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“Negotiating” The Best Prices When Buying And Selling Options
Our covered call writing strategy involves both buying and selling options. Mastering our options trade executions can bring our profit level to even higher levels. We know that a general rule is that we buy at the "bid" (the lower figure) and sell at the "ask" (the...
The Mechanics Of Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds: Appropriate For Covered Call Writers?
Our premium members receive a weekly report of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appropriate for covered call writing. These lists will never include a leveraged ETF because we feel that these securities are too risky and suitable only for sophisticated investors with...
Stock Investing For Students: The Book I’ve Always Wanted To Write
Self-investing starting at a young age can ensure a successful financial future and an early and comfortable retirement. So why is nobody doing this? The answer is complicated and includes such factors and the social pressures facing our youth, certain pre-conceived...
MACD: A Lagging and Momentum Technical Indicator: Part I
Technical analysis is as much an art as it is a science. No one parameter, by itself, will allow us to make our buy/sell decisions. However, when all the indicators are used together, they paint a picture that is critical to maximizing our covered call success. A...
Using Cash-Secured Puts To Enter Covered Call Positions
Covered call writing can be used in conjunction with other strategies such as portfolio overwriting and dividend capture strategies. I have highlighted many of these covered call-related strategies in my books and DVDs. One of the strategies that has captured the...
Covered Call Writing, Leveraged ETFs, Weekly Options and Protective Puts
Traditional covered call writing consists of buying a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and selling a call option to generate cash flow. Frequently BCI members will think outside the box and add additional strategies and products to create a covered call...
After Hours (AHT)and Pre-Market Trading: Is It Right for Average Retail Investors?
It’s 4 PM EST and the bell rings on the New York Stock Exchange marking the end of the trading day. As we watch CNBC, Bloomberg or Fox Business News we see the tickers till scrolling at the bottom of our TV screens! What’s up with that? The New York Stock Exchange and...
Selling Deep Out Of The Money Covered Call Options
Strike price selection is a critical concept needed to master covered call writing. Selling in-the-money strikes is the most conservative approach to this strategy and selling out-of-the-money strikes is the most bullish. We use the latter when the overall market is...
A look back at the FIRST Ask Alan Video…
As we're approaching the 60th episode in the Ask Alan series we thought we'd take a look back at the video that launch it all. In episode #1 Alan answered to Q of Karen from Marietta, GA who asked: "Should the low open interest and large bid ask spread deter me from...
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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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