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Using the CEO Strategy with a $25k Portfolio
click ↑ 4 Featured The CEO Strategy is a streamlined version of covered call writing, where we use only 11 underlying securities, the Select Sector SPDRs. This article will utilize a real-life example of how we can craft a CEO Portfolio with $25,000.00 cash available....
Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week?
click ↑ 4 Featured Some members of our BCI community have expressed to me that meaningful income cannot be generated selling weekly covered call or put options during a holiday-shortened trading week. This article is designed to debunk that hypothesis, using a...
BCI PODCAST 125: Using Delta to Create Low-Risk/ High-Reward Put-Selling Trades
Watch Video: Selling cash-secured puts is a low-risk option-selling strategy. In times of extreme market volatility or in bear market environments we may seek to craft the strategy to achieve greater protection to the downside. This podcast will highlight an ultra-low...
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell cash-secured puts, we have 2 possible outcomes. If unexercised, we generate cash flow or, if exercised, we buy the underlying security at a discount. This article will provide a blueprint as how to craft our put-selling...
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula
click ↑ 4 Featured The Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) is a covered call writing-like strategy where LEAPS options are purchased instead of actual stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Weekly or monthly short calls are written against the long calls. LEAPS...
BCI PODCAST 124: Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
Watch Video: The main reasons for exercise of our covered call options includes the strike ending in-the-money upon contract expiration, exercise due to and ex-dividend date and investor error. This podcast highlights an interesting exception to these scenarios....
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions
click ↑ 4 Featured We enter a covered call trade and share price rises exponentially, leaving the strike deep in-of-the-money (ITM). Should we close the position since we cannot benefit from additional share appreciation? Should we take no action and continue to...
Ask Alan # 217: Entering a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade
---------- Alan, Please tell me what parameters you recommend when setting up your Poor Man’s Covered call Trades. How do you factor in premium extrinsic-value and strike prices? Thank you, Alan, Courtney ---------- The BCI Package link:...
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar
click ↑ 4 Featured When we execute our covered call writing trades, we base our decisions on sound fundamental, technical and common-sense principles. To master our option strategies and elevate our returns to the highest possible levels, we must analyze our trades to...
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- 126. Analyzing the Status of a Rolling-Down Trade
- 124. Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
- 123. Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications
- BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract?
- BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)?
- 120. Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions
- 119. Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
- 118. Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation
- 117. When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money
- 116. How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form
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