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Q: I am an experienced investor and for years have been selling short strangles, in the money puts and out of the money calls around some of my core position stocks, such MSFT, UNH, SRPT etc with good success.
Last week, I sold naked positions around NFLX, picking Jan 15/2021 expiration, which is before they report earnings and expecting NFLX to be substantially range bound until then.

Sold  NFLX 01/15/21 455 PUT at 15.10
Sold  NFLX 01/15/21 515 CALL at 16.10

The trade is profitable between $424 and $546 and in an unlimited loss position outside the range (a risk I am prepared to accept).

My question is, do you have any stock recommendations, for stocks whose prices are not likely to fluctuate a great deal over a a defined period of time, or any screening methods to identify such stocks, so as to trade puts and calls as I described?

Thanks in advance for your insights.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on November 30, 2020
Q: Hello 5i,
Kirkland recently sold most of its Novo shares .
Interested to know what motivated Kirkland to do so?
Has this sell off or any other events changed your opinion and or outlook with Novo.
You answered another poster recently that you would post what information you were able to uncover.

Please advise.

Thank-you.
Read Answer Asked by Alex on November 30, 2020
Q: Hello -
I'd like to buy ATD.B. It appears to be at a reasonable valuation relative to it's past if I'm interpreting my info from Morningstar correctly. I'm just wondering how much of this comes at the expense of their exposure to transportation fuel. I already own SU, TRP and ENB to know enough of how the association with "dirty" energy knocks down a stock's price.
I know that you like their management. Do you have concerns about ATD.B going forward with all the talk of EV's these days ?
Read Answer Asked by James on November 30, 2020
Q: I have been reading that given the current situation one should have about 5% or so in gold. I would be interested in your recommendation on:
1. This recommendation
2. Which of the above(s) would you buy or other?
Thanks again.
Read Answer Asked by Danny-boy on November 27, 2020
Q: This company seems to check all the boxes. Gaining share in a market, operating a capital-light business model that is tech-enabled with the network-effects of a platform connecting independent real estate professionals to lenders while growing new lines of business adjacent to their bread and butter (in Title Insurance and Data). Does this company seem too good to be true and there's some suspicious going on that we don't understand as minority shareholders?

If the business is so good, go high margin and so easy to win deals with Tier 1/2/3 suppliers doesn't that sounds like there barriers to entry are low and there may be increasing competitive forces coming up the rear end?
Read Answer Asked by Eugene on November 27, 2020
Q: Please rank these stocks in terms of safety of dividends and please provide payout ratio for each. Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Chris on November 27, 2020
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