Timeline

2023

• September 23^rd How to Use the BCI Portfolio Setup Spreadsheet to Craft Our Put-Selling Portfolios + Final Days of New Book Discount Coupon 5 comments
• September 16^th Collar Calculations Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator + New Book Discount Coupon 7 comments
• September 13^th Ask Alan # 210: What If I Close My Covered Call Writing Position Early When Share Price Rises? Leave a comment
• September 9^th When Should I Take My Profits with a Successful Covered Call Writing Trade? 10 comments
• September 6^th BCI PODCAST 110: Exit Strategies Are Important But Must Be Timed Properly Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 110: Exit Strategies Are Important But Must Be Timed Properly
• September 2^nd Using Technical Analysis for Our Stock & Option Selection in Covered Call Writing Trades 12 comments
• August 30^th BCI PODCAST 109: Delta and Strike Selection for Covered call Writing Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 109: Delta and Strike Selection for Covered call Writing
• August 26^th How Our Covered Call Trades are Impacted When Regular and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends Come on the Same Day 9 comments
• August 19^th Comparing Covered Call Writing & Cash-Secured Puts in Bull Market Environments 8 comments
• August 12^th Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike for an AAPL Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade 16 comments
• August 5^th What is the Single Best Delta to Use When Selecting My Covered Call Writing Strikes? Answer: None 4 comments
• August 2^nd BCI PODCAST 108 Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 108 Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade
• July 29^th The Collar Strategy: 2 BCI Spreadsheets: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) 18 comments
• July 26^th BCI PODCAST 107: Even and Odd Stock Splits Understanding Contract Adjustments 1 comment
• July 22^nd How to Create 3-Income Producing Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing and Dividend Generating Stocks 8 comments
• July 15^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Part II 11 comments
• July 7^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Multiple Applications: Part I + Tuesday’s Webinar Registration Link 7 comments
• July 1^st 3 Approaches to Strike Selection When Portfolio Overwriting Existing Stocks: A Real-Life Example with Dow, Inc. (NYSE: DOW) + July 11th Webinar Registration Link 7 comments
• June 24^th Should I Allow Exercise & Repurchase the Stock or Roll the Option?: A Real-Life Example with Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) 9 comments
• June 21^st BCI PODCAST 106: “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble: A Covered Call Writing Exit Strategy Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 106: “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble: A Covered Call Writing Exit Strategy
• June 17^th How to Enter and Archive a Covered Call Trade with 1 Exit Strategy that is Closed at Expiration 21 comments
• June 10^th Should We Get the Kleenex or the Champagne? A Real-Life Trade with Bilibili Inc. (Nasdaq: BILI) 19 comments
• June 6^th BCI PODCAST 105: The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 105: The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options
• June 3^rd How to Adjust a Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trade to Align with the BCI Trade Initialization Formula 13 comments
• May 27^th Evaluating a Series of Multi-Rolling Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) 9 comments
• May 24^th BCI PODCAST 104: Special 1 Time Dividends and Contract Adjustments Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 104: Special 1 Time Dividends and Contract Adjustments
• May 20^th Analyzing a Covered Call Trade Over 2 Expiration Cycles: A Rea-Life Example with Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) 13 comments
• May 13^th Multiple Applications of the Mid-Contract Unwind (MCU) Exit Strategy: A Real-Life Example with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI) 18 comments
• May 5^th Application of the 20%/10% Guidelines for ITM & OTM Strikes + Registration Form for Thursday’s Webinar 13 comments
• May 3^rd BCI PODCAST 103: The Collar Strategy Using Long-Term Put Expirations Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 103: The Collar Strategy Using Long-Term Put Expirations
• April 29^th Analyzing a Defensive Turned Aggressive Covered Call Trade: A Real-Life Example with Select Sector SPDR Utilities (NYSE: XLU) 12 comments
• April 26^th BCI PODCAST 102: Analyzing Market Assessment Based on Portfolio Setup Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 102: Analyzing Market Assessment Based on Portfolio Setup
• April 22^nd The Poor Man’s Covered Call: How to Re-Structure a Potentially Losing Trade into a Winning One 14 comments
• April 15^th Understanding the Math When Rolling ITM Covered Calls Out-And-Up: A Real-Life Example with Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLU) + Save the Date May 11th 12 comments
• April 8^th How to Record & Calculate ITM Covered Call Trades that Become OTM Trades 6 comments
• April 5^th BCI PODCAST 101: Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Double” on the Last day of a Contract Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 101: Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Double” on the Last day of a Contract
• April 1^st Establishing Our Option Portfolios in the Heart of Earnings Season 9 comments
• March 29^th BCI PODCAST 100: Analyzing LEAPS for The Poor Man’s Covered call Strategy (PMCC) Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 100: Analyzing LEAPS for The Poor Man’s Covered call Strategy (PMCC)
• March 25^th Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) 11 comments
• March 18^th Establishing 84% Probability of Success Put Trades in Bear Markets 25 comments
• March 11^th How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations 12 comments
• March 8^th BCI PODCAST 99: Anatomy of a Reverse Stock Split Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 99: Anatomy of a Reverse Stock Split
• March 4^th Estimating Our Breakeven Price Points When Establishing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) 16 comments
• February 25^th Analyzing a 3-Income Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Ready Capital Corp. (NYSE: RC) 8 comments
• February 22^nd BCI PODCAST 98: Analyzing LEAPS Options for the Poor Man’s Covered Call 2 comments
• February 18^th Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades 16 comments
• February 11^th How to Enter and Archive Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report 22 comments
• February 4^th How to Manage Cash-Secured Put Trades Around an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) 20 comments
• February 2^nd BCI PODCAST 97: Managing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades When Share Price Drops Substantially Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 97: Managing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades When Share Price Drops Substantially
• January 28^th Calculating Realized Option & Unrealized Stock Covered Call Returns at the End of a Contract Cycle 14 comments
• January 25^th BCI PODCAST 96: Protecting Our Covered Call Trades: Protective Puts and In-the-Money Strikes Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 96: Protecting Our Covered Call Trades: Protective Puts and In-the-Money Strikes
