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Ask Alan

2016 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions from The Blue Collar Investor - Comments (1)
Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums - Comments (17)
A look back at the FIRST Ask Alan Video… - Comments (0)
Ask Alan – Early Exercise of Covered Call Options - Comments (2)
Ask Alan – Finalizing Our Covered Call Watch List and Stock Selection - Comments (1)
Ask Alan – Low Open Interest & Large Bid Ask Spread - Comments (7)
Ask Alan – Delta and Covered Call Writing - Comments (0)
Ask Alan – Calculating the Target Price of a Stock - Comments (0)
Ask Alan – When to Enter Your Covered Call Trades - Comments (2)
Ask Alan – Strike Selection and Covered Call Writing - Comments (0)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
The Mysteries of a Put Sale - Comments (21)
Technical Analysis Impacting Stock Eligibility for Option-Selling - Comments (21)
Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining the “Bought-Up” Value of our Stocks - Comments (26)
What Criteria Should We Use to Close our Covered Call Positions Early? - Comments (32)
Should We Close Our Deep-In-The-Money Strike or Allow Assignment? - Comments (25)
Writing Naked Calls on Poorly-Performing Stocks - Comments (37)
Reasons for Early Exercise - Comments (21)
Special 1-Time Cash Dividends and Strike Prices of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) - Comments (31)

Exchange-Traded Funds

Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds versus Shorting Stocks - Comments (19)
Market Volatility and VIX-Based Exchange-Traded Notes - Comments (26)
ETF Index Tracker Proposed Strategy: A Risk-Free Investment? - Comments (43)
New Broker Rule: The Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule for Retirement Accounts - Comments (21)
Leveraged ETFs and Margin Accounts for High-Risk Traders Only - Comments (26)
Locating Stocks During the Heart of Earnings Season - Comments (22)
Exchange-Traded Fund Option-Selling in Bear Markets - Comments (34)
Protective Puts: Selecting the Best Strike Price - Comments (19)
Gold ETFs and Implied Volatility in Bear Markets - Comments (22)
Covered Call Writing and Inverse ETFs: Generating Cash in Extreme Bear Markets - Comments (33)

Exit Strategies

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Is There Less Risk Using Deep In-The-Money Long Calls versus Covered Call Writing? - Comments (33)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
The Mysteries of a Put Sale - Comments (21)
Technical Analysis Impacting Stock Eligibility for Option-Selling - Comments (21)
Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining the “Bought-Up” Value of our Stocks - Comments (26)
What Criteria Should We Use to Close our Covered Call Positions Early? - Comments (32)
Should We Close Our Deep-In-The-Money Strike or Allow Assignment? - Comments (25)
Selecting Deep In-The-Money Strikes: A Real-Life Example - Comments (48)

Fundamental Analysis

Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons - Comments (16)
Writing Naked Calls on Poorly-Performing Stocks - Comments (37)
Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds versus Shorting Stocks - Comments (19)
Russell Rebalancing Day: A Cause for Concern? - Comments (54)
Mitigating Losses After a Disappointing Earnings Pre-Announcement - Comments (41)
Special 1-Time Cash Dividends for Stocks with Improving Technicals - Comments (49)
Indexing: A Key Component to Successful Long-Term Investing - Comments (23)
Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations - Comments (19)
Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions - Comments (22)

Investment Basics

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Evaluating the Success of our Covered Call Trades - Comments (24)
Understanding the Impact Implied Volatility has on Delta - Comments (28)
Is There Less Risk Using Deep In-The-Money Long Calls versus Covered Call Writing? - Comments (33)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective - Comments (22)
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators - Comments (20)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons - Comments (16)

Just Alan

Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums - Comments (17)
Alan’s 2015 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions - Comments (2)
Alan’s 2014 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions - Comments (4)
Just Alan – Behind The Scenes Preview of AAII Event - Comments (2)

Option Trading Basics

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Evaluating the Success of our Covered Call Trades - Comments (24)
Understanding the Impact Implied Volatility has on Delta - Comments (28)
Is There Less Risk Using Deep In-The-Money Long Calls versus Covered Call Writing? - Comments (33)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective - Comments (22)
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators - Comments (20)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons - Comments (16)

Options Calculations

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Evaluating the Success of our Covered Call Trades - Comments (24)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective - Comments (22)
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators - Comments (20)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining the “Bought-Up” Value of our Stocks - Comments (26)
In-The-Money Call Strikes: Intrinsic Value Protects Time Value - Comments (44)
The Covered Strangle: Selling Both Call and Put Options while Owning the Underlying Stock - Comments (30)

