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Implied Volatility And Our Premium Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Report

Implied Volatility And Our Premium Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Report

Feb 1, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies

Our study of option trading basics and stock option strategies involves an analysis of implied volatility. This is the market’s forecast of the underlying security’s volatility as implied by the option’s price in the market place. Frequently, the...
Rolling Out And Up To Capture Share Appreciation: A Good Idea?

Rolling Out And Up To Capture Share Appreciation: A Good Idea?

Jan 25, 2014 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing has some drawbacks as do all investment strategies. Profit limitation by the strike price is one such disadvantage. How do we manage a situation where the price of the stock moves well above the strike sold? Some covered call writers will roll out...
Earnings Reports And Covered Call Writing In Our BCI Methodology

Earnings Reports And Covered Call Writing In Our BCI Methodology

Jan 18, 2014 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies

In our BCI methodology, our covered call writing strategy has several guidelines and one rule. The rule is to never sell a covered call option when there is an upcoming earnings report prior to expiration. Some may ask why not? With the added volatility are our...
Rolling Weekly Options & Covered Call Writing

Rolling Weekly Options & Covered Call Writing

Jan 4, 2014 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies

The stock option strategies in our BCI methodology are based on years and decades of real-life trading experience. The information detailed in my books and DVDs is geared to giving us the best chance to achieve the highest possible covered call writing returns. This...
Weekly Options: Standard And Expanded Expirations

Weekly Options: Standard And Expanded Expirations

Dec 28, 2013 | Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies

Selling 1-month options is a core principle in the BCI methodology for covered call writing. As interest in stock options has been growing exponentially so have the number and type of options products available. It’s all about supply and demand. Over the past...
Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS

Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS

Dec 21, 2013 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is an integral part of our covered call writing decisions for both stock and option selections. It also impacts our exit strategy decisions. KORS has been a favorite of Blue Collar Investors for quite some time as a frequent member of our Premium...
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