• January 21^st Rolling-Out Poor Man’s Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) 11 comments
• January 14^th How to Use the Capital Adjustment Section of the Trade Management Calculator When Executing Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Cycle 14 comments
• January 7^th How to Enter & Calculate Rolling-Out-And-Down Cash-Secured Put Trades: A Real-Life Example with Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) 14 comments
• January 4^th BCI PODCAST 95: Covered Call Writing to Generate Premium and Dividend Income Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 95: Covered Call Writing to Generate Premium and Dividend Income

2022

• December 31^st Rolling-Up Our Cash-Secured Put Trades: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) 16 comments
• December 28^th BCI PODCAST 94: Covered Call Writing Net Debit Limit Orders Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 94: Covered Call Writing Net Debit Limit Orders
• December 24^th Exercising Call Options to Capture Dividends: A Reasonable Action or Investor Error? 2 comments
• December 17^th Calculating Mid-Contract Put-Selling Trade Status + A New Covered Call Writing Strategy Coming Soon 7 comments
• December 10^th Calculating Mid-Contract Covered Call Writing Trade Status: A Real-Life Example with Bristol-Myers Squibb Comp. (NYSE: BMY) 19 comments
• December 7^th BCI PODCAST 93: WHEN CALL STRIKES MOVE DEEP ITM EARLY IN A CONTRACT Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 93: WHEN CALL STRIKES MOVE DEEP ITM EARLY IN A CONTRACT
• December 3^rd Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) 9 comments
• November 26^th The Significance of Breakeven When Constructing Our Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trades: A Real-Life Example with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) 6 comments
• November 21^st BCI PODCAST 92: Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts to Create High-Probability Returns Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 92: Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts to Create High-Probability Returns
• November 19^th Entering and Adjusting Our Covered Call Trades Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator: A Real-Life Example with WBA 12 comments
• November 12^th 20%/10% Guidelines: “Hitting a Double” in the Same Day: A Real-Life Example with Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP) 21 comments
• November 4^th BCI PODCAST 91: Portfolio Overwriting Analyzed Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 91: Portfolio Overwriting Analyzed
• November 4^th Why Did Option Value Decline After Stock Price Accelerated? A Real-Life Example with United Health Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) 8 comments
• October 29^th Evaluating Pre- and Post-Market Opening Calculations; A Real-Life Example with The Simply Good Foods Company: (Nasdaq: SMPL) 8 comments
• October 26^th BCI PODCAST 90: Entering a Collar Trade Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 90: Entering a Collar Trade
• October 22^nd How to Select the Best Covered Call Writing Strikes in Bear & Volatile Markets 9 comments
• October 15^th Setting Our 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling an Option Out or Out-And-Up 7 comments
• October 8^th Portfolio Overwriting in High Implied Volatility (IV) Markets + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link 12 comments
• October 5^th BCI Podcast 89: Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep ITM Covered Call Options? Comments Off on BCI Podcast 89: Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep ITM Covered Call Options?
• October 1^st How to Enter & Calculate Closing a Weekly Put Trade After Rolling the Option in the Same Contract Cycle + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link 8 comments
• September 24^th Dividend Stripping & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) 6 comments
• September 17^th How to Manage a 5.3% Mid-Contract Unrealized Gain: A Real-Life Example with BHP Group Limited (NYSE: BHP) + Alan’s Wealth365 Webinar Registration Link 15 comments
• September 14^th BCI PODCAST 88: Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 88: Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts
• September 10^th How to Enter Our Rolling-Out-And-Up Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs 7 comments
• September 3^rd How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs 15 comments
• August 27^th Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM 9 comments
• August 24^th BCI PODCAST 87: Bear Market Concerns and Our Option Selling Portfolios Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 87: Bear Market Concerns and Our Option Selling Portfolios
• August 20^th Technical Analysis and Our Option-Selling Portfolios: A Real-Life Example with Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) 15 comments
• August 13^th Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) 12 comments
• August 10^th BCI PODCAST 86: How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 86: How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection
• August 6^th Covered Call Writing & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Strategies or Exit Strategies? A Real-Life Example with T-Mobile US Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) 16 comments
• July 30^th Rolling-In Covered Call Trades + New Book Discount Offer Expiring 18 comments
• July 27^th BCI PODCAST 85: Automating the 20% /10% Guidelines for Covered Call Writing Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 85: Automating the 20% /10% Guidelines for Covered Call Writing
• July 23^rd How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Cash-Secured Put Trades into Our Trading Logs + New Book Discount Offer 6 comments
• July 16^th Why are We Receiving a Higher Return When We’re Expecting a Lower Return? 7 comments
• July 13^th BCI PODCAST 84: Analyzing and Calculating Multi Leg Rolling Down Covered Call Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 84: Analyzing and Calculating Multi Leg Rolling Down Covered Call Trades
• July 9^th Hitting a Double: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Final Chance to Register for Tuesday’s Webinar 12 comments
• July 2^nd Enhancing Gains with the Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Free Webinar Registration Link 8 comments
• June 25^th Mitigating Losses by Rolling-Down During a Severe Market Decline: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Free Webinar Registration Link 9 comments
• June 22^nd BCI PODCAST 83: Setting Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Manner Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 83: Setting Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Manner
• June 18^th Exit Strategy Choices After Exercise of a Cash-Secured Put: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) + Free Webinar Registration Link 29 comments
• June 11^th Selling 10-Delta Puts with 4-Day Expirations + 2 Free Webinar Registration Links 10 comments
• June 8^th BCI Podcast 82. Risky Stocks Can Result In Challenging Decisions Comments Off on BCI Podcast 82. Risky Stocks Can Result In Challenging Decisions
• June 8^th Ask Alan 195: Will the Upcoming Dividend Cause My Shares to Be Sold? Comments Off on Ask Alan 195: Will the Upcoming Dividend Cause My Shares to Be Sold?
