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...
Sep 27, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
click ↑ 4 Featured Cash-secured put trades can be crafted conservatively by using deep out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes. On 5/27/2025, I executed such a 4-day trade with NetEase Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES), a stock on our premium member watch list at the time. This article will...
Sep 20, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When establishing our covered call portfolios (cash-secured puts, too), our strike selection is influenced by current market conditions. In normal-to-bull markets, we favor out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes which allow for a 2-income stream potential...
Sep 6, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured In a recent article titled What is Quantifying Risk: Part I- Using Delta, one methodology of measuring the risk of our covered call writing and cash-secured put trades was analyzed. In this article, implied volatility (IV) will be investigated as...
Aug 30, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When analyzing the risk of our covered call writing or cash-secured put trades, we typically are referring to the exposure of losing capital. However, there is also the risk of exercise, which we may want to avoid. In the case of calls, it is the...
Jun 28, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Delta is one of the option Greeks. These are mathematical factors that estimate the risk of stock options. We can take advantage of Delta stats when establishing our covered call and put-selling trades. 3 Definitions of Delta Delta is the amount an...
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