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Covered Calls: The Final Frontier (Part 1 of 2)

By Mike Parnos of Online Trading*

There is a lot to think about when (preferably, though, before) using covered calls. It's not a complicated strategy, but millions of people who don't know what they're doing are selling them. Some may get lucky here and there, but, if they don't know how to protect themselves and / or when to get out of a position, they can get hurt. They end up with a portfolio of loser stocks that went down -- and stayed there!

The Buy-Write

Many covered-call traders are simply selling call options on stock they already own in an attempt to generate a better return on their investment. Others, however, will go out and buy stock specifically for the purpose of selling calls against it.

Market Forecasting: Fact or Fiction?

By Vincent Troncone*
Posted: April 18, 2008

Today, I am going to discuss a controversial area of trading. In my opinion, this controversy is caused by a lack of knowledge. Lack of knowledge often generates fear for those who do not understand the possibilities.

I will also present a market forecasting technique I have found to work quite well in any time frame and market I have traded.

For simplicity’s sake, I will only present this method using 2 daily charts. The first will be from a bullish perspective and the second from the bearish point of view.

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