• June 4^th Using The Put-Call-Put (PCP) Strategy to Create Downside Protection on Steroids 8 comments
• May 28^th Rolling-Up in the Same Contract Month: A Real-Life Example with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) 13 comments
• May 25^th BCI PODCAST 81: Managing ITM Covered Call Strikes When Share Price Moves Higher 1 comment
• May 21^st Using Implied Volatility to Determine Safe Strikes for Portfolio Overwriting: A Real-Life Example with PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) 19 comments
• May 14^th Rolling Out and Up to ITM and OTM strikes: A Real-Life Example with Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) + Trade Management Calculator Coupon Expires 5/15/2022 13 comments
• May 11^th BCI PODCAST 80: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Option-Selling Returns Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 80: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Option-Selling Returns
• May 7^th Determining Our Goal Before Unwinding Both Legs of a Covered Call Trade: A Real-Life Example with Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) + Trade Management Calculator Discount Coupon Expiring Soon 4 comments
• April 30^th Exit Strategy Considerations When a Strike Moves Deep ITM Early in a Contract + The BCI Trade Management Calculator/New Book Now Available- Discount Coupons 25 comments
• April 27^th BCI PODCAST 79: Adjusting Target Goals with ETFs Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 79: Adjusting Target Goals with ETFs
• April 23^rd Analyzing the Cost-To-Close a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with NVDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) 15 comments
• April 16^th Rolling-Out to Impressive Profits: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) 17 comments
• April 13^th BCI PODCAST 78: REITS: Good Covered Call Writing Candidates? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 78: REITS: Good Covered Call Writing Candidates?
• April 9^th Analyzing a Multi-Faceted Series of Covered Call Trades: A Real-Life Example with Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) 20 comments
• April 2^nd Large Returns Can Be Enticing: We Must Do the Math to Make Sensible Trades + Free Webinar Registration Link + New Book & Calculator 10 comments
• March 26^th Covered Call Writing Strike Selection in Bull, Bear and Neutral Markets: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) + April Free Webinar Registration Link 15 comments
• March 19^th A 6-Income Stream Monthly Cash-Secured Put: A Real-Life Example with InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq: INMD) 35 comments
• March 12^th What is a Delta-Neutral Portfolio?: A Real-Life Example With InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq: INMD) + Free Webinar Registration Links 10 comments
• March 9^th BCI PODCAST 77: Buyers Have Rights and Sellers Have Obligations- Covered Call Writing Explained Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 77: Buyers Have Rights and Sellers Have Obligations- Covered Call Writing Explained
• March 5^th Collar Trades: The Rationale for Maximum Gains and Losses 11 comments
• February 26^th Generating a 3-Income Stream Put Trade: A Real-Life Example with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) 15 comments
• February 23^rd BCI PODCAST 76: 5 Top Myths and Misunderstandings about Covered Call Writing Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 76: 5 Top Myths and Misunderstandings about Covered Call Writing
• February 19^th Making a Great Covered Call Trade Even Better: A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) 22 comments
• February 12^th The Poor Man’s Covered Call LEAPS Selection: A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) 13 comments
• February 9^th BCI PODCAST 75: Reverse Stock Splits Understanding Contract Adjustments Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 75: Reverse Stock Splits Understanding Contract Adjustments
• February 5^th Using Implied Volatility to Establish Reliable Trading Ranges for Our Option Contracts 21 comments
• January 29^th When to Roll Options on Successful Trades: A Real-Life Example with iShares MSCI India ETF (BATS: INDA) 20 comments
• January 26^th BCI PODCAST 74: Strike Selection Using Technical Analysis and Market Assessment 2 comments
• January 22^nd Rolling Weekly 10-Delta Put Options Prior to a Holiday Weekend: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) 24 comments
• January 15^th Understanding 1-Time Special Cash Dividends and Our Current Trade Status: A Real-Life Example with OMF 25 comments
• January 12^th BCI PODCAST #73: Mid Contract Unwind Exit Strategy at the End of a Contract Comments Off on BCI PODCAST #73: Mid Contract Unwind Exit Strategy at the End of a Contract
• January 8^th Comparing Implied Volatility and Delta When Establishing Projected Trading Ranges During Our Option Contracts 44 comments
• January 1^st Collar Strategy Using Weekly Calls and Monthly Puts: A Real-Life Example with LABU 19 comments

2021

• December 25^th Closing a Covered Call Trade Mid-Contract: A Real-Life Example with Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) 37 comments
• December 18^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts Exit Strategies: The 3% Guideline: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) 11 comments
• December 11^th Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report Can Result in Impressive Returns: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) 21 comments
• December 8^th BCI PODCAST 72 Rolling Covered Call Options on Expiration Friday 2 comments
• December 4^th Was I Correct to Close My Successful Covered Call Trade? A Real-Life Example with Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV) 26 comments
