Mike Scanlin | InvestorPlace /author/mikescanlin/ Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-ip-512x512-1-1-32x32.png Mike Scanlin | InvestorPlace /author/mikescanlin/ 32 32 8 Covered Call Candidates With a Feb. 18 Expiration Date /2012/02/treat-your-sweetie-for-valentines-day-with-these-8-trades-mmr-sprd-rimm-shld-wlt-cnx-wdc-fcx/ /2012/02/treat-your-sweetie-for-valentines-day-with-these-8-trades-mmr-sprd-rimm-shld-wlt-cnx-wdc-fcx/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:35:38 +0000 /?p=127774 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Use these sweet returns to buy something for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day.

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]]> /2012/02/treat-your-sweetie-for-valentines-day-with-these-8-trades-mmr-sprd-rimm-shld-wlt-cnx-wdc-fcx/feed/ 0 4 Ways to Profit During Earnings Season — While Avoiding Earnings! /2012/01/4-ways-to-profit-during-earnings-season-while-avoiding-earnings/ /2012/01/4-ways-to-profit-during-earnings-season-while-avoiding-earnings/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:19:03 +0000 /?p=90408 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Our screener has identified 4 strong covered-call candidates to help you earn profits this season without the earnings risk

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Hot gadgets are nice, but get your real holiday treat in the form of a weekly or monthly payday from AAPL.

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]]> /2011/12/3-trades-to-make-apple-pay-you-this-season-aapl/feed/ 0 4 Holiday Covered Call Trades /2011/11/make-some-quick-holiday-spending-cash-covered-calls-aapl-sbux-cmg-gld/ /2011/11/make-some-quick-holiday-spending-cash-covered-calls-aapl-sbux-cmg-gld/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:35:48 +0000 /?p=79248 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Want a free iPad or complimentary lattes for 60 days? These holiday covered call trades can get you there!

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]]> /2011/11/make-some-quick-holiday-spending-cash-covered-calls-aapl-sbux-cmg-gld/feed/ 0 Diversify With Covered Calls on ETFs /2011/04/diversify-with-covered-calls-on-etfs-iwm-fcx-spy/ /2011/04/diversify-with-covered-calls-on-etfs-iwm-fcx-spy/#respond Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:56:26 +0000 /?p=35709 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Covered call options written against index ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) help to diversify a portfolio.

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]]> /2011/04/diversify-with-covered-calls-on-etfs-iwm-fcx-spy/feed/ 0 Use Options to Profit as This Bull Slows /2011/03/use-options-to-profit-as-this-bull-slows-xme-pot-fcx-gld-tbt/ /2011/03/use-options-to-profit-as-this-bull-slows-xme-pot-fcx-gld-tbt/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:30:09 +0000 /?p=35137 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Sell covered call options to earn profits as bull market slows. Focus on bonds (NYSE: TBT), gold (NYSE: GLD), and commodities (NYSE: POT), (NYSE: FCX).

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]]> /2011/03/use-options-to-profit-as-this-bull-slows-xme-pot-fcx-gld-tbt/feed/ 0 Fight Trading Panic With Covered Calls /2011/03/fight-trading-panic-with-covered-calls-aapl/ /2011/03/fight-trading-panic-with-covered-calls-aapl/#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:21:23 +0000 /?p=34291 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Selling covered call options is a smart strategy when the market is panicking.

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]]> /2011/03/fight-trading-panic-with-covered-calls-aapl/feed/ 0 Covered Calls and First of the Month Phenom /2011/03/covered-calls-and-first-of-the-month-phenom-ccme-hgsi-aapl/ /2011/03/covered-calls-and-first-of-the-month-phenom-ccme-hgsi-aapl/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:30:14 +0000 /?p=32702 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Investors can profit from the first of the month phenomenon by buying stock and selling covered call options.

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]]> /2011/03/covered-calls-and-first-of-the-month-phenom-ccme-hgsi-aapl/feed/ 0 Buy Hewlett and Sell a Call Against it /2011/02/buy-hewlett-and-sell-a-call-against-it/ /2011/02/buy-hewlett-and-sell-a-call-against-it/#respond Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:08:16 +0000 /?p=31882 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has seen a downturn. Buy the stock and sell a covered call option against it for the premium income.

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]]> /2011/02/buy-hewlett-and-sell-a-call-against-it/feed/ 0 Generate 10% in Apple Dividends with Options /2011/02/generate-10-in-apple-dividends-with-options/ /2011/02/generate-10-in-apple-dividends-with-options/#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:29:29 +0000 /?p=30785 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Owners of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) can increase the yield on their stock by writing covered call options. Strategies can generate from 10.7% to 35.7% annually.

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]]> /2011/02/generate-10-in-apple-dividends-with-options/feed/ 0 10 Top Tips for Covered Call Writers /2011/01/10-top-tips-for-covered-call-writers/ /2011/01/10-top-tips-for-covered-call-writers/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:37:47 +0000 /?p=27797 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Option investors using the popular covered call, buy-write strategy should follow 10 basic rules.

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]]> /2011/01/10-top-tips-for-covered-call-writers/feed/ 0 4 January Covered Calls to Sell /2011/01/4-january-covered-calls-to-sell/ /2011/01/4-january-covered-calls-to-sell/#respond Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:10:43 +0000 /?p=26951 InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

Mannkind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD) January calls are popular for covered call sellers, along with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH), and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).

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