Insights on covered calls, income investing, and building your own cash-flow machine — by Mark Yegge.
TL;DR QQQ covered calls let you collect monthly premium on the Nasdaq 100 ETF without owning the underlying tech mega caps individually. QQQ implied volatility
TL;DR Rolling covered calls up and out means buying back the current short call and simultaneously selling a higher strike, longer dated call as a
TL;DR Covered call delta selection is the single most important decision you make on every trade. It determines income, assignment risk, and how much upside
TL;DR Options Greeks for covered call writers come down to four numbers that decide your monthly income: Delta, Theta, Vega, and Gamma. Delta sets your
TL;DR The best time to sell covered calls is 30 to 45 days to expiration, on high implied volatility days, immediately after a strong up
I’ve Watched Covered Call Traders Lose Money for 40 Years — And It’s Almost Always the Same Mistakes Covered calls get a reputation as the
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