• December 2^nd BCI PODCAST 71: Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor for Covered Call Writing Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 71: Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor for Covered Call Writing
• November 27^th Analyzing Covered Call Writing Trades to Enhance Our Trading Skills: A Real-Life Example with The Clorox Company (Nasdaq: CLX) 26 comments
• November 20^th Game Plan When Our Cash-Secured Puts are Exercised 19 comments
• November 13^th Monitoring Our Collar Trades with the BCI Collar Calculator 26 comments
• November 10^th BCI PODCAST 70: COMPARING CALL AND PUT SELLING STRATEGIES 2 comments
• November 6^th Rolling-Down to an ITM Strike in the Last Week of a Monthly Contract 14 comments
• October 30^th After-Hours and Pre-Monday Morning Market Trading Bid-Ask Spreads 22 comments
• October 27^th BCI PODCAST 69 Technical Analysis with The Wendy’s Company NASDAQ WEN Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 69 Technical Analysis with The Wendy’s Company NASDAQ WEN
• October 23^rd Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? 14 comments
• October 16^th Explaining “Bought-Up” Value When Rolling a Covered Call Out-And-Up 27 comments
• October 12^th BCI PODCAST 68 Volatility A Friend or Enemy to Covered call Writers and Put Sellers? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 68 Volatility A Friend or Enemy to Covered call Writers and Put Sellers?
• October 9^th Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios: QQQ and XLK 18 comments
• October 2^nd Exit Strategies for Covered Call Writing: “Hitting a Triple” with XLU 20 comments
• September 29^th BCI PODCAST 67: Should We Use a Short Put to Help Fund a Collar Trade? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 67: Should We Use a Short Put to Help Fund a Collar Trade?
• September 25^th “Hitting a Put Triple” with Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) 9 comments
• September 18^th Stock Repair Strategy: A Real-Life Example with Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYFT) 22 comments
• September 11^th The Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC): Explaining Upside Potential + Premium Membership News 38 comments
• September 8^th BCI PODCAST 66 Comparing the Cost To Close Covered Call Trades with Time Value Return Goals Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 66 Comparing the Cost To Close Covered Call Trades with Time Value Return Goals
• September 4^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Simultaneously Generate Cash Flow and Buy a Stock at a Discount 20 comments
• August 28^th Rolling-Down with a Few Hours to Expiration: A Real-Life Example with Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE) 24 comments
• August 25^th BCI PODCAST 65: The 20%/10% Guidelines for Covered call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts 2 comments
• August 21^st Can Price Movement Be Explained by Profit-Taking?: A Real-Life Example with Global X Funds Infrastructure Dev. (PAVE) 38 comments
• August 14^th Application of the 20%/10% Guidelines Within a Broad Range of Implied Volatility Securities 20 comments
• August 11^th BCI PODCAST 64 Creating Dividend Like Income for Non Dividend Stocks Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 64 Creating Dividend Like Income for Non Dividend Stocks
• August 7^th Managing Implied Volatility Risk by Establishing an Initial Time-Value Return Goal Range + Webinar Login Link 19 comments
• July 31^st Rolling Covered Calls Out-And-Up Means Adding Cash to the Position 23 comments
• July 29^th BCI PODCAST 63 Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 63 Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday
• July 24^th Using the Elite-Plus Calculator for “Hitting a Double” Results: A Real-Life Example with Redfin Corp. (NASDAQ: RDFN) 21 comments
• July 17^th Understanding Brokerage Statements for Covered Call Writing: A Real-Life Example with Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLE) 24 comments
• July 14^th BCI PODCAST 62 Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 62 Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?
• July 10^th Reversing Delta with the PCP Strategy: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) 32 comments
• July 3^rd Converting High Volatility ETFs to Conservative Cash-Generating Positions: A Real-Life Example with Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) 19 comments
• June 30^th BCI PODCAST 61- Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains (Losses) for Covered Call Writing Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 61- Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains (Losses) for Covered Call Writing
• June 26^th Analyzing a Rolling-Up Covered Call Writing Trade: A Real-Life Example with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) 20 comments
• June 19^th Unusual Strike Prices and Contract Adjustments: A Real-Life Example with ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE: ARKW) 18 comments
• June 16^th BCI PODCAST 60: Combining ITM Call Strikes & Stock Dividends to Protect in Bear Markets Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 60: Combining ITM Call Strikes & Stock Dividends to Protect in Bear Markets
• June 12^th Understanding the Math of Unwinding Covered Call Writing Trades Early: A Real-Life Example with Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) 20 comments
• June 9^th BCI PODCAST 59. ANALYZING 2 Month and 4-Day Covered Call Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 59. ANALYZING 2 Month and 4-Day Covered Call Trades
• June 5^th Selecting the Best ITM Strikes for Covered Call Writing: A Real-Life Example with Etsy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETSY) 15 comments
• June 2^nd BCI PODCAST 58: Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 58: Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?
