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Calculating 2-Month Returns When Rolling Out And Up

Calculating 2-Month Returns When Rolling Out And Up

Jul 12, 2014 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies

Options calculations will give us an accurate assessment of our covered call writing profits. It’s more meaningful to use percentages rather than dollar amounts when executing these calculations. For example, a $1000.00 profit on a $10,000 investment (10%) is...
Rolling Out And Up To Capture Share Appreciation: A Good Idea?

Rolling Out And Up To Capture Share Appreciation: A Good Idea?

Jan 25, 2014 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies

Covered call writing has some drawbacks as do all investment strategies. Profit limitation by the strike price is one such disadvantage. How do we manage a situation where the price of the stock moves well above the strike sold? Some covered call writers will roll out...
Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS

Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS

Dec 21, 2013 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is an integral part of our covered call writing decisions for both stock and option selections. It also impacts our exit strategy decisions. KORS has been a favorite of Blue Collar Investors for quite some time as a frequent member of our Premium...
Should I Roll My Option When The Stock Price Is DEEP In-The-Money?

Should I Roll My Option When The Stock Price Is DEEP In-The-Money?

May 18, 2013 | Covered Call Exit Strategies, Options Calculations, Options Trade Execution, Stock Option Strategies

Exit strategy execution is a critical skill every covered call writer should master. In addition to managing positions where share price has decreased there are also situations where we can benefit when price has dramatically accelerated. Let’s look at a trade...

Rolling Strategies On Or Near Expiration Friday

Nov 12, 2011 | Covered Call Exit Strategies

With one week remaining before the expiration of the November option contracts I thought I’d use this week’s blog article to review the process of the rolling exit strategies. I will use a real-life example taken from our Weekly Stock Screen and Watch...
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