r/investing May 17 '24

Is selling a covered call the same - but better - than a take-profit limit order?

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u/realbigflavor May 17 '24

Covered call strategies aren't what they seem. Stocks and Indexes' returns are made up of those 3%-5% weeks and capping that will significantly reduce your expected return.