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Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts
Selling cash-secured puts is a strategy similar to, but not precisely the same, as covered call writing. In February 2020, Chevy wrote to me asking for an article or video addressing weekly cash-secured puts, a strategy he was using and looking to enhance. The...
BCI PODCAST 18. Market Assessment Analysis Based on Portfolio Composition
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: A lot can be gleaned regarding an investor's market outlook based on the positions within the option-selling portfolio. Underlying stocks, option strikes and calculations all play roles in our trade decisions. A portfolio of...
BCI PODCAST 17. COMBINING Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Exit strategy opportunities will help mitigate losses, turn losses into gains and enhance profits. When share price declines, there is a series of position management techniques available to us that can be implemented. This...
BCI Podcast 16. VIX Covered Call Writing Selling Stock Options on Market Volatility
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Can we take advantage of market volatility and write options on the CBOE Volatility Index? This podcast will address VIX futures contracts, the exchange-traded note (ETN) VXXB, synthetic stock positions as means of taking...
BCI PODCAST 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Identifying strategy goals, initial time-value return goal ranges, market assessment and technical analysis all go into strike price selection when selling cash-secured puts. A real-life example with WWE explores several strike...
BCI Podcast 2. Why CCW Outperforms Overall Market
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Covered call writing allows us to outperform the S&P 500 on a consistent basis. The reasons are simple and straightforward and include incorporating the 3-required skills into an easy-to-use strategy once these skills are...
BCI Podcast 1. Hitting a Double” Calculations with The Ellman Calculator
Watch Video: Listen To Audio Version: Exit strategies will elevate our covered call writing results to the highest possible levels. This podcast will highlight the "hitting a double" exit strategy which seeks to generate 2 income streams in the same contract month...
Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep In-The-Money Strike?
Recognizing successful covered call writing trades is just as important as executing them. On January 17, 2020, Mark wrote to me about a covered call trade that he was analyzing with SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEDG). He was concerned that if he bought back...
Entering a Collar Trade: A Real-Life Example with iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) + New Product with Discount Coupon
The collar strategy is a covered call writing-like strategy where a protective put is added to the covered call trade. In this article, the initial structuring of a collar trade will be highlighted using SLV, an eligible exchange-traded fund in our Premium ETF Report...
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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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