Jul 24, 2021 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
One of the covered call writing exit strategies available to us is hitting double. In March 2021, Duane shared with me a trade he executed using this strategy and inquired about how to enter this series of trades into the BCI Elite-Plus Calculator. What is...
Jul 17, 2021 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
Our covered call writing and put-selling broker statements can be confusing when starting our option-selling careers. This article will detail the first 3 steps of our covered call trades (stock purchase, option sale and buy-to-close limit order) using XLE as...
Jul 10, 2021 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
The PCP Strategy, called the “wheel strategy” outside the BCI community, involves selling cash-secured puts and covered calls. One of the ultra low-risk strategies developed by the BCI team involves selling weekly cash-secured puts with Deltas of 10...
Jul 3, 2021 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
The covered call writing and put-selling premiums we receive are directly related to the implied volatility (IV) of the underlying securities. This is true of both stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). How do we manage elite-performing securities that generate...