May 18th Options Expiry Shows Why Put Selling Is A Superior Strategy

The expiry of options for May 18 show the real power of Put Selling. When people buy stock they hope for capital appreciation. The problem is most investors never know when to sell, let alone when to buy. The amount of buying at present is a sure sign that investors never know when to buy. Where were all these investors in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 when all the stocks I trade against had considerably cheaper values. Their PE levels were higher in 2008 to 2009 but once the economy turned around / Read More

 
COCA COLA STOCK (KO) Trades For 2013

2013 marks the fifth year of Coca Cola Stock being in my Put Selling US Stock Portfolio. To date I have only had Coca Cola stock assigned or purchased a few times. Primarily I have been been Put Selling at the money and just out of the money against Coca Cola Stock. Since I have been Put Selling against Coca Cola Stock for 5 years I have now earned almost $40,000 which means that often the cost basis of any puts if assigned would be zero as long as I continue to sell / Read More

 
How To Analyze Stocks For Consistent Profits - Step 4 Become A Better Investor

In my ongoing series of how to become a better investor, I have taken the Coca Cola Stock trade from this morning to explain in detail how I analyze a stock to determine when to buy some shares and when to engage in Put Selling or other option strategies. Knowing how to analyze a stock is key when risking capital in an investment. It does not matter how investors decide to select stocks. Many investors simply pick stocks at random or use the dividend aristocrats or achievers list as their guidelines for stock / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock Trade Alert Feb 15 2013

Coca Cola Stock has been in my USA Stock Portfolio since 2009. In is also in my retirement portfolio. I bought shares of Coca Cola Stock back in 1992 for $10.25 and started selling covered calls against that stock in my retirement portfolio starting in 1995. I have been watching Coca Cola Stock for a few days now and this morning I stepped in and commenced new positions in the stock. FullyInformed Members can access today’s Trade Alert details about Coca Cola Stock through this link or Members can sign in here. Non-members / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock 2012 Trades (KO Stock)

Coca Cola Stock has been a favorite stock of mine for decades. Most investors believe that Coca Cola Stock has done nothing but climb and appreciate in value. This has not been the case. Coca Cola Stock has seen its share of bear markets. This Coca Cola Stock article shows a number of KO Stock collapses. Coca Cola Stock symbol is KO and it trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Coca Cola is an old stock and a member of the DOW 30. CWhile Coca Cola Stock has seen lots of ups / Read More

 
Intel Stock Pullback And Why I Never Worry

Intel Stock has been in my online portfolio since 2010. But Intel Stock has been in my personal portfolio for two decades. When a great stock falls from favor, investors both retail and institutional naturally worry. Recently Intel announced a bond issue to be used for buying back shares and other undisclosed business activities. This 6 billion dollar issue ranged from 5 to 30 years. A lot of investors wondered about this bond issue, after all Intel has little debt and a wide moat of cash. With historic low-interest rates it makes a / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock Profits From Bollinger Band Strategy

The Bollinger Bands Strategy I explained in this article is a simple, yet effective strategy to boost returns from Put Selling on many stocks. For investors who are following my Coca Cola Stock trades which you can review here, you will have noticed that I bought shares of Coca Cola Stock on November 15. That purchase was a direct result of the Bollinger Bands Strategy being applied to my ongoing trade. On Friday November 23 2012, Coca Cola Stock rose to the Upper Bollinger Band and I sold my shares for a gain / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock Continues To Generate Double-Digit Annual Returns

Coca Cola Stock has been a long-time friend. Coca Cola Stock symbol is KO and it is a DOW 30 member. Since adding it to my portfolio in 2009, it has returned double-digit annual gains. A number of trades in my USA Portfolio of stocks on Coca Cola Stock need some background for those who follow this ongoing trade. Now into its fourth year in my portfolio, I am holding leap puts out to January 2014 and the puts I sold months ago into January 2013 are looking in great shape. Let’s review / Read More

 
Put Leaps Options Sold For The Coca Cola Stock Split

Selling Put Leaps Options is not used by a lot of investors. Most investors like to sell puts options one or two months out as the closer months contain the best returns. Those investors who do use leaps options primarily buy leaps calls or leaps puts. Not as many investors sell leaps options. But for some stocks I like selling put leaps options particularly when a stock is going to have a split like Coca Cola Stock. Selling Put Leaps Options during a stock split sometimes pays big rewards. Coca Cola Stock Split / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock Back To The Leap Put Trade

Coca Cola Stock has been strong most of 2011 and certainly strong since the market pulled back in August 2011. I wrote an article recently about my Coca Cola Stock leap put trade of December 20 2011 which still brings up a lot of questions from readers. In this article I will try to explain my Coca Cola Stock leap put trade a bit more. Here is the reader’s question on my Coca Cola Stock Leap Put Trade: Thank you for your recent article on your Coca Cola Stock leap put trade. I / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock / Put Selling Over-Valued Stock Part 1

Coca Cola Stock (KO Stock) has been a favorite of mine since 1982. In May 2009 I commenced selling Coca Cola Stock put options on my website fullyinformed.com. You can view the 2009 KO Stock trades here. Bear markets can last longer than many investors realize. However fund managers and investors with a lot of capital continually look for areas to put their money to work despite market conditions. With the doubt remaining over Europe’s ability to manage their debt crisis, stocks have had a very tough 6 months, but at the same time / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock / Put Selling Over-Valued Stock Part 2

In Part 1 of this article on put selling strategy for Coca Cola Stock when over-valued, I explained how I look at a stock and pick percentages from past bear markets to determine present put strikes to consider for put selling. In Part 1 I explained how a severe correction could easily result in a 20% correction and a market collapse could see a decline of up to 43% in Coca Cola Stock. By looking at Coca Cola Stock past, I can get some idea about what the future may hold for KO / Read More

 
Coca Cola Stock - High Volatility Increases KO Options Values

I watched a number of my favorite stocks, including Coca Cola Stock yesterday. The market collapse didn’t push Coca Cola options as high in premium as I wanted. Today though was a very different story. The enormous wide swings in the market pushed down KO Stock and KO Options gained dramatically. I came close to selling the KO Options for September $62.50 as they climbed to $2.10 or 3.3% in value for 1 month. But after 35 years of investing in some pretty wild markets, I realize that the better choice would be / Read More

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