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| DISCLAIMER: This stock comparison is 100% for entertainment. I'm not recommending these stocks as a purchase. The research jump links in this blog post are ones that I use to start my stock investing research. Always do your own due diligence and never risk more money then you are willing to lose. Think of it like this blog post as seeing the world thru my eyes. | |||||
| COVERED CALL SHOWDOWN! - WHICH STOCK WOULD I PURCHASE TO WRITE A COVERED CALL | |||||
| The Coca-Cola Company | |||||
 | KO | vs | VZ |  | |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | |||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| In this 'Stock Showdown' we’re highlighting two companies that are household names and have products used around the world. Coca-Cola and Verizon are some of the biggest companies on the planet and they’re great for selling premium ... picking up a little premiums every 30 days which always helps with retirement income. Let’s dig into it and see if one is better than the other when selling premium. | |||||
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| NOTE - AT THE TIME OF THIS POSTING, BOTH COMPANIES STOCK PRICES BELOW | |||||
| KO | VZ | ||||
| $53.77 | $55.82 | ||||
| The Coca-Cola Company | Verizon Communications Inc. | ||||
| Just in case you didn't know ... here's some basic company information about what they do. | |||||
| The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water, and sports drinks; juice, dairy, and plant–based beverages; tea and coffee; and energy drinks. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Fresca, Schweppes, Sprite ... | Verizon Communications Inc. offers communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. Its Consumer segment provides postpaid and prepaid service plans; internet access on notebook computers and tablets; wireless equipment, including smartphones and other handsets; and wireless-enabled internet devices, such as tablets, and other wireless-enabled connected devices, such as smart watches. It also provides residential fixed connectivity solutions, including internet, video ... | ||||
| Yahoo Summary-KO | Yahoo Summary-VZ | ||||
| #1 - The Golden Rules of Covered Call Writing! | |||||
| The Golden Rules of Covered Call Writing are subjective ... the basic idea is to avoid as much risk as possible when determining a new stock purchase for a Covered Call Write ... we can not avoid risk entirely but using certain rules or guidelines will help use reduce that risk during the timeframe we use the stock for selling premium. I've included the most popular rules or guidelines below which include: avoid a company's earnings report, is the company apart of the S&P 500 or Dow Jones?. Does the company have a dividend? Does the company have same store sales reports? Do you want to own the stock? > This list isn't the end all be all list but a starter list for your research and lowering your risk ... but again, we can not avoid risk . | |||||
| The Coca-Cola Company | Verizon Communications Inc. | ||||
| S&P 500? | OPTIONS? | DIVIDEND? | S&P 500? | OPTIONS? | DIVIDEND? |
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| Confirm | Option Chain-KO | Verify-KO | Confirm | Option Chain-VZ | Verify-VZ |
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Both of these companies are large S&P type companies ... they have weekly options and they pay very nice dividends ... Draw | |||||
| #2 - What story is the chart telling us? | |||||
| When buying stocks to Write Covered Calls the prime objective is for the stock to trade sideways to higher ... selling premium traders will purchase a stock and sell the Out of the Money strike to collect both the premium and the stock appreciation. I always like to look at a chart and ask the question "what story is this chart telling me?" ... if its trending higher, this is good. If its trending lower, well, I really need to do my research if I'm going to invest in a company that its stock is trending lower. | |||||
| See Support-KO | See Support-VZ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Looking at their charts it would seem that Coca-Cola is trending higher but has recently peeled off below support whereas Verizon has been treating sideways to higher but it to has fallen below support ... they are both find themselves near support which sets up for a possible Wheel Trade or Cash Secured Put 30 day trade | |||||
| #3 - What are "THEY" saying? | |||||
| I'm not an expert when it comes to whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued or if its a Buy or a Sell ... so I use some great websites to 'paint a picture' for me. Some will have a stock as a Buy and another will have it as a Sell ... so I usually have 3 or 4 different sources to help me. | |||||
| The Coca-Cola Company | Verizon Communications Inc. | ||||
| Zacks | Yahoo Prem | AmBull | Zacks | Yahoo Prem | AmBull |
| HOLD | OVERVALUED | STAY IN CASH | HOLD | OVERVALUED | STAY SHORT |
| Corfirm Rating - KO | Yahoo Summary-KO | Trending? -AZN | Corfirm Rating - VZ | Yahoo Summary-VZ | Trending? -VZ |
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Basically these two companies are considered overvalued and Zack‘s rates them as a HOLD ... I have no problem holding these two companies considering they are great companies with great products and have a very nice dividend ... but the winner here is KO after checking the chart | |||||
