Covered call writing and put-selling can be used in most market conditions including bear markets. In my books and DVDs, I detail the use of in-the-money call options (strikes lower […]
Exchange-Traded Fund Option-Selling in Bear Markets
Posted on June 11, 2016 by Alan Ellman in Exchange-Traded Funds, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Defensive Call and Put Positions in Bear and Volatile Markets
Posted on April 30, 2016 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Strike price selection can be tailored to our covered call writing and put-selling trades based on overall market assessment. In bear and volatile market conditions we favor in-the-money calls and […]
Can We Use Deep-In-The-Money Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount?
Posted on December 5, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
One of the practical applications of selling cash-secured puts is to buy shares “at a discount” In my books and DVDs I use out-of-the-money puts in lieu of setting limit […]
Using Puts and SelectSector SPDRs to Create an Ultra-Conservative Option-Selling Strategy
Posted on September 5, 2015 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exchange-Traded Funds, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
Selling out-of-the-money puts and using top-performing SelectSector SPDRs can be combined to design an extremely defensive option-selling strategy in a volatile market environment like we are currently experiencing. Using Inverse […]
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