Dividend stocks often underperform S&P 500 Index ETFs in total return. Consider using option selling for higher income and lower risk. Selling cash-secured puts during market volatility could ...

Yields are drying up as rates are poised to move lower, but high-yield option trades remain interesting to us. SMH is a great candidate for selling put options. The underlying portfolio is high ...

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

Selling short Occidental Petroleum (OXY) puts has worked for the last 2 months, as seen in my last 2 Barchart OXY articles. This is even though oil and OXY stock have been volatile, but mostly flat.

A cash-secured put position has a defined profit and loss profile. Here are the core formulas, with a worked example using a stock at $50.00 and a $47.50 strike put selling for $1.50 premium (30 days ...