The Best Play on the Shrinking MLP Universe

The Best Play on the Shrinking MLP Universe

The DCP Midstream (DCP) buyout offer earlier this month marked another master limited partnership (MLP) coming off the board. Over the last eight years, the number of publicly traded midstream MLPs declined by 74%. Here’s what that means for investors, especially those who like the tax-advantaged, high-yield income from MLPs… On August 18, Phillips 66 […]

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

The Secret to My 95% Win Rate Revealed

This strategy is… Selling Covered Calls. My readers and I enjoyed a 95% win rate on 47 trades last year because covered calls can be incredibly low-risk when done correctly.  Lots of folks have a hard time believing my 95% win rate. So here’s my full trading record: If you look close, you’ll notice that […]

I’ve never seen this happen in 20 years in the market

I’ve never seen this happen in 20 years in the market

There’s a major divergence happening in the market.  In the past month, we’ve seen tech rally… But we’ve also seen the utilities sector continue to push higher.  That hardly ever happens as these sectors usually move against each other. Utilities are seen as more ‘safe’ investments is why. I’m not saying go long utilities or […]

Don’t Be Part of the Coming Retirement Crisis

Don’t Be Part of the Coming Retirement Crisis

There is a pending retirement crisis for U.S. workers, and the only solution is to take your future into your own hands. So today, let’s talk about a strategy to ensure your retirement years will be as you hope and dream. I receive a daily email from a business and tech news service called The […]

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Read This If You’re in a Trading Slump

The last thing you need is more doom and gloom when it comes to the stock market. So if your trading account has taken a beating this year… I have some good news for you.  I know it may sound hard to believe… After all, The Wall Street Journal and many other sites predict a […]

The One Stock Benefitting from the War in Ukraine

The One Stock Benefitting from the War in Ukraine

Ever since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been a busy time for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon arm that oversees foreign military sales. During the first seven months of 2022, the agency facilitated 44 such deals, up from 25, 43 and 40 cases in the same period of the […]

What’s This Massive Options Trade in WBD All About?

What’s This Massive Options Trade in WBD All About?

For this week’s intriguing options block trade, we’re looking at a massive trade put on in Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD).  The trader or fund manager appears to have sold a huge call position that is potentially being used to finance (part of) an even bigger put position. This type of strategy is called a collar, […]

Trade of the Week: Small Caps

Trade of the Week: Small Caps

The most popular way for investors to trade small caps is through the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM).  IWM averages nearly 30 million shares traded per day, and over 750,000 options. Last week, a large fund or trader placed a block of nearly 50,000 puts in IWM that expire in October. These far-out-of-the-money puts could […]