Feb 1, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Implied volatility (IV) can be used to establish approximate upper and lower ends of trading ranges for our covered call and put-selling trades. The BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator was designed for purpose. Delta can also be used to establish...
Jan 25, 2025 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Market volatility can cause our covered call trades to whipsaw up and down, much like a roller-coaster. In this article, a real-life trade with The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLI) will be analyzed. In this series of trades, shared...
Jan 18, 2025 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured High implied volatility securities can be used in covered call trades in a defensive manner using the appropriate call strikes. In this article, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) will be used to analyze the conversion process. NBIX data on...
Jan 11, 2025 | Exchange-Traded Funds, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured Exit strategies for covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are critical in achieving the highest level of our trading returns. In this article, a real-life example with SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB) will analyze a...
Jan 4, 2025 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured When we sell covered call or cash-secured put options, there are 2 dates we should factor into our trade decisions. Earnings reports (ER) dates must be considered 100% of the time and ex-dividend dates are important in certain specific scenarios. In...
Dec 28, 2024 | Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies
click ↑ 4 Featured We sell a covered call or cash-secured put and the cash is immediately placed into our broker cash account. Next, we check our account value, and it did not go up! In some cases, it went down! Where did the option premium money go? This article will...