The Winning % ( or 'WP' ) is ten / fifteen or nil.
In other words, if your win / loss proportion is consistent, you may maximise your returns by only risking about half of your equity on each trade.
However as with all option trading methods, there are problems that you're going to need to avoid if you are to be solidly profitable.
Always check the essentials of the fundamental stock and ensure that you'd be pleased to own even if options did not exist.
A great resource for viewing elemental 'ratings' for stocks is at day trading futures . Stock trading.
Don't enter a Covered Call trade simply because the option premium looks enticing. Higher option premiums ( 10-15% or more ) regularly mean the stock is more uncertain i. At times the Naz Tracking Unit ( QQQQ ) is also enticing ( a 3 p.c. yield is the highest I have ever seen it though ). I have experienced declines of 30-50% in only a few days by holding my covered call stocks over takings news.
Don't misunderstand what I mean, it could also be good time to be a stockholder if the takings numbers are really great, but I am a bit more conservative and to me it is not worth the chance.
