Covered call writing can be crafted to meet a myriad of goals in a wide range of market conditions. In May of 2020, the 10-year Treasury Bond yield was 0.65%. […]

Covered Calls and Dividends: A Proposed Strategy
Covered call writers must factor in dividends into our investment strategies. More specifically, ex-dividend dates for these are the dates shareholders must own the shares to benefit from the dividend […]

Avoiding Earnings Reports: Two Common Sense Perspectives
Never sell a covered call option or a cash-secured put for a stock with an upcoming earnings report. This is one of the most important rules in the BCI methodology. […]

Earnings Pre-Announcements: Overview and Practical Application
Covered call writers and put-sellers know that options should never be sold when there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. This is one of the most important […]

How to Use Weeklys and the Premium Stock Reports for Covered Call Writing During Earnings Season
One of the three required skills for covered call writing and put-selling is the selection of the underlying security. Along with this we also must avoid quarterly earnings reports. Since […]

Earnings Reports And Covered Call Writing In Our BCI Methodology
In our BCI methodology, our covered call writing strategy has several guidelines and one rule. The rule is to never sell a covered call option when there is an upcoming […]

Exiting a Covered Call Position Prior to Earnings by Guest Author Laurie Itkin
JUST BECAUSE YOU BUY ITS PRODUCTS DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD BUY ITS STOCK The KORS initial public offering was the topic du jour among my girlfriends at a holiday party […]
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