• May 29^th Dividends and After-Hour News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes: A Real-Life Example with Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) 21 comments
• May 26^th BCI PODCAST 57. Evaluation Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Options 3 comments
• May 22^nd Using Delta to Create Low-Risk/ High-Return Put-Selling Trades: A Real-Life Example with ETSY, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY) 28 comments
• May 19^th BCI PODCAST 56 Selling Deep In The Money Calls to Exit Stock Positions Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 56 Selling Deep In The Money Calls to Exit Stock Positions
• May 15^th Status of a Rolling-Down Trade with Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) 29 comments
• May 12^th BCI PODCAST 55 Expiration Dates Versus Expiration Times Clarifications 2 comments
• May 8^th How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach 30 comments
• May 5^th BCI PODCAST 54 Selecting the Best Strike Prices for Our Collar Trades 1 comment
• May 1^st Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Atlassian Corp. (Nasdaq: TEAM) 28 comments
• April 28^th BCI PODCAST 53: ITM Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 53: ITM Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option?
• April 24^th Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions: A Real-Life Example with Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) 26 comments
• April 21^st BCI PODCAST 52. Making Money Selling Options with Technology Stocks 2 comments
• April 17^th What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)? 44 comments
• April 14^th ASK ALAN #181​ How Delta Factors into our Strike Price Selection Comments Off on ASK ALAN #181​ How Delta Factors into our Strike Price Selection
• April 13^th BCI PODCAST 51 Timing Our Covered Call Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 51 Timing Our Covered Call Trades
• April 10^th Should I Roll-Out When My Option is DITM Mid-Contract? 26 comments
• April 6^th BCI PODCAST 50 Exit strategies Must Be Timed Properly Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 50 Exit strategies Must Be Timed Properly
• April 3^rd Implied Volatility (IV), IV Rank and IV Percentile: Defined and Practical Applications 16 comments
• March 30^th BCI PODCAST 49 Analyzing a Multi Leg Covered Call Rolling Down Series of Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 49 Analyzing a Multi Leg Covered Call Rolling Down Series of Trades
• March 27^th How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form 18 comments
• March 23^rd BCI PODCAST 48 Rolling Deep OTM Cash Secured Puts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 48 Rolling Deep OTM Cash Secured Puts
• March 20^th When Our Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money 29 comments
• March 16^th BCI PODCAST 47 Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 47 Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month
• March 13^th Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation 43 comments
• March 9^th BCI PODCAST 46 Should Delta Be the Sole Criteria for Covered Call Writing Strike Selection Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 46 Should Delta Be the Sole Criteria for Covered Call Writing Strike Selection
• March 6^th Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings 32 comments
• March 2^nd BCI PODCAST 45 Implied Volatility and Expected price Movement During the Life of Option Contracts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 45 Implied Volatility and Expected price Movement During the Life of Option Contracts
• February 27^th How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) 31 comments
• February 23^rd BCI PODCAST 44 Can We Use ITM Strikes to Create a No Risk Covered Call Strategy? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 44 Can We Use ITM Strikes to Create a No Risk Covered Call Strategy?
• February 20^th Poor Man’s Covered Call: Selecting the Best LEAPS Strike 26 comments
• February 16^th BCI PODCAST 43 Converting a Covered Call Trade to a Collar Trade Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 43 Converting a Covered Call Trade to a Collar Trade
• February 13^th Establishing Our Cost-Basis When Rolling Out-And-Up on 2 Different Days 35 comments
• February 9^th BCI PODCAST 42 Why Was My OTM Put Exercised? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 42 Why Was My OTM Put Exercised?
• February 6^th Spinoffs and Stock Splits: How Multiple Corporate Events Can Impact Share Price 32 comments
• February 2^nd BCI PODCAST 41 Collar Trades When Call Strikes Move Deep In The Money Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 41 Collar Trades When Call Strikes Move Deep In The Money
• January 30^th Establishing Our Cost-Basis in a Multi-Step Managed Trade 29 comments
• January 26^th BCI PODCAST 40 Covered Puts are Not Cash Secured Puts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 40 Covered Puts are Not Cash Secured Puts
• January 23^rd Delta and Strike Price Selection 32 comments
• January 19^th BCI PODCAST 39: Using the VIX for Strike Price Selection Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 39: Using the VIX for Strike Price Selection
• January 16^th Exit Strategies are Important but Must Be Timed Properly + Free Webinar Link 35 comments
• January 12^th BCI PODCAST 38: Evaluating the Cost-To-Close When a Strike Moves Deep In-The-Money Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 38: Evaluating the Cost-To-Close When a Strike Moves Deep In-The-Money
• January 9^th Rolling-Down On a Sharp Market Decline at the End of a Contract 22 comments
• January 5^th BCI PODCAST 37: Selling the Same Option Twice in the Same Contract Month Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 37: Selling the Same Option Twice in the Same Contract Month
• January 2^nd Using Covered Call Options and Stock Dividends in Low-Interest Rate Environments 37 comments

2020

• December 29^th BCI PODCAST 36. Timing Our Covered Call Trades 5 comments
• December 26^th Special Cash Dividends and Equity Distributions: Understanding Contract Adjustments 14 comments
• December 22^nd BCI PODCAST 35. Covered Call Writing with Biotech Companies Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 35. Covered Call Writing with Biotech Companies
• December 19^th The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options in the Current Contract Month + 15% Holiday Discount Expiring Soon 25 comments
• December 14^th BCI PODCAST 34. Exit Strategy and Final Covered Call Writing Calculations 3 comments
• December 12^th “Hitting a Double” With The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) + 15% Holiday Discount 26 comments
• December 6^th BCI PODCAST 33. Rolling Covered Call Trades Out And Up 5 comments
• December 5^th Even and Odd Stock Splits: Understanding Contract Adjustments 39 comments
• November 28^th Analyzing LEAPS for The Poor Man’s Covered Call + Free Webinar Registration Link 52 comments
• November 22^nd BCI PODCAST 32. Covered Call Writing and Blackjack A Valid Analogy? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 32. Covered Call Writing and Blackjack A Valid Analogy?
