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Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets

Selling deep out-of-the-money cash-secured puts in bear markets will provide us with additional protection to the downside in return for lower, but still significant, option returns. This article will highlight the use of Delta and implied volatility to establish a framework for executing such trades with n 84% probability of success.   What is Delta? […]

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How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations

Covered call writing is a low-risk, cash generating option-selling strategy. Premium is generated by undertaking the contractual obligation to sell our shares at a price (strike price) and date (expiration date) that we, the option sellers, determine. Frequently, dividend distributions represent an additional potential source of income. This article will use a real-life example with […]

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Ask Alan 204: Multiple Exit Strategies with a Weekly Put Trade

Alan answers a question posed by Bill, who asks: Alan, In the attached hypothetical example, can you explain how to enter and calculate closing a weekly put trade after rolling-up in the same week using the Trade Management Calculator? Thank you, Bill This video addresses how to enter and archive a weekly put trade which […]

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