Use covered call premium as the engine for early financial independence. Real numbers, three strategy variants, and the risk rules that keep you in the game.
Use covered call premium as the engine for early financial independence. Real numbers, three strategy variants, and the risk rules that keep you in the game.
Covered call vs annuity for retirement: see the real income, fee, and flexibility numbers side by side on a $500K nest egg, plus the right blend for most retirees.
A clear covered call exit strategy decides whether to close, roll, or let an option expire. See the rules, triggers, and a real AAPL example.
A covered call laddering strategy staggers expirations across weeks to smooth income and reduce single-day assignment risk. See the playbook and a real example.
Annualized return on covered calls done right shows the real yield. See the formula, two worked examples, and the benchmarks I use to grade every trade.
Selling covered calls on dividend aristocrats stacks option premium on top of 25+ years of dividend growth. See the math, the rules, and a real PG example.
ITM vs OTM covered calls: see how each strike type behaves on real trades and which produces more reliable monthly income for retirement portfolios.
A covered call strategy for early retirement can replace a paycheck with 1-3 percent monthly income on blue chips. See the math, sizing rules, and exit plan.
TL;DR You can absolutely sell a covered call on growth stocks like NVDA, TSLA, or AMD, and the premiums are typically 2 to 4 times richer than on SPY. The trade-off is capped upside: a growth stock can run 20 percent in a month and you only collect a fraction of that move if your… Continue reading Can You Sell Covered Calls on Growth Stocks? Strategy and Risks
TL;DR The default covered call position sizing rule is 3 to 5 percent of total portfolio per single stock and 15 to 25 percent per broad ETF. No single sector should exceed roughly 20 percent of the income sleeve. Typical retiree portfolios hold 10 to 18 covered call positions, which captures most of the diversification… Continue reading Covered Call Position Sizing: How Much Capital Per Trade?
