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ASK ALAN #181 How Delta Factors into our Strike Price Selection - Comments (0)
Ask Alan #167 What is “Seeking Alpha?” - Comments (4)
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 (1)
Ask Alan – Calculating the Target Price of a Stock - Comments (0)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Exchange-Traded Funds

Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (9)
Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM - Comments (9)
Hitting a Double: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Final Chance to Register for Tuesday’s Webinar - Comments (12)
Mitigating Losses by Rolling-Down During a Severe Market Decline: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Free Webinar Registration Link - Comments (9)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call LEAPS Selection: A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (13)
Collar Strategy Using Weekly Calls and Monthly Puts: A Real-Life Example with LABU - Comments (19)
Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios: QQQ and XLK - Comments (18)
Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Triple” with XLU - Comments (20)
Rolling-Down with a Few Hours to Expiration: A Real-Life Example with Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE) - Comments (24)
Can Price Movement Be Explained by Profit-Taking?: A Real-Life Example with Global X Funds Infrastructure Dev. (PAVE) - Comments (38)

Exit Strategies

Fundamental Analysis

Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM - Comments (9)
What is a Delta-Neutral Portfolio?: A Real-Life Example With InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq: INMD) + Free Webinar Registration Links - Comments (10)
Understanding 1-Time Special Cash Dividends and Our Current Trade Status: A Real-Life Example with OMF - Comments (25)
Comparing Implied Volatility and Delta When Establishing Projected Trading Ranges During Our Option Contracts - Comments (44)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) - Comments (21)
Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? - Comments (14)
Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios: QQQ and XLK - Comments (18)
Using Delta to Create Low-Risk/ High-Return Put-Selling Trades: A Real-Life Example with ETSY, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY) - Comments (28)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)

Investment Basics

Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (6)
Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets - Comments (25)
How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
Estimating Our Breakeven Price Points When Establishing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) - Comments (16)
Analyzing a 3-Income Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) - Comments (8)
Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
How to Enter and Archive Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report - Comments (22)
How to Manage Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (20)
Calculating Realized Option & Unrealized Stock Covered Call Returns at the End of a Contract Cycle - Comments (14)
Rolling-Out Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) - Comments (11)

Just Alan

Put-Call Parity and Arbitrage Opportunities - Comments (23)
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

Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (6)
Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets - Comments (25)
How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
Estimating Our Breakeven Price Points When Establishing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) - Comments (16)
Analyzing a 3-Income Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) - Comments (8)
Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
How to Enter and Archive Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report - Comments (22)
How to Manage Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (20)
Calculating Realized Option & Unrealized Stock Covered Call Returns at the End of a Contract Cycle - Comments (14)
Rolling-Out Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) - Comments (11)

Options Calculations

Options Trade Execution

Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (6)
Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets - Comments (25)
How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
Analyzing a 3-Income Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) - Comments (8)
How to Enter and Archive Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report - Comments (22)
How to Manage Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (20)
Calculating Realized Option & Unrealized Stock Covered Call Returns at the End of a Contract Cycle - Comments (14)
Rolling-Out Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) - Comments (11)
How to Use the Capital Adjustment Section of the Trade Management Calculator When Executing Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Cycle - Comments (14)
How to Enter & Calculate Rolling-Out-And-Down Cash-Secured Put Trades: A Real-Life Example with Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) - Comments (14)

paper trading

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (31)
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

BCI PODCAST 100: Analyzing LEAPS for The Poor Man’s Covered call Strategy (PMCC) - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 99: Anatomy of a Reverse Stock Split - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 98: Analyzing LEAPS Options for the Poor Man’s Covered Call - Comments (2)
BCI PODCAST 97: Managing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades When Share Price Drops Substantially - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 96: Protecting Our Covered Call Trades: Protective Puts and In-the-Money Strikes - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 95: Covered Call Writing to Generate Premium and Dividend Income - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 94: Covered Call Writing Net Debit Limit Orders - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 93: WHEN CALL STRIKES MOVE DEEP ITM EARLY IN A CONTRACT - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 92: Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts to Create High-Probability Returns - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 91: Portfolio Overwriting Analyzed - Comments (0)

Put-selling

Stock Investing

Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
Exercising Call Options to Capture Dividends: A Reasonable Action or Investor Error? - Comments (2)
Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) - Comments (12)
Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? - Comments (14)
Managing Implied Volatility Risk by Establishing an Initial Time-Value Return Goal Range + Webinar Login Link - Comments (19)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)
What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)? - Comments (44)
Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation - Comments (43)
Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price - Comments (32)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)

Stock Option Strategies

Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (6)
Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets - Comments (25)
How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
Estimating Our Breakeven Price Points When Establishing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) - Comments (16)
Analyzing a 3-Income Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) - Comments (8)
Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
How to Enter and Archive Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report - Comments (22)
How to Manage Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (20)
Calculating Realized Option & Unrealized Stock Covered Call Returns at the End of a Contract Cycle - Comments (14)
Rolling-Out Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) - Comments (11)

Stock Trading & Taxes

How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
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)

Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (6)
Technical Analysis and Our Option-Selling Portfolios: A Real-Life Example with Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) - Comments (15)
Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? - Comments (14)
Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios: QQQ and XLK - Comments (18)
Can Price Movement Be Explained by Profit-Taking?: A Real-Life Example with Global X Funds Infrastructure Dev. (PAVE) - Comments (38)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Atlassian Corp. (Nasdaq: TEAM) - Comments (28)
How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Guidance - Comments (30)
Adjusting Target Goals with ETFs - Comments (25)
Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor When Selecting Stocks for Our Covered Call Writing Portfolio - Comments (38)

Uncategorized

Ask Alan 204: Multiple Exit Strategies with a Weekly Put Trade - Comments (0)
Ask Alan 195: Will the Upcoming Dividend Cause My Shares to Be Sold? - Comments (0)
Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation - Comments (43)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (26)
Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (31)
BCI PODCAST 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 13. Adding a Short Put To a Collar Trade - Comments (0)
Automating the 20%/10% Guidelines - Comments (49)
Market Volatility and Our Option-Selling Trades: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Returns - Comments (49)
Buyers Have Rights, Sellers Have Obligations: Covered Call Writing in a Nutshell - Comments (31)