• November 21^st “Hitting a Double” on the Last Day of a Contract 33 comments
• November 15^th BCI PODCAST 30. What are Cash Secured Call Options? Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 30. What are Cash Secured Call Options?
• November 14^th Analyzing Market Assessment Based on Portfolio Setup 24 comments
• November 8^th BCI PODCAST 29. How to Structure a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade 2 comments
• November 7^th The Collar Strategy: Using Longer-Term Put Expirations 13 comments
• November 2^nd BCI PODCAST 28. In the Money Covered Calls to Protect in Bear Markets 5 comments
• October 31^st Covered Call Writing with TLT: Generating Premium and Dividend Income 19 comments
• October 26^th BCI PODCAST 27. Using Mean Analyst rating MAR in the Stock Screening Process Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 27. Using Mean Analyst rating MAR in the Stock Screening Process
• October 24^th Protecting Our Covered Call Trades: Protective Puts Versus In-The-Money Strikes 34 comments
• October 17^th Managing a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade When Share Price Drops Below the LEAPS Strike 45 comments
• October 16^th How to set up a covered call writing portfolio using stock selection, option & position management Comments Off on How to set up a covered call writing portfolio using stock selection, option & position management
• October 10^th Anatomy of a Reverse Stock Split 15 comments
• October 3^rd Rolling Out-And-Up: 6-Week Returns 30 comments
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 26. Selling Cash Secured Puts to Lower Cost Basis Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 26. Selling Cash Secured Puts to Lower Cost Basis
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 25. “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble Covered Call Writing Exit Strategies Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 25. “Hitting a Double” with Procter & Gamble Covered Call Writing Exit Strategies
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 24. Using Covered Call Writing and Stock Dividends in Low Interest Rate Environments Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 24. Using Covered Call Writing and Stock Dividends in Low Interest Rate Environments
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 23. Covered Call Writing with Weekly Options Portfolio Overwriting with Weeklys Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 23. Covered Call Writing with Weekly Options Portfolio Overwriting with Weeklys
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 22. A Covered Call Writing Alternative to Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 22. A Covered Call Writing Alternative to Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month
• October 1^st BCI PODCAST 21. When To Execute Our Option Selling Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 21. When To Execute Our Option Selling Trades
• September 26^th Selling Deep OTM Cash-Secured Puts with Exit Strategy Enhancements 41 comments
• September 19^th Selling Deep OTM Weekly Cash-Secured Puts to Generate Substantial Annualized Returns 21 comments
• September 12^th When Call Strikes Move Deep In-The-Money Early in the -Contract: A Real-Life Example with BLK 37 comments
• September 9^th BCI PODCAST 20. Rolling Down When There is a General Market Decline Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 20. Rolling Down When There is a General Market Decline
• September 9^th BCI PODCAST 19. Using the Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hititng a Double” Trades Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 19. Using the Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hititng a Double” Trades
• September 9^th BCI Podcast 3. Converting Non Dividend Stocks to Dividend Stocks Comments Off on BCI Podcast 3. Converting Non Dividend Stocks to Dividend Stocks
• September 5^th Analyzing Buy/Write Net Debit Limit Orders 38 comments
• August 29^th Creating a Portfolio of Weekly Cash-Secured Puts 31 comments
• August 27^th BCI PODCAST 18. Market Assessment Analysis Based on Portfolio Composition Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 18. Market Assessment Analysis Based on Portfolio Composition
• August 27^th BCI PODCAST 17. COMBINING Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 17. COMBINING Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy
• August 27^th BCI Podcast 16. VIX Covered Call Writing Selling Stock Options on Market Volatility Comments Off on BCI Podcast 16. VIX Covered Call Writing Selling Stock Options on Market Volatility
• August 27^th BCI PODCAST 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 15. Strike Selection When Selling Puts
• August 26^th BCI Podcast 2. Why CCW Outperforms Overall Market Comments Off on BCI Podcast 2. Why CCW Outperforms Overall Market
• August 26^th BCI Podcast 1. Hitting a Double” Calculations with The Ellman Calculator 2 comments
• August 22^nd Am I Losing Money When I Buy Back My Deep In-The-Money Strike? 24 comments
• August 15^th Entering a Collar Trade: A Real-Life Example with iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) + New Product with Discount Coupon 47 comments
