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What Do Covered Call Writing and Steroids Have in Common?

What Do Covered Call Writing and Steroids Have in Common?

Aug 8, 2020 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies

Most investors view covered call writing as a singular strategy where we buy a stock and then sell an option leveraging that security. In reality, educated option-sellers realize that one of the most remarkable advantages of using this strategy is that it can be...
Portfolio Overwriting with Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Portfolio Overwriting with Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Aug 1, 2020 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies

Portfolio overwriting is a covered call writing alternative strategy. Our goals include increasing our returns by a modest amount while still retaining ownership of the shares. Deep out-of-the-money strikes are sold with specific annualized returns in mind,...
Analyzing and Calculating a Multi-Leg Rolling-Down Covered Call Trade

Analyzing and Calculating a Multi-Leg Rolling-Down Covered Call Trade

Jul 25, 2020 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies

Exit strategies for covered call writing will frequently allow us to convert losing trades to profitable ones. To corroborate this concept, a real-life example with Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) will be detailed.   Initial trade structuring On 6/22/2020, 200 shares of...
Automating the 20%/10% Guidelines

Automating the 20%/10% Guidelines

Jul 18, 2020 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies

Position management is the 3rd required skill for achieving the highest level of option-selling success. One of the most important of the BCI protocols for covered call writing are the 20%/10% guidelines which assists us is closing short calls when those opportunities...
How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Guidance

How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Guidance

Jul 11, 2020 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis

Strike price selection is the second required skill for our covered call writing and put-selling portfolios. Stock (and ETF) selection and position management (exit strategies) are the other two. This article will highlight how we can use overall market assessment and...
Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios

Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios

Jul 4, 2020 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are stock option strategies with primary goals of income generation and capital preservation. Most of us are conservative investors who seek to beat the market on a consistent basis while minimizing portfolio risk....
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