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Whisper Numbers: Another Reason to Avoid Earnings Reports
click ↑ 4 Featured BCI Rule: Never write a covered call or sell a cash-secured put if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. All other parameters in our BCI methodology are guidelines, giving the investor some flexibility within...
Selling Weekly Puts After Disappointing Earnings Reports: A Real-Life Example with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
click ↑ 4 Featured We can leverage our knowledge of cash-secured puts to take advantage of common scenarios. In this article, we will detail how to take advantage of a disappointing earnings report from a stellar blue-chip company. On 7/25/2023, MSFT reported earnings...
BCI PODCAST 116: How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-ellman/episodes/116--How-to-Execute-a-Covered-Call-Trade-with-a-BuyWrite-Combination-Form-e2dfu1j Covered call writing trades can be implemented in 2 ways. We can use legging-in where...
Using the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Sell Weekly Cash-Secured Puts
click ↑ 4 Featured When selling cash-secured puts, a common strategy goal is to avoid exercise and having shares put to us. This means selling out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes that have a low probability of exercise or expiring in-the-money (ITM) or with...
Using Weekly Options During Earnings Season: A Real-Life Example with RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG)
click ↑ 4 Featured Populating our covered call writing and put-selling monthly portfolios during earnings season can be challenging as we seek to avoid companies about to report earnings. This is the most important rule in the BCI methodology. All other...
BCI PODCAST 115: Establishing Our Cost Basis When Rolling-Out-And-Up On 2 Different Days
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-ellman/episodes/115--Establishing-Our-Cost-Basis-When-Rolling-Out-And-Up-On-2-Different-Days-e2csuu8 When calculating our covered call writing trades, we must have a clear idea as to...
Buying Back OTM Cash-Secured Puts on Expiration Friday to Avoid Potential Exercise + $25 Discount Coupon
click ↑ 4 Featured When cash-secured puts are sold, many investors prefer to avoid exercise and having the shares put to them. If the (originally) out-of-the-money (OTM) strike is in-the-money (ITM) as expiration approaches due to share price decline, buying...
Selling Cash-Secured Puts: 2 Favorable Outcomes
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell cash-secured puts (CSPs), we are getting paid to undertake the contractual obligation to buy the holders shares at a price that we (the sellers) determine, called the strike price, by a date that we determine, called the expiration...
BCI PODCAST 114 The Poor Man’s Covered Call Selecting the Best LEAPS Strikes
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-ellman/episodes/114--The-Poor-Mans-Covered-Call-Selecting-the-Best-LEAPS-Strikes-e2c8onu When initiating our PMCC trades, we must make sure the long and short call strikes meet our...
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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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