Dec 20, 2025 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Fundamental Analysis, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When executing our cash-secured put trades in bear, volatile or uncertain market conditions, it is reasonable to structure our trades with lower breakeven price points. This will come at the expense of lower initial time-value returns. It is...
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...
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