click ↑ 4 Featured When crafting our covered call writing trades, we can do so aggressively, using out-of-the-money (OTM) call options, or defensively, using in-the-money (ITM) strikes. In this article, […]
How to Best Calculate Weekly Call or Put Trades to Generate Accurate Annualized Initial Returns
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell weekly cash-secured puts or write weekly covered calls, our trades are, typically, entered on Monday and completed on Friday. This avoids the weekend […]
Can We Make Money Selling Options in a Confirmed Bear Market? / New Video
click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writers and put sellers frequently inquire about generating positive cash flow when the market crashes or in confirmed bear markets as we had in […]
How Our Option Prices are Determined
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell covered calls or cash-secured puts, we access option-chains to determine the value of the premiums we are selling. This article will highlight the […]
How to Use the CEO Strategy with Inverse ETFs in Extreme Bear Markets
click ↑ 4 Featured The CEO Strategy is a covered call writing-like strategy, a streamlined approach to covered call writing. It is an acronym for Combining ETFs with Stock Options. […]
Selling Weekly Covered Calls Using the CEO Strategy
click ↑ 4 Featured The CEO Strategy (Combining Exchange-traded funds with stock Options) is a covered call writing-like strategy where the only underlying securities considered are the 11 Select Sector […]
Executing Your First Covered Call Trade
click ↑ 4 Featured Option trading and covered call writing, in particular, have become increasingly popular over the past several years. As our membership has been growing more than ever, […]
Bullish & Bearish Covered Call Trade Executions When Selling Multiple Contracts on the Same Stock
click ↑ 4 Featured When selling covered calls or cash-secured puts, we must be appropriately diversified, as well as allocating a similar amount of cash per position. This will protect […]
Why Wasn’t My Deep In-The-Money Covered Call Exercised?
click ↑ 4 Featured When we write covered calls, our expectation is that if the strike expires in-the-money (ITM), even by $0.01, our shares will be sold at the strike […]
Using Implied Volatility & Delta When Selecting Ultra-Low Risk Cash-Secured Put Strikes
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell cash-secured puts with the goals of generating cash-flow while simultaneously crafting trades with low probability of exercise, strike selection becomes critical. To accomplish […]
Podcast
- 126. Analyzing the Status of a Rolling-Down Trade
- 124. Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
- 123. Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications
- BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract?
- BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)?
- 120. Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions
- 119. Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
- 118. Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation
- 117. When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money
- 116. How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form
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Elliot, This is managed by adding the dividend amount to the option premium and making a note in the associated…