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How to Incorporate High Implied Volatility Stocks into Conservative Cash-Secured Put Portfolios
click ↑ 4 Featured In a previous publication, a high implied volatility (IV) ETF, URA was analyzed as how to use it in a defensive manner while still generating significant covered call writing returns. In this article, a real-life cash-secured put trade with Solaris...
How to Incorporate High Implied Volatility Stocks into Conservative Covered Call Portfolios + Alan Interviewed by The Options Industry Council
click ↑ 4 Featured Elite-performing securities with high implied volatility represent good news/bad news scenarios for our covered call portfolios. The good news is the high premium yields received. The bad news is the risk to the downside. This article will analyze...
BCI PODCAST 165: Covered Call Writing Strike Selection in Bull, Bear and Neutral Markets
Covered call writing strike selection is as much an art as it is a science. We factor in initial time-value return goal range, personal risk-tolerance, overall market assessment and "moneyness" of the strikes. This will lead us to the most appropriate strikes. This...
Two Defensive 5-Day Cash-Secured Put Trades Start-to-Finish: Laddering Strikes
click ↑ 4 Featured I favor cash-secured put trades in volatile, bearish and volatile market conditions. I also use puts to enter covered call trades (PCP, Put-Call-Put or "wheel" strategy). In this article, real-life examples with Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) will be...
Covered Call Writing ETFs: Do They Deserve to Be So Popular?
click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writing ETFs are exchange-traded funds consisting of a portfolio of stocks that are leveraged to generate income by selling call options against those shares. As investors strive to generate high yield returns, these securities have...
BCI PODCAST 164: The Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) LEAPS Selection
The Poor Man's Covered Call (PMCC) is a covered call writing-like strategy where a LEAPS options acts as a surrogate for a long stock or ETF position. The time-value component of the LEAPS price is a key factor in determining how we should structure our initial...
Unlocking the Mystery of Longer-Dated Call Options & Delta
click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writers (put sellers, too) may analyze Delta stats prior to executing option trades. This article will explore the relationship between Delta and time-to-expiration. Who thinks Delta goes up over time? Who believes it goes down over...
Ask Alan #238: Why consider Rolling-Out?
Hello Alan, I am new to BCI, but I have read your books, and I am now paper trading to test what I have learned. I could not be happier with what I am learning from your books and from paper trading using your methodologies. After my first month of paper trading, I...
Setting Up Option Portfolios Using Stock Selection, Diversification, Cash Allocation and Calculations
click ↑ 4 Featured When establishing our covered call writing & cash-secured put portfolios, there are several metrics we should use to minimize risk and enhance our overall returns. This article will identify and explain these critical resources. Checklist for...
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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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