Thursday, January 22, 2026
The current financial news cycle is dense, with a range of policy and international developments unfolding simultaneously. These moments naturally attract attention. Even for those trained to analyze information rather than react to it, the volume of competing narratives can be difficult to ignore. That tendency is not a flaw. It reflects how humans process […]
I recently learned about two relatively new zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) covered call ETFs. I want to compare them against our current standards for this type of ETF. A 0DTE ETF employs an options strategy that involves selling calls that will expire the same day. A benefit of this strategy is that the funds are not exposed […]
My database of option strategy ETFs now tops 120 funds including many funds from different companies that duplicate their competitors. My interest piques when a fund sponsor develops a unique strategy. Recently, VistaShares launched a couple of ETFs that offer high yields and aim to track returns from famous hedge funds. The VistaShares Target 15 […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
Seasonal patterns are useful only when they provide context. Once the window closes, the focus shifts away from the narrative and toward what the market actually delivered. That is where clarity begins. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Santa Claus Rally and its place in market history. Now that the seasonal window […]
Through 2024, the energy midstream sector had posted four consecutive years of double-digit total returns, including a massive 40% gain in 2024. The broad North American midstream benchmark, the Alerian Midstream Energy Index, posted a 5.0% return in 2025. Midstream lagged the broader energy sector, which was up 8.0%, and both were well behind the […]
To support research for our ETF Income Edge newsletter service, I maintain a database of all options strategy ETFs—at least the ones I become aware of. I currently track more than 110 ETFs; however, I do not include single-stock covered call ETFs in my research. During the first week of January, I pulled up the […]
One of the most persistent questions facing investors today is whether the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence resembles the technology bubble of the late 1990s. The comparison is understandable. A transformative technology is reshaping business models, capital has concentrated in a relatively small group of companies, and market leadership has narrowed in ways that feel familiar […]
While there are ETFs using covered call option strategies that have been around for years, the number of funds using options trading strategies to pay eye-popping yields has exploded over the last two years. With hundreds of ETFs now in the space, picking the best ones is a huge challenge. I keep a database of […]
When the coronavirus pandemic triggered a stock market crash in the first quarter of 2020, I added individual preferred stocks to the Dividend Hunter recommendations list for the first time. Now, more than five years since I first recommended an individual preferred stock, I am more convinced than ever that preferred stock investments—whether individual stocks […]
