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Ask Alan #179 Should I Sell Puts or Calls When Bearish on the Market? - Comments (2)
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 (0)
Ask Alan – Calculating the Target Price of a Stock - Comments (0)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options in the Current Contract Month + 15% Holiday Discount Expiring Soon - Comments (25)
“Hitting a Double” With The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) + 15% Holiday Discount - Comments (26)
“Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract - Comments (33)
Managing a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade When Share Price Drops Below the LEAPS Strike - Comments (45)
Rolling Out-And-Up: 6-Week Returns - Comments (30)

Exchange-Traded Funds

Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
“Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract - Comments (33)
Covered Call Writing with TLT: Generating Premium and Dividend Income - Comments (19)
Entering a Collar Trade: A Real-Life Example with iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) + New Product with Discount Coupon - Comments (47)
Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios - Comments (25)
Setting Up a Portfolio of NASDAQ and S&P 500 Stocks In a User-Friendly and Time-Efficient Manner + New Products and Discount Coupons - Comments (19)
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)
Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy at the End of a Contract - Comments (49)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)

Exit Strategies

Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options in the Current Contract Month + 15% Holiday Discount Expiring Soon - Comments (25)
“Hitting a Double” With The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) + 15% Holiday Discount - Comments (26)
“Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract - Comments (33)
Managing a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade When Share Price Drops Below the LEAPS Strike - Comments (45)
Rolling Out-And-Up: 6-Week Returns - Comments (30)
Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts with Exit Strategy Enhancements - Comments (41)
When Call Strikes Move Deep In-The-Money Early in the -Contract: A Real-Life Example with BLK - Comments (37)

Fundamental Analysis

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)
Anatomy of a Reverse Stock Split - Comments (15)
Reverse Stock Splits: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (29)
Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor When Selecting Stocks for Our Covered Call Writing Portfolio - Comments (38)
Creating “Dividends” for Non-Dividend Stocks: A Real-Life Example with PAYC - Comments (24)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Stock Selection: Using Secondary Parameters from Our Premium Stock Reports - Comments (23)
Covered Call Writing with a Biotech Company: A Real-Life Example with Argenx (NASDAQ: ARGX) - Comments (26)
Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) - Comments (24)

Investment Basics

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price - Comments (32)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Delta and Strike Price Selection - Comments (32)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)

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

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price - Comments (32)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Delta and Strike Price Selection - Comments (32)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)

Options Calculations

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price - Comments (32)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Delta and Strike Price Selection - Comments (32)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)

Options Trade Execution

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade - Comments (29)
Delta and Strike Price Selection - Comments (32)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options in the Current Contract Month + 15% Holiday Discount Expiring Soon - Comments (25)
“Hitting a Double” With The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) + 15% Holiday Discount - Comments (26)

paper trading

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
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 45 Implied Volatility and Expected price Movement During the Life of Option Contracts - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 44 Can We Use ITM Strikes to Create a No Risk Covered Call Strategy? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 43 Converting a Covered Call Trade to a Collar Trade - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 42 Why Was My OTM Put Exercised? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 41 Collar Trades When Call Strikes Move Deep In The Money - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 40 Covered Puts are Not Cash Secured Puts - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 39: Using the VIX for Strike Price Selection - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 38: Evaluating the Cost-To-Close When a Strike Moves Deep In-The-Money - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 37: Selling the Same Option Twice in the Same Contract Month - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 36. Timing Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (5)

Put-selling

The Collar Strategy: Using Longer-Term Put Expirations - Comments (13)
Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts with Exit Strategy Enhancements - Comments (41)
Selling Deep OTM Weekly Cash-Secured Puts to Generate Substantial Annualized Returns - Comments (21)
Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (31)
Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios - Comments (25)
Market Volatility and Our Option-Selling Trades: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Returns - Comments (49)
Collar Calculations: Adding Protective Puts to our Covered Call Trades - Comments (40)
Comparing Call and Put Strategies with Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: PCTY) - Comments (20)
20%/10% Guidelines for Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling: Same Name, Different Circumstances - Comments (46)
Comparing ITM Calls and OTM Puts in Bear Markets - Comments (34)

Stock Investing

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)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)
“Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract - Comments (33)
What Do Covered Call Writing and Steroids Have in Common? - Comments (34)
Automating the 20%/10% Guidelines - Comments (49)
Reverse Stock Splits: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (29)
Myths and Misunderstandings About Covered Call Writing - Comments (20)
Buyers Have Rights, Sellers Have Obligations: Covered Call Writing in a Nutshell - Comments (31)
REITS: Good Covered Call Writing Candidates? A Real-Life Example with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) - Comments (17)

Stock Option Strategies

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (29)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days - Comments (35)
Delta and Strike Price Selection - Comments (32)
Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link - Comments (35)
Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract - Comments (22)
Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments - Comments (37)
Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options in the Current Contract Month + 15% Holiday Discount Expiring Soon - Comments (25)
“Hitting a Double” With The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) + 15% Holiday Discount - Comments (26)

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

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)
Strike Selection Using Technical Analysis and Market Assessment - Comments (25)
Technical Charts: A Picture is Worth 1000 Words- A Real-Life Example with The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) - Comments (25)
Creating “Dividends” for Non-Dividend Stocks: A Real-Life Example with PAYC - Comments (24)
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)

Uncategorized

Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (22)
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)
Ask Alan #167 What is “Seeking Alpha?” - Comments (4)
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)