| #4 - SHOW ME THE MONEY! | |||||
| Another great visual when quickly trying to determine if this/these are companies we want to own ... remember, we have to own these companies and if the picture isn't telling us a clear picture of a companies prospects then I have to make sure I really do my homework. | |||||
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| Yahoo Summary-KO | Yahoo Summary-VZ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| The clear winner for revenue is Verizon but Coca-Cola is actually more profitable ... Draw | |||||
| #5 - What kind of Covered Call profits can we make? | |||||
| Giving someone the right but not the obligation to take your shares can be very profitable if done correctly ... typically most Covered Call writers will try to make 3% Cash on Cash profit in a 30 day period. Mastering this skill of selling premium can increase your annual returns vs a buy and hold investment strategy. Below is a (1) deviation Out of the Money Covered Call that one might do if they sell premium. | |||||
| Looking at a 30 day window using (3) deviationS Out of the Money | |||||
| THESE ARE NOT REAL TIME! CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THAT | POSTED > | 6/18/2021 | |||
KO | Current Price | Strike Price | LAST TRADE | 30 day return | Expiration |
| $53.77 | $55.00 | $0.47 | 3.16% | 7/16/2021 | |
| $53.77 | $57.50 | $0.10 | 7.12% | 7/16/2021 | |
| $53.77 | $60.00 | $0.04 | 11.66% | 7/16/2021 | |
| THIS IS NOT THE BID OR MID | |||||
| Check this stocks options here > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KO/options?p=KO | ||||
| THESE ARE NOT REAL TIME! CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THAT | |||||
VZ | Current Price | Strike Price | LAST TRADE | 30 day return | Expiration |
| $55.82 | $57.50 | $0.24 | 3.44% | 7/16/2021 | |
| $55.82 | $60.00 | $0.09 | 7.65% | 7/16/2021 | |
| $55.82 | $62.50 | $0.04 | 12.04% | 7/16/2021 | |
| THIS IS NOT THE BID OR MID | |||||
| Check this stocks options here > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VZ/options?p=VZ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| As we see both provide a nice +3% 30 day, one strike out OTM Covered Call ... Draw | |||||
| #7 - "HURRY HURRY, READ ALL ABOUT IT!" | |||||
| The internet has so many resources for good information on companies ... whether its news, events or just some blogger with a great perspective on a company's prospects ... I love just glancing at the news feeds to get a feel for what's going on with a company I'm researching ... below are some helpful jump links I use. | |||||
| Seeking Alpha | DivChannel | Seeking Alpha | DivChannel | ||
| Alpha Articles Search-KO | Verify-KO | Alpha Articles Search-VZ | Verify-VZ | ||
| MY WINNER IS!!! | |||||
 | KO | vs | VZ | ||
| SCORE | SCORE | ||||
| 6 | 4 | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk Recap! | |||||
| Coke Cola WINS! this stock showdown largely on the facts ... the chart sets up better for me if I were to invest money into either of these companies today ... KO has had a steady climb up and recently has peeled back which I would totally expect ... VZ on the other hand has trade sideways to higher but with its recent dip under near term support it makes me wonder ... I will say this, BOTH trade is very nice trading ranges for a BUY / WRITE CCW and pay about the same 3% 30 day trade ... Disclaimer: I own 500 shares of VZ ... KO is the winner today but either one would be good for that steady retirement income were ALL looking for ... IF you're asking me. | |||||
| The BONUS Deeper Dive! | |||||
| #8 - More number that help us Up Our Game! | |||||
| I'm not an expert when it comes to whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued or if its a Buy or a Sell ... so I use some great websites to 'paint a picture' for me. Some will have a stock as a Buy and another will have it as a Sell ... so I usually have 3 or 4 different sources to help me. | |||||
| FFTY | ST50 | S&P 500 | FFTY | ST50 | S&P 500 |
| - | - |  | - | - | |
| Does either of these companies have Earnings Report (next 30 days) | |||||
| June 18, 2021 | - | July 18, 2021 | |||
| ~ | Jul 19, 2021 - Jul 23, 2021 | ~ | Jul 21, 2021 - Jul 21, 2021 | ||
| Verify-KO | Verify-VZ | ||||
| Dividend 2% | EX-DATE | Ave Vol | Dividend 2% | EX-DATE | Ave Vol |
| 3.07% | Jun 14, 2021 | 15.038M | 4.48% | Jul 8, 2021 | 16.771M |
| Verify-KO | Verify-VZ | ||||
| What story is the chart telling you? | |||||
| StockCarts | Finviz | BarCharts | StockCarts | Finviz | BarCharts |
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| View Chart-KO | See Support-KO | View Chart-KO | View Chart-VZ | See Support-VZ | View Chart-VZ |
| I hope you enjoyed this Covered Call Stock Showdown blog ... as always you know this is for entertainment and before EVER investing a nickel of your hard earned money you need to do your research or what they call due diligence ... no, nada, zip zilcho stock recommendations were made here ... this ALL should be your STARTING POINT for determining if either of these companies meet your stock investing risk profile. Good luck everyone! | |||||
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