Apr 13, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We enter a covered call trade and share price rises exponentially, leaving the strike deep in-of-the-money (ITM). Should we close the position since we cannot benefit from additional share appreciation? Should we take no action and continue to...
Apr 6, 2024 | 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 our covered call writing trades, we base our decisions on sound fundamental, technical and common-sense principles. To master our option strategies and elevate our returns to the highest possible levels, we must analyze our trades to...
Mar 30, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Using covered call writing exit strategies is an essential skillset needed to achieve the highest possible returns. The calculations for rolling-out-and-up to in-the-money call (ITM) strikes is a bit more complicated than some of our other...
Mar 2, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When our covered call writing strikes are expiring in-the-money (with intrinsic-value), our shares will be sold at the strike price. We may opt to retain the shares by rolling the option to a later date. This article will highlight 3 paths we...
Feb 24, 2024 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured On 10/20/2023, a BCI premium member shared with me a cash-secured put series of trades executed with Charles Shwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). Over the course of 9 months, SCHW dropped in price from approximately $83.00 to $50.87. This...
Jan 20, 2024 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Always avoid having an option in place if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. This applies to covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts as it will avoid the risk inherent in the reports. However, once the...
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