Options Trade Execution

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
Arbitrage: Part I - Comments (55)
Beware of High Premium Returns - Comments (68)
When Strikes Move Deep In-The-Money: A Real-Life Trade - Comments (58)
Setting Up a Covered Call Trade by First Selling an Out-Of-The-Money Put - Comments (30)
What is the Best Time to Execute Our Trades? - Comments (41)
Over-Trading Our Option Positions: Good for Brokers, Not Good For Us - Comments (22)
Rolling Out-and-Up After Understanding the Math - Comments (36)
Using Multiple Premium Reports to Fund our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Portfolios - Comments (22)

paper trading

Mitigating Losses After a Disappointing Earnings Pre-Announcement - Comments (41)
ETF Index Tracker Proposed Strategy: A Risk-Free Investment? - Comments (43)
Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations - Comments (19)

Podcasts

What Do Bernie Madoff and Covered Call Writing Have In Common? - Comments (24)
[BCI Podcast] Beginners Corner Lesson 2: Option Basics - Comments (1)

Put-selling

Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
The Mysteries of a Put Sale - Comments (21)
Writing Naked Calls on Poorly-Performing Stocks - Comments (37)
Reasons for Early Exercise - Comments (21)
The Collar Strategy from a Delta Perspective - Comments (52)
Arbitrage: Part II - Comments (25)
Buying Back Put Options When Share Price Gaps Up: A Real-Life Example with AVGO - Comments (56)
Selecting the Best Put Strike Based on Overall Market Assessment - Comments (33)
Naked Options versus Covered Options: Where Should We Take a Stand? - Comments (45)
Why the 3% Guideline Applies to Puts but Not to Call Options - Comments (89)

Stock Investing

Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Understanding the Impact Implied Volatility has on Delta - Comments (28)
Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective - Comments (22)
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators - Comments (20)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons - Comments (16)
Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds versus Shorting Stocks - Comments (19)
Protecting Unrealized Profits When Share Price Accelerates - Comments (25)
Stocks Moving On and Off our Premium Stock List: A Technical Perspective - Comments (28)
Stock Splits Can Cause Panic: Relax, All is Well - Comments (42)

Stock Option Strategies

Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (4)
Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE - Comments (15)
Evaluating the Success of our Covered Call Trades - Comments (24)
Understanding the Impact Implied Volatility has on Delta - Comments (28)
Is There Less Risk Using Deep In-The-Money Long Calls versus Covered Call Writing? - Comments (33)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)
Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective - Comments (22)
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators - Comments (20)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons - Comments (16)

Stock Trading & Taxes

Shorting a Stock: A Viable Bear-Market Strategy? - Comments (33)
Long-Term Capital Gains Enhanced with Covered Call Writing - Comments (27)
Tax Implications of Writing Covered Calls against Long-Term Holdings - Comments (72)
Indexing: A Key Component to Successful Long-Term Investing - Comments (23)
What is the Best Time to Execute Our Trades? - Comments (41)
Evaluating the Performance of our Mutual Funds and Financial Advisors - Comments (22)
Reverse Splits and Unreliable Options Chains - Comments (17)
GAAP versus Non-GAAP Earnings: Challenges of Fundamental Analysis - Comments (26)
What Are Wash Sales And Wash Trading? Are They The Same? - Comments (18)
Capital Gains (Losses) For Selling Cash-Secured Puts In Non-Sheltered Accounts - Comments (17)

Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Impacting Stock Eligibility for Option-Selling - Comments (21)
Writing Naked Calls on Poorly-Performing Stocks - Comments (37)
Protecting Unrealized Profits When Share Price Accelerates - Comments (25)
Volume Versus “Deliverable Volume” Explained and Analyzed - Comments (36)
Price Gaps and the Need for Exit Strategy Execution - Comments (42)
Writing Covered Call Options to Compensate for Share Depreciation - Comments (54)
Special 1-Time Cash Dividends for Stocks with Improving Technicals - Comments (49)
Using Technical Indicators to Assist with Strike Selection - Comments (30)
When Do We Keep a Stock that has Declined in Value? - Comments (24)
Technical Analysis Indicators for Long and Short-Term Portfolios - Comments (28)

Uncategorized

Ask Alan 149 – How to Structure Portfolio Strikes - Comments (5)
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes - Comments (32)
Spin-offs and How they Impact Option Chains and Calculations - Comments (27)
How to Use Weeklys and the Premium Stock Reports for Covered Call Writing During Earnings Season - Comments (17)
2016 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions from The Blue Collar Investor - Comments (1)
Emergency Management Report: Dealing with Volatile and Bearish Markets:Re-Publication - Comments (2)
Implied Volatility of ETFs and our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Decisions - Comments (16)
Evaluating Brokerages And Comparing Their Commissions - Comments (17)
Happy Independence Day! - Comments (1)
Why Use Technical Analysis: An Example Of A Complete Technical Breakdown - Comments (14)