Feb 8, 2025 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Selling options (covered calls or cash-secured puts) is as much an art as it is a science. There are several principles that must be adhered to in order to achieve the highest levels of returns. In this article, the 5 most common mistakes made by...
Feb 1, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Implied volatility (IV) can be used to establish approximate upper and lower ends of trading ranges for our covered call and put-selling trades. The BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator was designed for purpose. Delta can also be used to establish...
Jan 25, 2025 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Market volatility can cause our covered call trades to whipsaw up and down, much like a roller-coaster. In this article, a real-life trade with The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLI) will be analyzed. In this series of trades, shared...