Aug 8, 2026 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
click ↑ 4 Featured In March of 2026, during the US – Iran War, I was favoring deep in-the-money (ITM) covered call strikes and deep out-of-the-money (OTM) cash-secured put strikes. This allowed me to continue to generate significant initial time-value returns,...
Aug 1, 2026 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Portfolio overwriting is a form of covered call writing where share retention is an additional requirement for the strategy goals. The option Greeks are financial metrics that measure the risk and pricing sensitivity of our option contracts. This...
Jul 25, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Combining covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts into one multi-tiered option-selling strategy is known as the Put-Call-Put (PCP) or “Wheel” strategy. In this article, a 68-day series of such trades will be analyzed, showing...
Jul 18, 2026 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured The Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) is a covered call writing-like strategy where deep in-the-money LEAPS options (1–2-year expirations) are purchased and short-term out-of-the-calls are sold against the long calls. It is a low-cost way to...
Jul 11, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured It is not true that the maximum profit we can generate with a cash-secured put trade is the original put premium. Blue Collar Investors have an arsenal of exit strategies that allow us, not only to mitigate losses, but also to enhance gains. In this...
Jul 4, 2026 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Calculating initial returns for our covered call writing & cash-secured put trades is intuitive and straightforward. For puts, we divide the premium by the difference between the put strike and the put premium: % initial put return = [(put...
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