Aug 30, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When analyzing the risk of our covered call writing or cash-secured put trades, we typically are referring to the exposure of losing capital. However, there is also the risk of exercise, which we may want to avoid. In the case of calls, it is the...
Aug 21, 2025 | Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured In bear and volatile markets, our cash-secured put trades (covered calls too) should be structured in a defensive manner. Greater protection to the downside typically means lower returns. That’s the tradeoff. We may opt for weekly trades which...
Aug 16, 2025 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We can use put options as a hedge against share price decline of our long stock positions. This may be particularly useful after exponential price acceleration, and we want to protect our unrealized gains. This would represent an insurance policy...
Aug 9, 2025 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Cash-Secured Put and covered call trades can be established as traditional, aggressive or defensive. In March 2025, there was market uncertainty regarding the imposition of multiple tariffs and their potential negative impact on our economy and the...
Jul 26, 2025 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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...
Jul 19, 2025 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
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...
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