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DownloadBenefits Of The "Poor Man's Covered Call"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's an option trading strategy that can be useful for the retail investor with a modest-sized account who would like to be able to benefit from gains in an underlying stock's price appreciation without actually owning the stock...
Using Options As Protection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a look at using some basic option strategies to help mitigate your downside risk in a long stock position or upside risk when holding a covered call...
Writing Covered Calls Part 1: Examining Your Choices
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In the last series, we provided an introduction to trading options and what this type of instrument is all about. Here, we dive into strategies for option trading by explaining a straightforward, lower-risk type of option trade you can make: the covered call...
Writing Covered Calls Part 2: Opportunities For Option Sellers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Last time in part 1, we looked at using the option strategy of writing covered calls, including what to consider when you go to write (sell) a covered call. This time, we look at some ways to implement and structure your covered call writes, and consider uses for this popular instrument that you may not have thought of...
An Introduction To Options, Part 2: The Greek Variables
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Thinking of getting into option trading? In this article series, we are introducing some of the most important things to know to get started. Last time in part 1, we covered the components of option contracts and how options are used. This time, we'll look at the variables known as the "greeks" that can be used to evaluate an option's risk and rewa...
An Introduction To Options, Part 3: Putting Options To Work For You
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Thinking of getting into options trading? In this article series, we are covering the most important things to know to get started. In part 1 we introduced the components of options. In part 2 we discussed the greek values and implied volatility. Here in the third and final part of the series, we discuss uses for options...
An Introduction To Options, Part 1: Form And Function
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Are you considering option trading but not sure where to start or whether they're for you? In this article series, we'll introduce you to the world of options and cover all the most important aspects of them...
Using LEAPS In The Dogs Of The Dow Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Dogs of the Dow is a simple, well-known strategy that picks stocks based on yield and trades once a year. Here's a twist on the strategy that buys call options on the strategy's stock picks. Find out how you can implement this approach and how it performed last year...
A Look At The Money Flow Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The money flow index is a long-standing popular indicator that helps you see whether money is moving into or out of securities in the context of volume. Find out how it's calculated and how it's used...
Position Sizing Basics
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Are you giving enough consideration to this very important part of the trading equation?...
All About OBV
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...On-balance volume is a classic indicator that can be helpful for indicating trends and for confirming other indicators. You've undoubtedly looked at it on your charts, but if you've never really known exactly how it works or how it's most useful, here's a close-up view...
Using Renko Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Ever tried using renko-style charts? They have their advantages: Renko charts offer a way to help visualize pure price movement. Here's how you can start incorporating them into your analysis...
Puppies Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's a simple strategy, it eases the task of picking stocks to invest or trade in, and it narrows your focus to just five stocks. Here's how to apply it...
All About The Float
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The float in a stock is a number that is easily available along with other data, but do we pay enough attention to it in our analysis? Here's an in-depth look at float...
Game Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When you think of trading, the farthest thing from your mind is to compare it to playing a game. But studies have shown that the behavior of players in a game is not unlike the behavior of participants in the most complex game setting of all -- the markets. We can take a cue from these studies...
Trading Time Frames In Forex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A five-minute chart and a one-hour chart can tell you very different things about the same tradable. Which one is right for you?...
Forex Account Sizes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What are they, why are they, and what's right for you?...
The Kairi Relative Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's pretty much been forgotten over the years. But can this indicator still be useful?...
Choosing Charting Software
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What kind of software you need to chart depends on how you trade....
Working Money: Proper Diversification by John Devcic
The Ever So Fashionable Mini Contracts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Mini maybe, but its benefits boom!...
Working Money: Choosing The Right Hardware by John Devcic
Automated Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can a self-directed trader use a computer that trades on its own?...
Proper Diversification
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Make sure your portfolio is balanced with patience, a little study, and surprising variety!...
Working Money: Regular or Mini? by John Devcic
Choosing The Right Futures Contracts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Maybe this one will be just right!...
Working Money: Automated Trading by John Devcic
Leveraged ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...If you’re into short-term index strategies, a leveraged Efont size="-1"TF could be just what you need....
Working-Money: Get Shorty by John Devcic
Choosing The Right Forex Broker
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What should you look for when you’re picking out the right foreign exchange broker for you?...
Working Money: Bottom-Fishing by John Devcic
Working Money: Preferred Stocks by John Devcic
Get Shorty
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's been called un-American. What about short-selling triggers a reaction like that?...
Investors And Speculators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What’s the difference, how are they alike, and can they be blended?...
Choosing The Right Hardware
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's a balance of what you want, what you need, and how much you're willing to spend....
Working Money: Leveraged ETFs
Working Money: Choosing The Right Forex Broker? by John Devcic
Bottom-Fishing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's a technique that can be profitable...or not....
Preferred Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What's the difference between preferred stock and common stock? Which is better for your portfolio?...
Bid/Ask And Order Execution
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You hear them all the time, but do you really understand what these terms mean? Just to make sure....
Working Money: The January Effect by John Devcic
The January Effect
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You've probably heard of the Santa Claus rally. What about this one?...
Drilling For Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What's the best way to profit in oil?...
Consider, If You Will, The Exchange Traded Note
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's what it is, and here's how to consider it....
Working Money: Bid/Ask And Order Execution by John Devcic
Candlestick Reversal Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Candlestick patterns can be invaluable in identifying a possible tren reversal....
Momentum Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What is momentum investing and who is it for?...
"Sell In May And Go Away"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...That saying's been around for a long time, but you have to wonder: Is it for real?...
Working Money: Investing Momentum by John Devcic
Ho Ho Ho! It's The Santa Claus Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can there be big price moves hidden in those stockings?...
Working Money: Adding ETFs To Your Portfolio by John Devcic
Adding ETFs To Your Portfolio
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Is it time to consider adding exchange traded funds to your portfolio?...
Winning With The Underdogs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can picking last year's losers actually make you money?...
Predicting Reversals With Pivot Points
Dogs Of The Dow: Mid-Season Review
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...How are the Dogs doing halfway through the year?...
Do The Dogs Still Have Bite?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Take a look at the past performance of the Dogs of the Dow....
Do The Dogs Still Have BITE? by John Devcic
Is It Time To Clean Up Your Portfolio?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Are you busy putting away those winter sweaters and coats and straightening out the closet? Maybe it's time to do the same with your portfolio and yes, it can be just as easy as cleaning out your closet. And maybe even less onerous....
Forex At A Glance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Is the foreign exchange market for you? Find out here....
Predicting Reversals With Pivot Points
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Fast and easy to calculate and chart, if the rumors are true, pivot points can help you predict reversals and next-day trading ranges....
Working Money: Forex At A Glance by John Devcic
The User's Guide To Buy And Sell Orders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Expand your trading expertise with this handy guide to orders and how to use them....
Working Money: Bollinger Bands Vs. Trading Bands by John Devcic
Bollinger Bands Vs. Trading Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Battle of the bands! (Cue air guitar.) Two distinctly different, yet similar trading tools....
WM: Understanding McClellan's Oscillator & Summation Index by John Devcic
Three Basic Chart Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...As you develop your chart-reading skills, here are a few basic patterns to master....
Chart Reading Basics
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Reading charts, as you might have heard, is subjective. Here's how the novice can learn more about making it less so....
Understanding McClellan's Oscillator & Summation Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Comprehending the markets should start with understanding how these stalwart indicators are calculated....
Working Money: Chart Reading Basics by John Devcic
Technical Vs. Fundamental
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What's the difference, exactly?...
Beat The Dow With The Dogs Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Want to know how you can beat one of the broader market indexes? Here's a strategy you can follow....
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