Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
click ↑ 4 Featured On 10/20/2023, a BCI premium member shared with me a cash-secured put series of trades executed with Charles Shwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). Over the course of 9 months, SCHW dropped in price from approximately $83.00 to $50.87. This...
May 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
click ↑ 4 Featured The CEO Strategy is a streamlined version of covered call writing, where we use only 11 underlying securities, the Select Sector SPDRs. This article will utilize a real-life example of how we can craft a CEO Portfolio with $25,000.00 cash available....
Mar 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
click ↑ 4 Featured Should I write a covered call or sell a cash-secured put on an elite-performing stock or ETF? I use both but slightly favor covered call writing. Both have worked quite well for me over the past (nearly) 3 decades. On 11/16/2023, I thought it would...
Dec 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
click ↑ 4 Featured BCI Rule: Never write a covered call or sell a cash-secured put if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. All other parameters in our BCI methodology are guidelines, giving the investor some flexibility within...
Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am re-publishing this article due to the extreme nature of market behavior this week, something we have come to experience periodically. It is important to re-act non-emotionally until our market stabilizes which it always does. Over the weekend I will also publish...
Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Covered call writers or cash-secured put sellers who use ETFs (as opposed to individual stocks) tend to be novice put writers, more conservative investors, or have limited funds or time. If you fall into any of these categories, knowing your risk level is critical to...