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BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator
A collar trade is a covered call writing-like trade where a protective put is added to the long stock and short call positions. This podcast used a hypothetical example to enter a collar trade, then close and re-sell the short call. 3 columns of the BCI Collar...
The Collar Strategy Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator + A Sample Trade Video
click ↑ 4 Featured The Collar Strategy is a covered call writing-like strategy where a protective put is added to the trade, thereby establishing a floor and a ceiling with a maximum gain and a maximum loss. This article with analyze a real-life example NVDIA Corp....
A Real-Life Defensive Weekly Cash-Secured Put Trade with THC + A Sample “Alan Trade” Video
click ↑ 4 Featured Cash-secured put trades can be crafted to be traditional, aggressive or defensive, depending on the degree the put strike is out-of-the-money (OTM). In our BCI methodology, we almost always use OTM put strikes. This article will analyze a weekly...
BCI PODCAST 150: Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised
When we allow exercise of our cash-secured put sales, there are 3 choices we have: 1- Retain the shares, having purchased them at a discount 2- Write a covered call which is part of our Put-Call-Put (PCP or wheel strategy) 3- Sell the shares at a profit or loss This...
A Real-Life Monthly Covered Call Trade with AVGO + Sample Alan Trade Video
click ↑ 4 Featured Each week, BCI provides our premium members with a sample covered call writing or cash-secured put trade taken from one of Alan’s portfolios or from that of a member. These trades are all selected from the BCI premium member reports. In this...
Laddering Covered Call Strikes with CMG
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell multiple covered call or cash-secured put contracts, we can use numerous strikes to enhance the diversification process. In this article, I will use a real-life example taken from one of my option portfolios, where I used 2 different...
BCI PODCAST 149: Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills
One of the best approaches to mastering our option-selling trades is to analyze our executed trades and identify and learn from the positives and negatives. This podcast will evaluate a series of trades executed by a BCI member with CLX. Topics discussed in this...
Using In-The-Money Covered Calls Around Ex-Dividend Dates
click ↑ 4 Featured A covered call writing strategy commonly used by hedge funds involves using ITM covered call strikes which expire immediately after an ex-dividend date. This may be appropriate only if share retention is not an integral requirement of the strategy....
Covered Call Writing Insurance Policies We Pay for and Those that are Free
click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writing trades can be crafted to be aggressive or defensive. Cautionary approaches include writing in-the-money (ITM) call strikes and adding protective puts to the covered call trades (converting the covered call trade to a collar...
Podcast
- 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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