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 [...]
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 [...]
Should We Use Stop Loss Orders? Plus Technical Analysis of a Premium Stock
You’re boarding a jet to fly from California to New York to attend a Blue Collar seminar. A JetBlue flight attendant greets you and asks the following question: “Would you like this plane put on auto-pilot or would you prefer it be flown by an experienced, educated and motivated pilot?” You think of the myriad [...]
BLUE COLLAR INVESTOR Q&A- Your Questions Answered
This past Thursday and Saturday I conducted a webinar series attended by investors throughout the United States and Canada. I am humbled by the response and supportive emails that you sent during and after the presentations. Thank you. Investors had the opportunity to send questions during the course of the webinars and I felt that [...]
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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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