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surf49
Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:54:50 AM

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Patrick,

I see your point but what helps is the example you gave but for all the compotes. >> If you know that you want to sell covered calls on stocks and you want a 5% return over 30 days then set the screener to Calls, 5% ROI, and set the Expiration Date out 30 days.<<

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rdr727
Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 12:19:27 AM

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Screening for Naked Put Options with MTR is only the beginning.  Here are some further rules I follow:

1. Limit yourself to solid stocks.  I also limit them to less than 25 dollars.

2. Only sell puts on dips and down days.

3. Only sell puts in a flat to rising market.   In a brief down market, sell naked calls.

4. In a strong rising market, you may initially sell ITM puts; otherwise stay OTM.

5. Go for highest premiums offered; but realize there is a risk factor - Find out what it is before you jump. e.g. pending drug approval, bad news, etc.  

6. Leg in.  Don't sell all your contracts at once.  Average up if the stock goes down for higher premiums.

7. Diversify with ETFs, sectors, etc.

8. Take your loss early - when the premium doubles on you.  Sold for .50, buy it back if the premium gets to 1.00.

9.  Sell short term - one month out, two at the most.

10. Take early profits by buying back if your percentage of profit meets your goals.  Don't let your profits turn into losses again.

TraderJoe
Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:35:58 AM


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Excellent Points!  Selling puts on down days in an up trending market is the way. You get higher premiums on the dips when selling puts, and can then buy the options back for pennies on an uptrend. Also, one or two months is really another key factor. It gets harder to make a good call selling out further than two months. I know many people that sell NPs up to 6 months out in the future, but not something that use.

pedro30854
Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011 2:41:54 AM

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The Screener is a great way to find potential candidates but then the real work begins, you need to look at charts, news and fundamentals (eg.Finviz.com).

A big sell-off after an earnings announcement is often an opportunity to get some excellent returns selling OTM Puts but you have to be quick as the premiums can drop quickly once the panic is over, the price stabilises and the bargain hunters move in! .

Here's a few of my recent trades:

2/5/11 AMP Mar 55 Put 95c (2/11/11 20c return 75c in 6 days)

1/27/11 CREE Feb 47.5 Put 65c (2/11/11 2c return 63c in 15 days)

2/1/11 NKE Feb 80 Put 87c (2/11/11 7c return 80c in 9 days)

1/31/11 MAT Feb 23 Put 45c (2/11/11 5c return 40c in12 days)

Good returns with downside protection, the price has already taken a huge hit and is unlikely to drop further.

The decision is whether to close the trade early or hold on to expiry and extract the last few cents.

I like to see stock prices:-

Well below the 200 day SMA

At or below recent lows

Here's some current or recent examples

MRK, MWW, PEP, DLB, JNJ, AKAM

I use Thinkorswim as you can see the earnings release dates on the charts plus view charts of option prices and they have Heikin Ashi charts which are great for observing trends

MTRAdmin
Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011 6:15:11 PM


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Pedro,

Thanks for sharing your trades!

Check out the stock charts on MTRIG we have  Heikin Ashi charts as well.

Here is one for MRK. Just use the Chart drop down menu, then on the setting for the chart change it to Heikin Ashi and save it to your default profile.

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