• August 15^th BCI PODCAST 14. Analyzing a Covered Call Trade Trade with a 5000% Return Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 14. Analyzing a Covered Call Trade Trade with a 5000% Return
• August 14^th BCI PODCAST 13. Adding a Short Put To a Collar Trade Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 13. Adding a Short Put To a Collar Trade
• August 8^th What Do Covered Call Writing and Steroids Have in Common? 34 comments
• August 1^st Portfolio Overwriting with Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) 19 comments
• July 25^th Analyzing and Calculating a Multi-Leg Rolling-Down Covered Call Trade 34 comments
• July 18^th Automating the 20%/10% Guidelines 49 comments
• July 12^th BCI PODCAST 12. Mean Analyst Rating MAR Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 12. Mean Analyst Rating MAR
• July 11^th How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Guidance 30 comments
• July 9^th BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 11. The Collar Strategy with Long Term Protective Puts
• July 8^th BCI PODCAST 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income Comments Off on BCI PODCAST 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income
• July 8^th BCI Podcast 5. Improper Timing of our Covered Call Trades Can Lead to lost Opportunities Comments Off on BCI Podcast 5. Improper Timing of our Covered Call Trades Can Lead to lost Opportunities
• July 4^th Bear Market Concerns and our Option-Selling Portfolios 25 comments
• June 27^th Market Volatility and Our Option-Selling Trades: Using the VIX to Achieve Higher Returns 49 comments
• June 20^th Managing In-The-Money Strikes When Share Price Moves Higher 30 comments
• June 13^th Risky Stocks Can Result in Challenging Decisions 30 comments
• June 7^th BCI Podcast 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income Comments Off on BCI Podcast 10. Generating Covered Call Writing + Dividend Income
• June 6^th Setting Up a Portfolio of NASDAQ and S&P 500 Stocks In a User-Friendly and Time-Efficient Manner + New Products and Discount Coupons 19 comments
• June 1^st BCI Podcast 9. Timing Our Covered Call Trades Comments Off on BCI Podcast 9. Timing Our Covered Call Trades
• May 30^th Reverse Stock Splits: Understanding Contract Adjustments 29 comments
• May 25^th BCI Podcast 8. Covered Call Writing Risk Reduction Comments Off on BCI Podcast 8. Covered Call Writing Risk Reduction
• May 23^rd Myths and Misunderstandings About Covered Call Writing 20 comments
• May 18^th BCI Podcast 7. Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock market Comments Off on BCI Podcast 7. Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock market
• May 16^th Buyers Have Rights, Sellers Have Obligations: Covered Call Writing in a Nutshell 31 comments
• May 11^th BCI Podcast 6. Trade Management with BRKS Comments Off on BCI Podcast 6. Trade Management with BRKS
• May 9^th REITS: Good Covered Call Writing Candidates? A Real-Life Example with PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) 17 comments
• May 2^nd Adjusting Target Goals with ETFs 25 comments
• April 27^th BCI Podcast 4. Managing News Drive Gap Downs Comments Off on BCI Podcast 4. Managing News Drive Gap Downs
• April 25^th Dividend Yield Should Be a Secondary Factor When Selecting Stocks for Our Covered Call Writing Portfolio 38 comments
• April 18^th Put-Call Parity and Arbitrage Opportunities 23 comments
• April 11^th Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy at the End of a Contract 49 comments
• April 4^th Strike Selection Using Technical Analysis and Market Assessment 25 comments
• March 28^th Collar Calculations: Adding Protective Puts to our Covered Call Trades 40 comments
• March 21^st Volatility and the Post-Crash Decade 32 comments
• March 14^th Technical Charts: A Picture is Worth 1000 Words- A Real-Life Example with The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) 25 comments
• March 7^th Comparing Call and Put Strategies with Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: PCTY) 20 comments
• February 29^th Creating “Dividends” for Non-Dividend Stocks: A Real-Life Example with PAYC 24 comments
• February 22^nd 20%/10% Guidelines for Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling: Same Name, Different Circumstances 47 comments
• February 15^th Comparing the Cost-to-Close with Initial Trade Goal 27 comments
• February 12^th Ask Alan #167 What is “Seeking Alpha?” 4 comments
• February 8^th Protective Puts and The Poor Man’s Covered Call 21 comments
• February 1^st Comparing ITM Calls and OTM Puts in Bear Markets 34 comments
• January 25^th Realized Versus Unrealized Capital Gains: A Real-Life Example with GWRE 29 comments
• January 18^th Covered Call Writing Quiz: Evaluating a Series of Trades 17 comments
• January 11^th Should I Unwind My Covered Call Trade 1 Week Prior to Contract Expiration?: A Real-Life Example with Alibaba Group 34 comments
• January 4^th Rolling Decisions on Expiration Friday: A Real-Life Example with Veeva Systems 22 comments

2019

• December 28^th Evaluating Stock Purchase Price and Breakeven When Rolling Out-And-Up 16 comments
• December 21^st Is This Trade a Winner or a Loser?: A Real-Life Example with XLE 34 comments
• December 14^th Analyzing 4-Day and 2-Month Trades with XBI 20 comments
