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Ask Alan

• 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

• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)
• How to Manage a 5.3% Mid-Contract Unrealized Gain: A Real-Life Example with BHP Group Limited (NYSE: BHP) + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (15)
• How to Enter Our Rolling-Out-And-Up Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs - Comments (7)
• How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs - Comments (15)
• Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) - Comments (12)
• Covered Call Writing & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Strategies or Exit Strategies? A Real-Life Example with T-Mobile US Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) - Comments (16)
• Rolling-In Covered Call Trades + New Book Discount Offer Expiring - Comments (18)

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 (3)
• 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

• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)
• How to Manage a 5.3% Mid-Contract Unrealized Gain: A Real-Life Example with BHP Group Limited (NYSE: BHP) + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (15)
• How to Enter Our Rolling-Out-And-Up Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs - Comments (7)
• How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs - Comments (15)
• Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) - Comments (12)
• Covered Call Writing & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Strategies or Exit Strategies? A Real-Life Example with T-Mobile US Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) - Comments (16)
• Rolling-In Covered Call Trades + New Book Discount Offer Expiring - Comments (18)

Fundamental Analysis

• 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)
• What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)? - Comments (44)

Investment Basics

• Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (3)
• The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) - Comments (6)
• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - Comments (8)
• Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) - Comments (8)
• How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets - Comments (9)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (12)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)

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

• Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (3)
• The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) - Comments (6)
• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - Comments (8)
• Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) - Comments (8)
• How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets - Comments (9)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (12)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)

Options Calculations

• Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (3)
• The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) - Comments (6)
• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - Comments (8)
• Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) - Comments (8)
• How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets - Comments (9)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (12)
• Dividend Stripping & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) - Comments (6)
• How to Manage a 5.3% Mid-Contract Unrealized Gain: A Real-Life Example with BHP Group Limited (NYSE: BHP) + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (15)

Options Trade Execution

• The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) - Comments (6)
• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - Comments (8)
• Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) - Comments (8)
• How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets - Comments (9)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (12)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)
• Dividend Stripping & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) - Comments (6)

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 92: Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts to Create High-Probability Returns - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 91: Portfolio Overwriting Analyzed - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 90: Entering a Collar Trade - Comments (0)
• BCI Podcast 89: Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep ITM Covered Call Options? - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 88: Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 87: Bear Market Concerns and Our Option Selling Portfolios - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 86: How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 85: Automating the 20% /10% Guidelines for Covered Call Writing - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 84: Analyzing and Calculating Multi Leg Rolling Down Covered Call Trades - Comments (0)
• BCI PODCAST 83: Setting Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Manner - Comments (0)

Put-selling

• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)
• Dividend Stripping & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) - Comments (6)
• Covered Call Writing & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Strategies or Exit Strategies? A Real-Life Example with T-Mobile US Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) - Comments (16)
• How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Cash-Secured Put Trades into Our Trading Logs + New Book Discount Offer - Comments (6)
• Why are We Receiving a Higher Return When We’re Expecting a Lower Return? - Comments (7)
• Exit Strategy Choices After Exercise of a Cash-Secured Put: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) + Free Webinar Registration Link - Comments (29)
• Selling 10-Delta Puts with 4-Day Expirations + 2 Free Webinar Registration Links - Comments (10)
• Using The Put-Call-Put (PCP) Strategy to Create Downside Protection on Steroids - Comments (8)
• A 6-Income Stream Monthly Cash-Secured Put: A Real-Life Example with InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq: INMD) - Comments (35)
• Generating a 3-Income Stream Put Trade: A Real-Life Example with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) - Comments (15)

Stock Investing

• 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)
• Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments - Comments (14)
• “Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract - Comments (33)

Stock Option Strategies

• Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (3)
• The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) - Comments (6)
• Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA - Comments (12)
• 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) - Comments (21)
• Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - Comments (8)
• Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) - Comments (8)
• How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets - Comments (9)
• Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up - Comments (7)
• Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (12)
• How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link - Comments (8)

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

• 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)
• Strike Selection Using Technical Analysis and Market Assessment - Comments (25)

Uncategorized

• Ask Alan 200: How to Avoid Early Exercise of Covered Call Options When Trying to Capture Dividends - 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)