Earnings Season Can Be the Most Profitable Time for Covered Call Writers — Or the Most Dangerous Every quarter, like clockwork, the market enters a six-week window where nearly every major stock reports its earnings. And every quarter, I get the same question from students: “Mark, should I keep my covered calls open through earnings,… Continue reading How to Trade Covered Calls During Earnings Season (The Right Way)
You Can Build the Best Income Machine in the World — But If You Don’t Protect It, One Event Can Shut It Down I’ve spent 40-plus years in the markets, and I’ve seen incredibly smart investors lose staggering amounts of money — not because they picked bad stocks or wrote poor covered calls, but because… Continue reading Asset Protection for Income Investors: 5 Layers to Shield Your Covered Call Portfolio
The Profit Is Right There in Front of You — The Question Is Whether You Take It One of the most common questions I get from students — and one that separates disciplined income investors from emotional traders — is this: “Mark, my covered call is profitable but it hasn’t expired yet. Should I close… Continue reading When to Close a Covered Call Early: Exit Rules Every Income Investor Needs
Learn how the collar strategy combines covered calls with protective puts to limit your downside risk. Includes real trade examples, zero-cost collar setups, and when to use collars vs. standard covered calls.
My Risk Management Rules for Covered Calls (After 40+ Years in the Markets) Here’s something most people won’t tell you about covered calls: the entry is the easy part. You buy 100 shares, sell a call, collect premium. Done. The hard part — the part that separates consistent income earners from everyone else — is… Continue reading The Complete Guide to Covered Call Risk Management: Protect Your Portfolio While Collecting Income
When the market turns red, a lot of traders try to be heroes. They try to pick bottoms. They guess. They hope. That’s usually how people get hurt. In this update, Mark Yegge walked through what he showed his friend “Juicy Joe” (a covered call income trader). The main point was simple: In a… Continue reading Red Market Playbook: Fortress Covered Calls, Bearish Watchlist, and Bullish Setups
