Income Strategies 3
The Wheel Option Strategy. I have chosen the image above as it illustrates the absurdity of not using something in the way it was designed to be used. The stock market is not an income-generating machine, although many people think that they can use it in that way. It may work for them for a […]
Buffett’s Warning
Warren Buffett’s Warning. Last week I said that I had seen the headlines that Buffett, the ‘Oracle of Omaha’, was warning to get out of the market but hadn’t had time to check them out. Now I have, and they are very interesting, so I have decided to put off the last instalment of income […]
Income Strategies 2
Covered Calls Income Strategy. What a horrible end to the week! Friday was absolutely dismal, but we will get to that later. First, let’s go through the other ‘income’ option strategies that are quite fashionable at the moment. How Covered Calls Work Covered calls are touted as a great way to create an income on […]
Income Strategies 1
Do Income Strategies Work? What an eventful 2 weeks this has been! But we’ll get to the markets later. First, I wanted to look at income strategies as I am getting a lot of questions about them. Predictable Cash Flow Strategies I can understand anyone wanting to have a regular income from the stock market. […]
Leverage & Strikes
Leverage & Strikes Why choose a 60% strike rather than a 50% strike? Why not 70%? Or 80%? When should we roll up? I thought that I would go back to basics this week and go over choosing options and the leverage that gives us. Leverage I know that our ITM signal came last November […]
Bull Runs
Bull Runs & Bear Markets. I used the term ‘bull run’ last week which may have caused confusion, as a bull run is not the same beast as a bull market. Let me explain. Bear Markets Let’s start with bear markets. The start of a bear market is when it has fallen 20% from recent […]