Using Weekly Options During Earnings Season: A Real-Life Example with RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG)

Using Weekly Options During Earnings Season: A Real-Life Example with RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG)

click ↑ 4 Featured Populating our covered call writing and put-selling monthly portfolios during earnings season can be challenging as we seek to avoid companies about to report earnings. This is the most important rule in the BCI methodology. All other...
Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator to Mitigate Losses + BCI-Only Webinar Registration Link

Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator to Mitigate Losses + BCI-Only Webinar Registration Link

click ↑ 4 Featured Our covered call writing positions are at risk when share price declines substantially. We do have, however, our exit strategy arsenal to protect against catastrophic losses. This article will show a real-life example of such a scenario with Novo...
How to Calculate Rolling-Up Cash-Secured Put Trades: The BCI Trade Management Calculator + $50.00 Discount Coupon

How to Calculate Rolling-Up Cash-Secured Put Trades: The BCI Trade Management Calculator + $50.00 Discount Coupon

click ↑ 4 Featured When we roll-up our cash-secured put trades, we are required to place additional cash into our brokerage accounts to secure the higher strike 2nd trade. This article will detail how to accurately calculate both initial and rolling-up trades using...
How to Use Stock Options to Lower Our Breakeven Price Points: The Stock Repair Strategy

How to Use Stock Options to Lower Our Breakeven Price Points: The Stock Repair Strategy

click ↑ 4 Featured Stock options can be used to mitigate losses on shares we own at a higher price than current market value. Some investors will buy more shares at the new lower price and average-down, thereby adding more cash to an already losing trade. This article...

Analyzing the Pros & Cons of Rolling-Up a Covered Call Trade + Expected Price Movement Calculator Now Available

click ↑ 4 Featured There are times when our covered call writing trades turn out much better than anticipated, and share price rises exponentially after trade entry. Barry R. shared with me a series of trades he executed with E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE: ELF), where the...
Is Covered Call Writing an Option Zero-Sum Strategy? + See Our New “Featured Product” Section

Is Covered Call Writing an Option Zero-Sum Strategy? + See Our New “Featured Product” Section

click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writing is not a zero-sum strategy. Both the option-seller (call writer … us) and the call buyer can be successful. This article will provide a hypothetical example, demonstrating a scenario where both call buyer and seller end up...