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Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Part II
In our last blog publication, 2 put applications were discussed: traditional put-selling and the PCP (wheel) Strategy. In this week's article, 3 more approaches will be reviewed. Selling cash-secured puts: Part II methodologies Buying a stock at a discount...
Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Multiple Applications: Part I + Tuesday’s Webinar Registration Link
Selling cash-secured puts is a low-risk option-selling strategy where the seller undertakes the contractual obligations to buy shares at the strike price, by the expiration date. In return for undertaking this obligation, an option premium is collected. There are many...
3 Approaches to Strike Selection When Portfolio Overwriting Existing Stocks: A Real-Life Example with Dow, Inc. (NYSE: DOW) + July 11th Webinar Registration Link
Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing-like strategy where deep out-of-the-money (OTM) calls are sold against our long-term buy-and-hold securities. Typically, these stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are of a low cost-basis and subject to capital gains...
Should I Allow Exercise & Repurchase the Stock or Roll the Option?: A Real-Life Example with Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA)
The crafting and managing of our covered call writing trades are directly dependent on our pre-defined goals. In this article, we will analyze a TSLA covered call trade where the strike was about to expire in-the-money (ITM) and exercise was inevitable if no action is...
BCI PODCAST 106: “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble: A Covered Call Writing Exit Strategy
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Managing our covered call trades with exit strategies will allow us to maximize our returns as we mitigate losses and enhance gains. In this podcast, generating 2 income streams in the same contract month with the same stock and...
How to Enter and Archive a Covered Call Trade with 1 Exit Strategy that is Closed at Expiration
After entering our covered call trades, we immediately go into position management mode. Frequently, we can take advantage of a covered call exit strategy opportunity, sometimes more than one. This article will review a trade shared with me by Jim, where his covered...
Should We Get the Kleenex or the Champagne? A Real-Life Trade with Bilibili Inc. (Nasdaq: BILI)
On 12/9/2022, Patrik sent me an email he titled "Covered Call Panic" He shared with me information on his trades and was distraught at the current outcome. This article will analyze whether Patrik actually needed Kleenex to cry over these trades or, perhaps, champagne...
BCI PODCAST 105: The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Exit strategies are critical to our overall option-trading success. This podcast will detail how to roll options both up and down when using the PMCC strategy. The BCI PMCC Calculator will be used to facilitate our trading...
How to Adjust a Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trade to Align with the BCI Trade Initialization Formula
The PMCC is a covered call writing-like strategy where LEAPS options act as surrogates for the underlying stock or ETF. It is technically called a long call diagonal debit spread and has the advantage of lower cost to enter the trade when compared to traditional...
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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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