Short-termSelling Puts (Covered Calls by another name)

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Short-termSelling Puts (Covered Calls by another name)

An SI Board Since February 2006

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Emcee: Rocky9	Type: Unmoderated

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Looking for high volatility stocks with prospects for good short term returns. In early '06, biotech stocks that have moved strongly look like best bet.

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66	IV for VRTX April 30 puts looks very high, probably because of EASL, which ends	tnsaf	-	4/14/2007
65	My losers are not looking so bad right now. MNTA, NURO, and VPHM are all doing	Rocky9	-	4/13/2007
64	Not exactly put selling but close. Message 23401016 Jon	Robohogs	-	3/26/2007
63	From Barron's From Hunted to Hunter By STEVEN M. SEARS UNTIL RECENTLY, THE	Ian@SI	-	3/24/2007
62	Rocky I just ran across your board. I have been writing puts for a couple of m	Jams	-	3/6/2007
61	Terrible month, however you look at it: Clear wins: VPHM 15 puts (in two accou	Rocky9	-	2/19/2007
60	"just the big ones hurting (MNTA, NURO)." WOW - ain't it the trut	Rocky9	-	2/16/2007
59	Looks like I used the wrong strike for ELN (12.50s instead of 15s) - darn! All	Robohogs	-	2/15/2007
58	I did same with RACK - would have made a profit if I had held. Jon	Robohogs	-	2/15/2007
57	I did get rid of the VLTR. Not as big a loss as earlier for sure. Now watch it	Rocky9	-	2/15/2007
56	"I'm not sure that I will do quite as many options for March (though th	Rocky9	-	2/14/2007
55	I hope that the market stays strong for the next couple weeks. I must admit tha	Rocky9	-	2/3/2007
54	I'm still concentrating on short-term puts sales and covered calls. With MN	Rocky9	-	1/25/2007
53	I have evolved my strategy a bit and am now playing only medium term plays (and	Robohogs	-	1/23/2007
52	Similar results methinks. I also do not count regular SEPR. The trades in SEPR	Robohogs	-	1/23/2007
51	I was between good and OK for the month (depends on how much of the NURO losses	Rocky9	-	1/23/2007
50	BTW - Lost out on about $1K of profit because of moves I made to protect myself	Robohogs	-	1/22/2007
49	I was going to say mediocre for January but it turned out medium instead. Big	Robohogs	-	1/20/2007
48	The ACAD is a little stronger today. It looked like it would go straight down f	Rocky9	-	1/17/2007
47	I think that Jan will be a good start for the year. Right now the ARNA 15 puts	Rocky9	-	1/15/2007
46	Have not extended my MNTA Jan. puts and calls yet. But I have done a March and	Rocky9	-	1/12/2007
45	My sales of Jan AGIX puts and calls sure look a lot better than they did a coupl	Rocky9	-	1/10/2007
44	I did sell some AGIX Jan 7.50 puts today to hedge a good outcome soon. I am hop	Rocky9	-	12/29/2006
43	With MNTA and NURO continuing to act stronger, I feel a lot better about my curr	Rocky9	-	12/27/2006
42	At least MNTA and NURO stopped going straight down last week. I have sold some	Rocky9	-	12/24/2006

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