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Ask Alan

Ask Alan #190: Using Options to Enhance Returns When Selling Our Shares - Comments (0)
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 (0)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) - Comments (37)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) - Comments (21)
Was I Correct to Close My Successful Covered Call Trade? A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) - Comments (22)
Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) - Comments (26)
Monitoring Our Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator - Comments (26)
Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract - Comments (14)
Explaining “Bought-Up” Value When Rolling a Covered Call Out-And-Up - Comments (27)
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)

Exchange-Traded Funds

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)
Application of the 20%/10% Guidelines Within a Broad Range of Implied Volatility Securities - Comments (20)
Managing Implied Volatility Risk by Establishing an Initial Time-Value Return Goal Range + Webinar Login Link - Comments (19)
Dividends and After-Hour News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes: A Real-Life Example with Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) - Comments (21)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)
Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions: A Real-Life Example with Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) - Comments (26)

Exit Strategies

Rolling Weekly 10-Delta Put Options Prior to a Holiday Weekend: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (9)
Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) - Comments (37)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (11)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) - Comments (21)
Was I Correct to Close My Successful Covered Call Trade? A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) - Comments (22)
Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) - Comments (26)
Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised - Comments (19)
Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract - Comments (14)
Explaining “Bought-Up” Value When Rolling a Covered Call Out-And-Up - Comments (27)
Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Triple” with XLU - Comments (20)

Fundamental Analysis

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)
Implied Volatility (IV), IV Rank and IV Percentile: Defined and Practical Applications - Comments (16)
Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price - Comments (32)

Investment Basics

Rolling Weekly 10-Delta Put Options Prior to a Holiday Weekend: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (9)
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)
Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) - Comments (37)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (11)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) - Comments (21)
Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) - Comments (26)
Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised - Comments (19)
Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract - Comments (14)
After-Hours and Pre-Monday Morning Market Trading Bid-Ask Spreads - Comments (22)

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

Options Calculations

Options Trade Execution

Rolling Weekly 10-Delta Put Options Prior to a Holiday Weekend: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (9)
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)
Collar Strategy Using Weekly Calls and Monthly Puts: A Real-Life Example with LABU - Comments (19)
Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) - Comments (37)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (11)
Was I Correct to Close My Successful Covered Call Trade? A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) - Comments (22)
Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) - Comments (26)
Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised - Comments (19)
Monitoring Our Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator - 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 (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 #73: Mid Contract Unwind Exit Strategy at the End of a Contract - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 72 Rolling Covered Call Options on Expiration Friday - Comments (2)
BCI PODCAST 71: Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor for Covered Call Writing - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 70: COMPARING CALL AND PUT SELLING STRATEGIES - Comments (2)
BCI PODCAST 69 Technical Analysis with The Wendy’s Company NASDAQ WEN - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 68 Volatility A Friend or Enemy to Covered call Writers and Put Sellers? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 67: Should We Use a Short Put to Help Fund a Collar Trade? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 66 Comparing the Cost To Close Covered Call Trades with Time Value Return Goals - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 65: The 20%/10% Guidelines for Covered call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (2)
BCI PODCAST 64 Creating Dividend Like Income for Non Dividend Stocks - Comments (0)

Put-selling

Rolling Weekly 10-Delta Put Options Prior to a Holiday Weekend: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (9)
Comparing Implied Volatility and Delta When Establishing Projected Trading Ranges During Our Option Contracts - Comments (44)
Collar Strategy Using Weekly Calls and Monthly Puts: A Real-Life Example with LABU - Comments (19)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (11)
Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised - Comments (19)
“Hitting a Put Triple” with Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) - Comments (9)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Simultaneously Generate Cash Flow and Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (20)
Reversing Delta with the PCP Strategy: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) - Comments (32)
Using Delta to Create Low-Risk/ High-Return Put-Selling Trades: A Real-Life Example with ETSY, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY) - Comments (28)
The Collar Strategy: Using Longer-Term Put Expirations - Comments (13)

Stock Investing

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)
What Do Covered Call Writing and Steroids Have in Common? - Comments (34)

Stock Option Strategies

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)
Collar Strategy Using Weekly Calls and Monthly Puts: A Real-Life Example with LABU - Comments (19)
Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) - Comments (37)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) - Comments (21)
Was I Correct to Close My Successful Covered Call Trade? A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) - Comments (22)
Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) - Comments (26)
Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised - Comments (19)
Monitoring Our Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator - Comments (26)
Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract - Comments (14)

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

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)
Technical Charts: A Picture is Worth 1000 Words- A Real-Life Example with The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) - Comments (25)

Uncategorized

Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation - Comments (43)
Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike - Comments (24)
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)