BCI PODCAST 154: Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline
When selling cash-secured puts, exit strategies are an integral part of our goal to achieve maximum success. The 3% guideline assists us in determining when to close the short call if share price declines significantly. A real-life example with NVDA is used and...
BCI PODCAST 153: Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract
Exit strategies are a critical component to achieving the highest level of option trading success. This podcast will focus in on a situation where share price of the underlying security rises exponentially causing the time-value component of the premium to approach...
BCI PODCAST 152: Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract
Rolling-down is one of our go-to covered call writing exit strategies when share price declines. We use it to mitigate losses and enhance portfolio gains. This podcast will discuss the benefits of rolling-down to in-the-money strikes when a decision has been made not...
BCI PODCAST 151: Monitoring Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator
A collar trade is a covered call writing-like trade where a protective put is added to the long stock and short call positions. This podcast used a hypothetical example to enter a collar trade, then close and re-sell the short call. 3 columns of the BCI Collar...
BCI PODCAST 150: Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised
When we allow exercise of our cash-secured put sales, there are 3 choices we have: 1- Retain the shares, having purchased them at a discount 2- Write a covered call which is part of our Put-Call-Put (PCP or wheel strategy) 3- Sell the shares at a profit or loss This...
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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