HNZ: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heinz-beats-eps-gives-2013-153518019.html...
cdcaveman is a lunatic [img] :-) ""Socratic" doesn't really come to mind here" Lighten up. This thread lost its way a long time ago....
wayneL You are right. I've just been aggravating you for fun. Kind of the Socratic method. At least we both got to remember why we believe what...
Even with the max link clicked (about 7 years) you are comming out 20% better off with a 'blind' CC startegy than with buy and hold. YES the...
Here's a little reading for you: BXM: The CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM) is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a...
wayneL: "More specifically, it was to counter the claim that you can make 4-8% profit per month by systematically writing CCs" Well I don't...
There's nothing wrong with covered call writing unless your an idiot. If you have bought a stock with the goal of making money on an increase...
SPY: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=spy Create condor from put and call spreads each netting $20 after commissions: Put Spread sell 5...
GE: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/business/ge-profit-beats-estimates.html?partner=yahoofinance...
Requiscant in Pace http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-usa-shooting-denver-idUSBRE86J0AM20120720...
MUB: http://blogs.barrons.com/incomeinvesting/2012/07/19/municipalities-losing-their-will-to-make-debt-payments/?mod=yahoobarrons...
BAX: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/19/baxter-results-idUSL2E8IJ24F20120719?type=companyNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=companyNews&rpc=43...
UGI: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=UGI+Profile http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=UGI+Key+Statistics...
VVUS: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/highly-anticipated-weight-loss-pill-040512455.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=VVUS+Key+Statistics...
YHOO: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-profit-dips-slightly-mayer-000230175.html...
KO: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-17/coca-cola-profit-tops-estimates-after-higher-pricing.html?cmpid=yhoo...
QCOM: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/07/05/qualcomm-bolsters-supply-chain-on-way-to-68/?partner=yahootix...
I just repeated the calculations and find my original calculation of expectation has an error. The equation should be: Expectation =...
Expected Value or Expectation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expected_value I use a 3 point approximation of expectation: complete success,...
On a portfolio level: One of the regular posters I have on igore ( I have them all on ignore) points out that the VIX is at a very low level...
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