Jul 11, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured It is not true that the maximum profit we can generate with a cash-secured put trade is the original put premium. Blue Collar Investors have an arsenal of exit strategies that allow us, not only to mitigate losses, but also to enhance gains. In this...
Jul 4, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Calculating initial returns for our covered call writing & cash-secured put trades is intuitive and straightforward. For puts, we divide the premium by the difference between the put strike and the put premium: % initial put return = [(put...
Jun 27, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When selling cash-secured puts (or covered calls), large dollar premiums are enticing. Is a $17.00 premium better than an $11.00 premium? How about is a $20.00 premium better than that $17.00 premium? Before you answer “yes, of course”,...
May 23, 2026 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We write an out-of-the-money (OTM) covered call and share price moves up but does not breach the OTM strike by expiration Friday, so the option expires worthless. What price do we enter on Monday for the next expiration cycle? The original price,...
Jan 3, 2026 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When we execute multiple exit strategies in the same contract cycle using the same cash investment, the TMC will provide us with accurate individual trade calculations. But, what about total portfolio calculations? Yes, our TMC will also afford us...
Nov 22, 2025 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When a covered call trade is expiring in-the-money (ITM), we may have an opportunity to retain the underlying shares by rolling-out or rolling-out-and-up. The latter is a more aggressive form of rolling. This article will scrutinize a series of...
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