Nov 23, 2013 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Two of the cornerstones of the BCI methodology for covered call writing involves selling options with 1-month expirations and avoiding earnings reports. Several of our astute members have inquired about selling 2-month options instead. The rationale is that all stocks...
Nov 16, 2013 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Technical Analysis
Technical analysis is an integral part of mastering covered call writing. This week’s article is a follow-up to an article posted on October 19th. In this week’s column I will discuss the MACD histogram which represents the difference between the MACD indicator and...
Nov 9, 2013 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
Our covered call writing strategy involves both buying and selling options. Mastering our options trade executions can bring our profit level to even higher levels. We know that a general rule is that we buy at the “bid” (the lower figure) and sell at the...
Oct 12, 2013 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Covered call writing can be used in conjunction with other strategies such as portfolio overwriting and dividend capture strategies. I have highlighted many of these covered call-related strategies in my books and DVDs. One of the strategies that has captured the...
Oct 5, 2013 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Traditional covered call writing consists of buying a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and selling a call option to generate cash flow. Frequently BCI members will think outside the box and add additional strategies and products to create a covered call...
Sep 21, 2013 | Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
Strike price selection is a critical concept needed to master covered call writing. Selling in-the-money strikes is the most conservative approach to this strategy and selling out-of-the-money strikes is the most bullish. We use the latter when the overall market is...
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