The 5 Most Common Mistakes Made by Covered Call Writers
click ↑ 4 Featured Selling options (covered calls or cash-secured puts) is as much an art as it is a science. There are several principles that must be adhered to in order to achieve the highest levels of returns. In this article, the 5 most common mistakes made by...
Rolling-Out Our Covered Call Trades After Rolling-Down
click ↑ 4 Featured Market volatility can cause our covered call trades to whipsaw up and down, much like a roller-coaster. In this article, a real-life trade with The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLI) will be analyzed. In this series of trades, shared...
Rolling-Up Twice and Closing a Mixed Cash-Secured Put Trade
click ↑ 4 Featured Exit strategies for covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are critical in achieving the highest level of our trading returns. In this article, a real-life example with SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB) will analyze a...
2 Important Dates When Trading Stock Options
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell covered call or cash-secured put options, there are 2 dates we should factor into our trade decisions. Earnings reports (ER) dates must be considered 100% of the time and ex-dividend dates are important in certain specific scenarios. In...
The Mystery of Our Brokerage Accounts: Where Did My Option Premium Money Go?
click ↑ 4 Featured We sell a covered call or cash-secured put and the cash is immediately placed into our broker cash account. Next, we check our account value, and it did not go up! In some cases, it went down! Where did the option premium money go? This article will...
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- 126. Analyzing the Status of a Rolling-Down Trade
- 124. Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
- 123. Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications
- BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract?
- BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)?
- 120. Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions
- 119. Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
- 118. Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation
- 117. When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money
- 116. How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form