Several of our Premium Members have requested we provide sample portfolios based on the CURRENT Premium Watch List as a guide to assist in mastering the strategy of covered call writing. In today’s article I will use the watch list dated 3-8-13 (stats taken on Wednesday, 3-13-13). The stocks we select in general are based […]
Setting Up Your Covered Call Portfolio Using The Ellman Calculator
Covered call writing involves options calculations…there’s no getting around it! It’s been a while since we talked math. What’s with all the frowns? Mastering and understanding the calculations (The Ellman Calculator will do all the work) will enhance our bottom lines…more cash in our pockets. With that in mind, let’s set up a hypothetical portfolio of […]
Setting Up a Covered Call Portfolio-Diversification and Cash Allocation
A key mission statement in our Blue Collar investment strategy for covered call writing is risk management. An integral component needed to accomplish this goal is diversification and cash allocation. We want to own at least five different stocks in five different industry segments with no single equity or industry representing more than 20% of our portfolio. […]
Setting Up Your Portfolio Using the Ellman Calculator and the Premium Report
It’s been a while since we talked math. What’s with all the frowns? Mastering and understanding the calculations (my calculator will do all the work!) will enhance our bottom lines…more cash in our pockets. With that in mind, let’s set up a hypothetical portfolio of 5 securities with a cash available reserve of $50,000. Since our […]
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An Annualized Return of 5000% and Feeling Miserable: Interpreting Our Covered Call Trades
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Ask Alan #156 – Should I Roll My Expiring Out-Of-The-Money Weekly Option?
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Strike Price Selection When Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with WWE
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VIX Covered Call Writing: Selling Options Against Market Volatility
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Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock Market
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The New Stock Market- Algorithmic and High Speed Trading
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Options That Expire Weekly and Conventional Expiration Cycles
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Why the 3% Guideline Applies to Puts but Not to Call Options
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Earnings Pre-Announcements Explained and Categorized
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Tax Implications of Writing Covered Calls against Long-Term Holdings
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Gloria Consider writing your call on only part of the pos
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Alan Ellman MT, When we sell an option, we are not selling
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Joanna Alan, Question regarding PMCCs. If the short c
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