3 Things We Hate About Selling Covered Calls
We show you how to sell Covered Calls to hedge against your stocks and reduce the cost basis of your stocks. We also share with you a few cons of the Covered Calls.
(SPY) S&P 500 ETF Price, Trends, and Trade Tips
Why Invest in S&P 500 ETF?
Most experienced traders recognise Standard & Poor's 500 index as the most iconic index fund in the world. It tracks the performance of 500 most profitable companies in the US stock market.
Companies included in the S&P 500 make up around 80% of the total market capitalisation, is widely regarded as the best gauge of large-cap U.S. equities, and a favourite among passive investors.
Most people expect an annual return of 9% from buying and holding ETFs that track the S&P 500 index.
Some of the most dominant companies in the world, such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Disney are included in the index. Tesla was also included in the S&P 500 index for the first time in December last year.
Investing in an S&P 500 ETF is a diversified way of purchasing stocks from all these companies at the same time.
Trade Tips
4 Key Option Greeks to Manage Risks Better
We discuss the major option Greeks (delta, gamma, theta and vega) so you have the tools to control risks when trading options.
Learn the Options Value Basics So You Can Buy Low Sell High
The options prices depend on strike price, implied volatility and expiration date. Learn the factors that affect the value of options then buy low and sell high.
Complete Guide to Delta Hedging to Protect Your Portfolio
The current market is overvalued, and we can expect it to revert the mean soon. Learn to use delta hedging to protect your investment.
Options Wheel Strategy to 3x Your S&P 500 ETF Return
Do you know how to trade options to maximise returns from S&P 500 ETF? We'll show you the Wheel Strategy to multiply profits from S&P 500 index.
3 Tips to Backtesting Trades With thinkorswim
We share a few practical backtesting tips from thinkorswim, and use historical prices to check the profitability of simple trading strategies.
