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Ask Alan

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)
Ask Alan – Strike Selection and Covered Call Writing - Comments (2)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades - Comments (15)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
Selling Deep In-The-Money Calls to Exit Stock Positions - Comments (27)
Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: A Real-Life Example with KMX - Comments (10)
Why Was My Short Out-Of-The-Money Put Exercised? - Comments (37)

Exchange-Traded Funds

Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Implied Volatility and Expected Price Movement of our Stocks During the Life of a Contract - Comments (47)
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)

Exit Strategies

Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades - Comments (15)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option When Using the PCP Strategy? - Comments (36)
Selling Deep In-The-Money Calls to Exit Stock Positions - Comments (27)
Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: A Real-Life Example with KMX - Comments (10)

Fundamental Analysis

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)
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)

Investment Basics

Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE - Comments (12)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ - Comments (20)
In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option When Using the PCP Strategy? - Comments (36)

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

Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE - Comments (12)
Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades - Comments (15)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ - Comments (20)

Options Calculations

Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE - Comments (12)
Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades - Comments (15)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ - Comments (20)
In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option When Using the PCP Strategy? - Comments (36)

Options Trade Execution

Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE - Comments (12)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
Expiration Dates versus Expiration Times: Important Clarifications - Comments (15)
Delta as the Sole Criteria for Covered Call Writing Strike Selection - Comments (30)
Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: A Real-Life Example with KMX - Comments (10)

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

Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ - Comments (20)
In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option When Using the PCP Strategy? - Comments (36)
Rolling Deep OTM Puts to a Higher Strike: A Viable Mid-Contract Strategy? - Comments (23)
Why Was My Short Out-Of-The-Money Put Exercised? - Comments (37)
Covered Puts Are NOT Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (16)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis - Comments (20)
Should We Add a Short Put to Our Collar Trades? - Comments (22)
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)

Stock Investing

Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
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)
Can We Manage Our In-The-Money Strikes to Create a No-Risk Investment Strategy? - Comments (15)
Using the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) for Our Strike Price Selection - Comments (40)
Covered Puts Are NOT Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (16)
Structuring a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade with The Coca-Cola Company - Comments (28)
Cash-Secured Call Options - Comments (38)
Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives - Comments (36)
Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options - Comments (30)

Stock Option Strategies

Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE - Comments (12)
Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades - Comments (15)
Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group - Comments (34)
Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems - Comments (22)
Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up - Comments (16)
Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE - Comments (34)
Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI - Comments (20)
Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts - Comments (18)
Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday - Comments (54)
Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ - Comments (20)

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

Ask Alan #166 Strike Selection Factoring in the Underlying Stock - Comments (5)
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)