Oct 23, 2021 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Investing, Technical Analysis
We examine the BCI Premium Stock Report on the Sunday May 23, 2021, after expiration Friday, for our Monday trade selections. One of the securities we choose is Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT). On Monday morning, May 24th, AMAT gaps up well above the price...
Oct 16, 2021 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
One of our key covered call writing exit strategies is rolling an option when the strike is in-the-money at expiration and we want to retain our shares. We can roll-out to the same strike at a later date or out-and-up to a higher strike at a later date. For both....
Oct 9, 2021 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
When seeking to add a technology presence to our covered call writing and put-selling portfolios, we can do so by using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on technology benchmarks. Two such reliable ETFs are Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLK) and Invesco...
Oct 2, 2021 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
Benefitting from exit strategies, in our covered call writing and put-selling portfolios, is the result of preparation and opportunity. Our 20%/10% guidelines for covered call writing protects us when share price declines and guides us as when to close the short...
Sep 25, 2021 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Exit strategies for covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are an integral part of the BCI success model. In April of 2021, Tom was excited to share with me a series of trades he astutely executed with LOW where he generated 3 income streams with the same...
Sep 18, 2021 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
Stock options have a myriad of applications. With our covered call writing and put-selling strategies, we seek to generate cash-flow in a low-risk manner. Another utilization of stock options is to mitigate losses when share price declines. This is known as the stock...
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