Dec 13, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
click ↑ 4 Featured Buffer ETFs have become popular over the past few years. Covered call writers can draw a reasonable analogy between the collar strategy and these buffer securities. This article will highlight the similarities and draw some conclusions. What is a...
Dec 6, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured It is never too late to implement covered call exit strategy opportunities. In this real-life example with Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), a defensive covered call trade was rolled-down during a holiday-shortened week. Price movement for HWN was,...
Nov 29, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We enter a covered call trade and share price declines, but not enough to trigger our 20%/10% BTC/ GTC limit orders (exit strategy buyback price points). The option expires worthless. There may be confusion on 2 fronts: How do we calculate our...
Nov 15, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When crafting our covered call trades to offer greater protection to the downside, we favor in-the-money (ITM) call strikes. These provide lower breakeven price points because ITM strikes consist of both time-value and intrinsic-value. At-the-money...
Nov 8, 2025 | Exit Strategies, Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing-like trading strategy. There are 2 distinctly defined goals: generating cash flow + retention underlying shares. Since deep out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes are used to align with the goal of share...
Nov 1, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured One of the more common oversights made by retail investors is their focus on premium dollar amounts rather than annualized returns. I consider this “dollar distraction” the shiny object that prevents us from focusing on the more...
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