Selling Calls & Puts with the Same Stock in Mixed Market Conditions
click ↑ 4 Featured Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts trades can be structured to be more aggressive (out-of-the-money-OTM) covered calls and slightly OTM cash-secured puts or to lean defensive (in-the-money- ITM) covered calls and deep OTM...
Using Bitcoin to Create a Low-Risk, High Initial Return Cash-Secured Put Trade
click ↑ 4 Featured The most well-known form of cryptocurrency is Bitcoin. I am frequently asked about the use of crypto with our covered call and cash-secured put trades. In this article, a 1-week cash-secured put trade is analyzed, using Bitcoin, to construct a...
Option Greeks as They Apply to Covered Call Writing & Cash-Secured Puts + 2 New Videos
click ↑ 4 Featured The option Greeks are financial metrics that are used by traders to evaluate the risk of our option contracts as well as how option price changes as it related to the price of the underlying security. This article will review the option Greeks with...
ITM Calls & OTM Puts: Similar Returns & Breakeven Price Points + Holiday Discount Coupon
click ↑ 4 Featured When seeking a defensive posture to our covered call writing and cash-secured put trades, we use in-the-money (ITM) calls and deep out-of-the-money (OTM) puts. We must always determine our initial time-value return goal range before crafting our...
Explaining Delta and How to Use it to Craft Our Option Trades
click ↑ 4 Featured Delta is one of the option Greeks. These are mathematical factors that estimate the risk of stock options. We can take advantage of Delta stats when establishing our covered call and put-selling trades. 3 Definitions of Delta Delta is the amount an...
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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