I recently came across an interesting find during my weekend reading that I was excited to share... Read More

I recently came across an interesting find during my weekend reading that I was excited to share with readers of my premium options service, Income Trader.  I’d like to share a little bit... Read More

Among Warren Buffett’s biggest winners is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Buffett owns 400 million... Read More

Among Warren Buffett’s biggest winners is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Buffett owns 400 million shares of KO and paid an average price of less than $3.25 a share. Today, that stake in KO is worth... Read More

When setting up a covered call trade, it is important to estimate ahead of time what that trade is likely to return. Not only will this allow you to evaluate the expected return on your current trade, but it will also give you a benchmark for comparing this trade with… Read More

Short sellers get a bad rap. They are often villainized by the media for “ganging up” on troubled companies or even causing market crashes. There is little evidence to support the latter, though, and the truth is short sellers are a necessary part of the market. They help… Read More

No matter how you define risk in specific terms, the concept of risk always involves losses. High risk is associated with a greater-than-average possibility of loss. By that definition, selling options could be one of the lowest risk strategies an investor can use. Options have a reputation for being high… Read More

Most investors have been trained to think that earning 6% or 8% a year on their trades is admirable. And the old saying is true: No one ever went broke taking a profit. But that doesn’t mean they got rich that way.  You can bet Wall Street traders don’t settle… Read More

My years in the military have allowed me to see the world in a totally different way. While deployed overseas I tracked IED locations, went on convoy missions and gathered intelligence from local villages. I learned the importance of analyzing data to forecast what was likely to happen, and I… Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in... Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in the market at any given time — stocks that are already winning. After all, who would you... Read More

It’s one of the easiest and safest ways to generate 20%-plus returns on a regular basis. Once you’ve mastered the technique, I wouldn’t be surprised if you stopped trading stocks or only buying and holding investments altogether. That’s how powerful this strategy is: It can drastically improve the way you… Read More

You may have noticed that Wall Street analysts tend to be bullish, with very few sell ratings ever bubbling to the surface.  There are a few reasons for the bullish bias. The culture of Wall Street is generally bullish, almost as a rule. Nearly everyone working there is involved in… Read More