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Ask Alan

Ask Alan #159 Rolling Down When Share Price Moves Up: A Valid Strategy? - Comments (5)
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)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)
When Should We Execute Our Option-Selling Trades? - Comments (21)
An Annualized Return of 5000% and Feeling Miserable: Interpreting Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (42)
Trade Management: A Real-Life Example with Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) - Comments (30)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Joanna’s Tale of “DOH” - Comments (23)
Managing News-Driven Gap-Downs: A Real-Life Example with Stamp.Com - Comments (33)
“Hitting a Double” Calculations with The Ellman Calculator - Comments (10)

Exchange-Traded Funds

VIX Covered Call Writing: Selling Options Against Market Volatility - Comments (22)
Covered Call Writing with Only One Security - Comments (22)
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)

Exit Strategies

Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)
When Should We Execute Our Option-Selling Trades? - Comments (21)
An Annualized Return of 5000% and Feeling Miserable: Interpreting Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (42)
Trade Management: A Real-Life Example with Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) - Comments (30)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Joanna’s Tale of “DOH” - Comments (23)

Fundamental Analysis

Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)
Mean Analyst Rating (MAR): A New Addition to Our Premium Reports - Comments (18)
Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock Market - Comments (27)
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)

Investment Basics

Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (9)
Let’s Take a Test: Can You Answer Correctly? - Comments (13)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)
When Should We Execute Our Option-Selling Trades? - Comments (21)

Just Alan

What Covered Call Writing Has Meant To Me: A Financial Advisor’s Perspective by Guest Author Kevin Crowe - Comments (25)
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

Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (9)
Let’s Take a Test: Can You Answer Correctly? - Comments (13)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)

Options Calculations

Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (9)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Should We Add a Short Put to Our Collar Trades? - Comments (21)
An Annualized Return of 5000% and Feeling Miserable: Interpreting Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (42)
Strike Price Selection When Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with WWE - Comments (24)

Options Trade Execution

“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)
Should We Add a Short Put to Our Collar Trades? - Comments (21)
Trade Management: A Real-Life Example with Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) - Comments (30)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Joanna’s Tale of “DOH” - Comments (23)
Why Covered Call Writing Outperforms the Overall Market - Comments (22)
Buying Low and Selling High Also Applies to Option-Selling - Comments (23)
Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI - Comments (16)
Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? - Comments (25)

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

Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Should We Add a Short Put to Our Collar Trades? - Comments (21)
Strike Price Selection When Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with WWE - Comments (24)
VIX Covered Call Writing: Selling Options Against Market Volatility - Comments (22)
Protective Puts and the Collar Strategy: Selecting the Best Strike Prices/ Last Chance for Holiday Orders - Comments (10)
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)

Stock Investing

Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (9)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
When Should We Execute Our Option-Selling Trades? - Comments (21)
Mean Analyst Rating (MAR): A New Addition to Our Premium Reports - Comments (18)
Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock Market - Comments (27)
Managing News-Driven Gap-Downs: A Real-Life Example with Stamp.Com - Comments (33)

Stock Option Strategies

Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (9)
Let’s Take a Test: Can You Answer Correctly? - Comments (13)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
“Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? - Comments (29)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)
Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (37)
Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline - Comments (28)

Stock Trading & Taxes

Compounding Our Option-Selling Profits To The Highest Levels - Comments (24)
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)

Technical Analysis

Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results - Comments (31)
Strike Price Selection When Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with WWE - Comments (24)
Volatility Skews: Defined, Explained and Updated - Comments (27)
Managing News-Driven Gap-Downs: A Real-Life Example with Stamp.Com - Comments (33)
Evaluating an Initial Covered Call Writing Portfolio - Comments (23)
Price Charts Tell a Story and Provide Guidance in Formulating Our Investment Strategies - Comments (25)
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)

Uncategorized

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)