Publications

JNJ: Band-Aid Cover

J&J has had a tough couple of years, but it’s a blue chip stock and blue chips always recover eventually. Selling covered calls pay you to wait…. Read More

ACGL, CBOE: Risk On

Two risk-sharing stocks are likely to see their risks pay off in September…. Read More

Z: Zestimate Coverup

Selling an in-the-money covered call to generate additional income makes sense when future seasonality is bearish…. Read More

SPX: 0DTE Volatility Trade

Zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options can often generate profits fast, usually in just a few hours. No directional bias wanted. Time-value decay is everything…. Read More

SPX: 0DTE Volatility Trade

Zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options can often generate profits fast, usually in just a few hours. No directional bias wanted. Time-value decay is everything…. Read More

ALGN, MS: Straight and Narrow

The stock market’s technical condition is strongly bullish, so two more bullish trades to ride the uptrend…. Read More

MO: Closeout

Consumer defensive stocks like those in the tobacco industry have performed well in the midst of investor worries of an economic slowdown, but the recent enactment of an economic stimulus package and impending Federal Reserve rate cuts this fall could spur higher growth rates, so it’s time to ring the cash register on this 7+ year position before a sector rotation pushes consumer defensives into the shadows of underperformance…. Read More

SPX: 0DTE Volatility Trade

Zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options can often generate profits fast, usually in just a few hours. No directional bias wanted. Time-value decay is everything…. Read More

ADI, WMT: Bagged Chips

Last week, the S&P 500 closed at fresh all‑time highs (around 6,279), alongside the Nasdaq, thanks to a surprisingly strong June jobs report (+147K payrolls vs. ~110K expected; unemployment fell to 4.1%), which eased growth concerns while pushing Treasury yields higher and pushing near‑term rate‑cut expectations further out. The market also gained momentum from improving trade dynamics, including hopes for extending the July 9 “tariff pause” and a new U.S.–Vietnam trade agreement. Looking ahead, this week’s key events include the July 9 tariff deadline, Fed meeting minutes and a bond auction mid‑week, as well as the start of Q2 earnings (with early reports from MSFT, TSLA, banks, and semis), all of which could drive volatility and test elevated valuations…. Read More

MU: Stop Going Up

Last-minute roll of a stock going ex-dividend on Monday…. Read More