A critical BCI rule for covered call writing is never to sell an option if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. Earnings reports are risky events we want to avoid. From time-to-time a company will pre-announce earnings especially if there will be a negative story to tell its shareholders when the […]
ETF Index Tracker Proposed Strategy: A Risk-Free Investment?
Using covered call writing and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is a viable approach to generating monthly cash flow. I personally use this strategy in my mother’s portfolio. Can this investment style be expanded to include inverse ETFs to move this expanded path to a near risk-free system? In April 2017, Rushbabh, a member from Australia, was kind enough […]
Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations
QUESTIONS FOR COVERED CALL WRITERS AND PUT-SELLERS: Why do retail investors buy high and sell low? Why do we sell our winners and keep our losers? Why do many of us feel that the market is rigged in favor of Wall Street insiders? Boy am I starting off on the wrong foot with this article! I’ll […]
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- 29. How to Structure a Poor Man's Covered Call Trade
- 28. In the Money Covered Calls to Protect in Bear Markets
- 27. Using Mean Analyst rating MAR in the Stock Screening Process
- 26. Selling Cash Secured Puts to Lower Cost Basis
- 25. “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble Covered Call Writing Exit Strategies
- 24. Using Covered Call Writing and Stock Dividends in Low Interest Rate Environments
- 23. Covered Call Writing with Weekly Options Portfolio Overwriting with Weeklys
- 22. A Covered Call Writing Alternative to Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month
- 21. When To Execute Our Option Selling Trades
- How to set up a covered call writing portfolio using stock selection, option & position management
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