Stock options strategies, including covered call writing, factor in a multitude of parameters including fundamental and technical analysis as well as many common sense principles. In my books, DVDs and seminars I discuss determining market tone before making any investment decisions. One of the main factors I utilize in this determination is the VIX. The VIX [...]
Technical Analysis: How to Use Volume in our Covered Call Decisions
When learning how to trade options volume must always be factored in. Volume is the number of shares or contracts that trade over a specific period of time, usually one day. On a chart, volume is represented as a histogram (vertical bars) overlaid on or below the price chart. This indicator is an essential part [...]
The Stochastic Oscillator- A Momentum Technical Indicator
When using the covered call writing strategy, it is critical to select stocks with positive price momentum. This will increase the probability of maximizing our profits. One of the technical indicators included in the BCI methodology is the stochastic oscillator. The stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator that shows the location of the current closing [...]
MACD Histogram: A Lagging and Momentum Technical Indicator: Part II
This week’s article is a follow-up to last week’s discussion of the MACD technical indicator. In this week’s column I will discuss the MACD histogram which represents the difference between the MACD and its trigger, the 9-d EMA. It is plotted in the form of a histogram (bar graph) rendering divergences and centerline crossover easily identified. Bullish histogram [...]
MACD: A Lagging and Momentum Technical Indicator: Part I
Technical analysis is as much an art as it is a science. No one parameter, by itself, will allow us to make our buy/sell decisions. However, when all the indicators are used together, they paint a picture that is critical to maximizing our covered call success. One of the most simple and reliable of these [...]
Setting Up a Technical Chart for Covered Call Writing
Technical analysis is the method of predicting future stock price movements based on observation of historical stock price movements. It is an essential tool in the armamentarium of covered call writers, and critical in achieving maximum success. We use technical analysis in our stock selection process, buy/sell decisions, strike price selections and exit strategy determinations. [...]
Bar Charts vs. Candlestick Charts
You’re offered a choice of two tickets to one of two Yankee games, versus the Red Sox or the METS. Both are great opportunities but since your wife’s family is from Boston, you go with the METS (just a little humor). In a similar fashion, when choosing between a bar or candlestick chart, there is no poor selection. [...]
Support and Resistance
When identifying stocks for our watchlists and portfolios, we look for uptrending price patterns and utilize moving averages to confirm these trends. In an ideal situation the price bars (OHLC) bounce off and above the short-term (20-day) exponential moving average. When this occurs, the moving average is serving as support for the price of the stock. [...]
Volume- A Critical Technical Analysis Indicator
Volume is the number of shares or contracts that trade over a specific period of time, usually one day. On a chart, volume is represented as a histogram (vertical bars) below the price chart. This indicator is an essential part of every technical formation as a price pattern will typically have a volume pattern attached [...]
Technical Market Theories:More Tools for the Technical Analyst plus Industry in the Spotlight
Chapter 8 in Cashing in on Covered Calls is devoted to technical analysis. This is a method of predicting future stock price movements based on observation of historical stock price movements. We use it to identify trends and for our buy/sell decisions. The parameters I chose for my system include moving averages, MACD, stochastics and [...]
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Playing the Bid-Ask Spread When Selling Covered Call Options
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Analyzing a Covered Call Trade by Barry Bergman, Director of Research, The Blue Collar Investor Corp.
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Covered Call Writing Premiums: Intrinsic Value + Time Value
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Entering Our Covered Call Positions Mid-Contract
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Covered Call Writing and the Blue Collar Premium Report
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Covered Call Writing and The CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX)
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Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy: A Real Life Example
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Covered Call Writing: Stock Options with Additional Expiration Months
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Covered Call Writing and Stock Option Expiration Cycles
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Using Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Month
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