With expiration Friday and earnings season fast approaching our common sense principles (see chapter 8 of my latest book) become even more important. Never sell a covered call option with an upcoming earnings report is a critical BCI rule. But what if you own a stock and love it! Hopefully, your admiration for the stock [...]
Trading Decisions- A Real Life Example
Recently, a BCI member sent me an email describing a series of trades he made with GMCR. After responding to his inquiries I realized that there was a great learning lesson here that could benefit many others as well. With his permission I present the key parts of this email: _______________________________________________________________________________ Hi Alan , I have [...]
“Hitting a Double”- A Bullish Mid-Contract Exit Strategy
Can you tell that I’m a baseball fan? I originally coined this phrase when I was teaching myself this strategy and then used it in my initial seminars. Most of my audience related to it and enjoyed hearing it so I kept it for my books and DVDs. When we “hit a double,” we buy back the option (buy-to-close) [...]
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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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Barry B: Premium Members, The Weekly Report for 05-25-12...
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Adrian: Alan, I first wanted to say that I hope you agreed...
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Alan Ellman: Dan, Glad to assist. The stats above relate to ...
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