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Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations

Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations

Nov 5, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, paper trading, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies

QUESTIONS FOR COVERED CALL WRITERS AND PUT-SELLERS: Why do retail investors buy high and sell low? Why do we sell our winners and keep our losers? Why do many of us feel that the market is rigged in favor of Wall Street insiders? Boy am I starting off on the wrong...
Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions

Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions

Sep 17, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are low-risk option-selling strategies used to generate monthly cash flow. Low-risk does not mean no risk so how can we measure the degree of risk we are undertaking? Let’s first all agree that any strategy that...
Open Interest: How it’s Calculated and Why it’s Important

Open Interest: How it’s Calculated and Why it’s Important

Aug 27, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies

When selling call and put options, the liquidity of these securities must be evaluated to determine their eligibility. There are two measures of investor interest in options, Vol(ume) and Open Interest (OI). Vol represents the number of times a particular contract is...
GAAP versus Non-GAAP Earnings: Challenges of Fundamental Analysis

GAAP versus Non-GAAP Earnings: Challenges of Fundamental Analysis

Jul 23, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Stock Investing, Stock Trading & Taxes

Fundamental analysis is the first step when screening stocks for covered call writing and put-selling. Years ago I actually read the financial statements of companies I was interested in.  I eventually came to the conclusion that this was an exercise in futility as it...

Jim Cramer’s Stocks and Covered Call Writing

May 21, 2016 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies

Locating stocks for covered call writing and put-selling is the first step as we prepare to execute these income-generating strategies. In the BCI methodology we use a three-pronged approach to screening for these underlying securities: Fundamental analysis Technical...
Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums

Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums

Oct 14, 2015 | Ask Alan, Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Just Alan, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution

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