Not exact matches
It is only in a bear market that the value investing discipline becomes especially important because value investing, virtually alone among
strategies,
gives you exposure to the
upside with limited downside risk.
The main drawback of this
strategy is that the investor is
giving away
upside in the stock in exchange for obtaining downside protection.
The lower risk part is not exactly desirable in the case of covered calls because an investor is
giving up the
upside volatility but at least some studies showed covered call
strategies performing as well as passive
strategies.
Yes, volatility of a covered call
strategy appears to be lower but I wonder if it is just a function of
giving up volatility on the
upside (which is a nice problem to have).