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BCI PODCAST 18. Market Assessment Analysis Based on Portfolio Composition

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: A lot can be gleaned regarding an investor’s market outlook based on the positions within the option-selling portfolio. Underlying stocks, option strikes and calculations […]

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BCI PODCAST 17. COMBINING Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Exit strategy opportunities will help mitigate losses, turn losses into gains and enhance profits. When share price declines, there is a series of position […]

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BCI Podcast 16. VIX Covered Call Writing Selling Stock Options on Market Volatility

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Can we take advantage of market volatility and write options on the CBOE Volatility Index? This podcast will address VIX futures contracts, the exchange-traded […]

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BCI PODCAST 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Identifying strategy goals, initial time-value return goal ranges, market assessment and technical analysis all go into strike price selection when selling cash-secured puts. A […]

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BCI Podcast 2. Why CCW Outperforms Overall Market

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Covered call writing allows us to outperform the S&P 500 on a consistent basis. The reasons are simple and straightforward and include incorporating the […]

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BCI Podcast 1. Hitting a Double” Calculations with The Ellman Calculator

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Exit strategies will elevate our covered call writing results to the highest possible levels. This podcast will highlight the “hitting a double” exit strategy […]

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Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep In-The-Money Strike?

Recognizing successful covered call writing trades is just as important as executing them. On January 17, 2020, Mark wrote to me about a covered call trade that he was analyzing […]

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Entering a Collar Trade: A Real-Life Example with iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) + New Product with Discount Coupon

The collar strategy is a covered call writing-like strategy where a protective put is added to the covered call trade. In this article, the initial structuring of a collar trade […]

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BCI PODCAST 14. Analyzing a Covered Call Trade Trade with a 5000% Return

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: This podcast analyzes a covered call trade which, if closed, would result in a 5000% annualized return. So, why is the investor miserable about […]

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BCI PODCAST 13. Adding a Short Put To a Collar Trade

Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: When we add a protective put to a covered call trade we now have a collar trade. Since that protective put costs us money, […]

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