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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- 20. Rolling Down When There is a General Market Decline
- 19. Using the Ellman Calculator to Monitor "Hititng a Double" Trades
- 18. Market Assessment Analysis Based on Portfolio Composition
- Using Stock Dividends & Option Premium To Generate Cash-Flow
- 17. COMBINING Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy
- 16. VIX Covered Call Writing Selling Stock Options on Market Volatility
- 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts
- 14. Analyzing a Covered Call Trade Trade with a 5000% Return
- 13. Adding a Short Put To a Collar Trade
- 12. Mean Analyst Rating MAR
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