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...
Oct 25, 2025 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When we structure our covered call trades in a defensive manner, we have 2 main goals in mind. We seek greater protection to the downside than traditional put trades and we strive for significant, although lower returns. We accomplish these goals by...
Oct 17, 2025 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
click ↑ 4 Featured Retail investors may become enticed to use leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) when writing covered calls or selling cash-secured puts. The reason is that the option returns are generally so much greater than traditional ETFs. This article will...
Oct 11, 2025 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Calculating our covered call writing and cash-secured put trades can range anywhere from really simple to way too complicated. In this article, an example of the latter will be analyzed. Thanks to our BCI Trade Management Calculator (TMC), these...
Oct 4, 2025 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured A common misconception made by many retail investors is that they make more money selling longer-dated options because the dollar amount is so much greater than shorter-dated choices. This article will provide an analysis to refute this fallacy. A...
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...
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