Covered Call Video Using TWS

Read the full article → April 11, 2012

Sorry. I had to delete this video. I plan to re-release it when I am ready to do another Buy/Write in Interactive Broker’s Trader Workstation.   Happy Trading ◄Jeff ►

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Why Paul Molitor is My Hero

Read the full article → April 10, 2012

Some of you may not know who Paul Molitor is. For those who follow baseball, he’s known as “The Ignitor”, one of four players in major league history with at least 3,000 hits, a .300 lifetime batting average, and 500 stolen bases. To me, he’s the leader of the Milwaukee Brewers’ drive to the World [...]

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What a Month – for the S&P

Read the full article → April 2, 2012

Not me! Although I didn’t do all that bad, I have been getting killed by the overall market – at least for the 1st quarter. Just click on the 2012 tab above to check out the sad details. I think the market is getting back at me for 2011, when the S&P was literally flat [...]

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GOOG Triple Calendar Update

Read the full article → March 20, 2012

Back on March 8th, I opened a Triple Calendar on GOOG in my paper account – wanting to test it out first before I committed my hard-earned fortune on it. I was also taken aback by how GOOG’s price was not in a parabolic move like so many other leaders. I figured the Triple Calendar [...]

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Vacation – Good or Bad?

Read the full article → March 13, 2012

How can anyone say that any vacation is bad? Unless it’s a vacation from hell! But there might be other times when a vacation could be considered not optimal. Take, for instance, this weekend. We are taking our two grandsons to Wisconsin to visit our two granddaughters. This will be an 8+ hour trip – [...]

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Let’s Talk Weeklys Again

Read the full article → March 12, 2012

What can we do when the DOW is smashing its head against that 13,00 level and unable to stay above it? S&P straining at 1380? What can we do while the VIX has been banished to the basement? Weeklys, my friends, Weeklys! What types of spreads are best? I know there are many, but for [...]

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PTP™ and Conservative Strategy Kickoff

Read the full article → March 8, 2012

Well, my account is finally open at Interactive Brokers, although it took way longer than I would have ever expected. I got to test their formerly questionable customer support, though. Seems they re-designed their web site and Trader Workstation (TWS), but all their supporting documentation is still referencing their old web site and the old [...]

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New CC Scan

Read the full article → March 6, 2012

Due to the market pullback today, I re-ran the scan based on the prices today at 10:30am. See Downloads on the right – the one with today’s date is the one you want. Good luck Happy Trading ◄Jeff ►

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For All the Covered Call Writers

Read the full article → March 5, 2012

I am assuming that CallWriter is gone for good. I did some searching and I’m really not able to find anything that is cost effective, especially for small traders line me. I don’t have an account with enough capital to afford services that cost anything more than $20/month. Actually, I prefer to find my own [...]

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The First Half Hour

Read the full article → February 27, 2012

How many times have I told myself not to trade in the first half hour of the market? More than I want to admit, that’s for sure. Late last week there was some chatter in the justcoveredcalls Yahoo group about an ETF called VXX (iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN). Then Sunday night my [...]

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