[quote=sdrealtor]Dow up about 10% since this post. Nasdaq up closer to 20%. Like the say. Don’t drink the water in Mexico. Glad I didn’t

YTD trading portfolio not as good as Coronita. Up 30%.
YTD long term conservative dividend/total return portfolio. Up 8%[/quote]

After many years of being stuck in neutral (making good money with established strategy and then losing most back by deviating from it), my day-trading account has been 50%+ the last few years. A good chunk of the gains has been through dividends and the nickles and dimes I collected selling covered call options. I have more or less decided dividends+option$ is how I am going to play with my trading account. My goal is to net 10-15% yearly just on selling options. I am getting about 12% so far this year.

I am interested in hearing from others on their trading strategy. I think the days of chasing high-flying stocks is behind me. I just want a steady stream of returns from lesser volatile stocks.