The use of covered call / buy-write strategies within an investment portfolio has been found to yield slightly greater returns with only two-thirds the volatility, making it one of the more popular portfolio risk management strategies. The traditional buy-write strategy involves purchasing an underlying asset (equity, ETF, Index, etc…) and simultaneously selling a call option on the...
The article below is the latest piece from the Technical Traders discussing 3 investment (relatively) safe havens to consider if you are looking to put money to work in this market. The Technical Trader guys suggest traders consider opportunities in the TLT, XLU and the USD (see below).
Of these three I like the TLT play the most. I’m thinking we’ll probably see further downside in equities...