payers that they can count on. With projections for a slower growth economy amid historically low interest...
Read MoreWhen selling time value, you will use a different philosophy than those stock investors looking for a stock to go up in price. Your gains will come from the time value of the options you will sell. This approach to stock...
Read MoreOption open interest is the number of options contracts open in a specific option series. Open interest serves as a measure of option liquidity in the underlying option series. The higher the open interest, the tighter the...
Read MoreThis is a nice video reflecting on how the modern day doomsayers are creating fear and panic in the markets. You have probably heard Dr. Nourial Roubini call for a great depression in 2011. Did that happen yet Dr. Doom is not by...
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