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BCI PODCAST 160: Comparing Implied Volatility and Delta for Projected Option Trading Ranges
This podcast will detail how to craft 84% probability of success trades using Delta and implied volatility (IV). A conversion formula and spreadsheet will be discussed how to generate an IV for a specific option contract. Real-life examples with option-chain data are...
How to Earn More than a Maximum Return with a Defensive Covered Call Trade
click ↑ 4 Featured When crafting our covered call trades to offer greater protection to the downside, we favor in-the-money (ITM) call strikes. These provide lower breakeven price points because ITM strikes consist of both time-value and intrinsic-value. At-the-money...
Strike Selection After Rolling-Out Our Portfolio Overwriting Trades
click ↑ 4 Featured Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing-like trading strategy. There are 2 distinctly defined goals: generating cash flow + retention underlying shares. Since deep out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes are used to align with the goal of share...
BCI PODCAST 159: Understanding 1-Time Special Cash Dividends and Our Current Trade Status
Corporate events such as stock splits, mergers& acquisitions and special 1-time cash dividends may change the parameters of our covered call writing and put-selling contracts. This podcast will focus in on a real-life example with OMF and a special 1-time cash...
Beware of the Shiny Object When Establishing Covered Call Trades
click ↑ 4 Featured One of the more common oversights made by retail investors is their focus on premium dollar amounts rather than annualized returns. I consider this "dollar distraction" the shiny object that prevents us from focusing on the more pertinent annualized...
Achieving Our Goal When Selling a Defensive Covered Call
click ↑ 4 Featured When we structure our covered call trades in a defensive manner, we have 2 main goals in mind. We seek greater protection to the downside than traditional put trades and we strive for significant, although lower returns. We accomplish these goals by...
Pros & Cons of Leveraged ETFs When Selling Stock Options
click ↑ 4 Featured Retail investors may become enticed to use leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) when writing covered calls or selling cash-secured puts. The reason is that the option returns are generally so much greater than traditional ETFs. This article will...
Calculating Multiple Call & Put Trades with the Same Stock in 2 Expiration Cycles
click ↑ 4 Featured Calculating our covered call writing and cash-secured put trades can range anywhere from really simple to way too complicated. In this article, an example of the latter will be analyzed. Thanks to our BCI Trade Management Calculator (TMC), these...
Ask Alan 235 Comparing Covered Call Writing & Cash Secured Puts in Bull Market Environments
---------- Hi Alan, In a really strong bull market, do you favor covered call or cash-secured puts and why? I’ve been doing mostly puts but maybe I should consider calls instead. Thanks a lot. Antonio (Italy) Covered call writing versus cash-secured puts in bull...
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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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