• December 7^th Combining In-The-Money Strikes and Stock Dividends to Provide Protection in Bear Markets + Holiday Discounts 18 comments
• November 30^th Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Lost Opportunity to Generate Cash with Facebook + Black Friday Discount through Monday 54 comments
• November 23^rd Making Money with Technology Stocks: Investing with QQQ 20 comments
• November 16^th In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts: Allow Exercise or Roll the Option When Using the PCP Strategy? 36 comments
• November 9^th Expiration Dates versus Expiration Times: Important Clarifications 15 comments
• November 2^nd Selling Deep In-The-Money Calls to Exit Stock Positions 27 comments
• October 26^th Implied Volatility and Expected Price Movement of our Stocks During the Life of a Contract 47 comments
• October 19^th Delta as the Sole Criteria for Covered Call Writing Strike Selection 30 comments
• October 12^th Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: A Real-Life Example with KMX 10 comments
• October 5^th Rolling Deep OTM Puts to a Higher Strike: A Viable Mid-Contract Strategy? 23 comments
• September 28^th Why Was My Short Out-Of-The-Money Put Exercised? 39 comments
• September 21^st Converting a Covered Call Trade to a Collar Trade: An Analysis Using ALXN 24 comments
• September 14^th Stock Selection: Using Secondary Parameters from Our Premium Stock Reports 23 comments
• September 7^th Can We Manage Our In-The-Money Strikes to Create a No-Risk Investment Strategy? 15 comments
• August 31^st Timing Our Covered Call Trades: The Best Time to Sell Our Options After Buying the Stock 20 comments
• August 24^th “Hitting a Double” with XBI: Earn $100 in Four Minutes 18 comments
• August 17^th Using the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) for Our Strike Price Selection 40 comments
• August 10^th Covered Puts Are NOT Cash-Secured Puts 16 comments
• August 3^rd Collar Trades When Call Strikes Move Deep In-The-Money: A Real-Life Example with TEAM 39 comments
• July 27^th Blackjack and Covered Call Writing: Throwing the Odds in Our Favor with PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) 46 comments
• July 20^th Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining “Bought-Up” Value 33 comments
• July 13^th Interpreting Exit Strategy Calculations Versus Final Calculations 26 comments
• July 6^th Covered Call Writing with a Biotech Company: A Real-Life Example with Argenx (NASDAQ: ARGX) 26 comments
• June 29^th In-The-Money Covered Calls: Intrinsic Value Protects Time Value: A Real-Life Example with TEAM + New Tool Coming Soon 27 comments
• June 22^nd Structuring a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade with The Coca-Cola Company 28 comments
• June 15^th Cash-Secured Call Options 38 comments
• June 8^th Let’s Take a Test: Can You Answer Correctly? 13 comments
• June 1^st Stock Repair Strategy: Breakeven Versus Loss-Reduction Objectives 36 comments
• May 25^th “Hitting a Double” or “Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy”: Which Exit Strategy Did I Just Use? 29 comments
• May 18^th Portfolio Overwriting with Weekly Options 30 comments
• May 11^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts to Lower Cost basis 20 comments
• May 4^th Mean Analyst Ratings (MAR) 24 comments
• April 27^th Combining Covered Call Writing and the Stock Repair Strategy 37 comments
• April 20^th Using The Ellman Calculator to Monitor “Hitting a Double” Results 31 comments
• April 13^th Analyzing a Rolling Down Trade During an Extreme Short-Term Market Decline 28 comments
• April 6^th When Should We Execute Our Option-Selling Trades? 21 comments
• March 30^th Should We Add a Short Put to Our Collar Trades? 22 comments
• March 23^rd Mean Analyst Rating (MAR): A New Addition to Our Premium Reports 18 comments
• March 16^th An Annualized Return of 5000% and Feeling Miserable: Interpreting Our Covered Call Trades 42 comments
• March 9^th Strike Price Selection When Selling Cash-Secured Puts: A Real-Life Example with WWE 24 comments
• March 2^nd VIX Covered Call Writing: Selling Options Against Market Volatility 22 comments
• February 23^rd Treasury Bond Yields and the Stock Market 27 comments
• February 16^th Trade Management: A Real-Life Example with Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) 31 comments
• February 9^th Volatility Skews: Defined, Explained and Updated 27 comments
• February 2^nd Timing Our Covered Call Trades: Joanna’s Tale of “DOH” 23 comments
• January 26^th Managing News-Driven Gap-Downs: A Real-Life Example with Stamp.Com 33 comments
• January 19^th Converting Non-Dividend Stocks Into Dividend Stocks 14 comments
• January 12^th Why Covered Call Writing Outperforms the Overall Market 22 comments
• January 5^th “Hitting a Double” Calculations with The Ellman Calculator 12 comments

2018

• December 29^th Managing Earnings Reports on Long-Term Holdings 13 comments
• December 22^nd What Covered Call Writing Has Meant To Me: A Financial Advisor’s Perspective by Guest Author Kevin Crowe 25 comments
• December 15^th Protective Puts and the Collar Strategy: Selecting the Best Strike Prices/ Last Chance for Holiday Orders 10 comments
• December 8^th Understanding the “Paid-Up” Risk When Rolling Out-And-Up: A Real-Life Example with FIVE 21 comments
• December 1^st “Hitting a Double” Using a Lower Strike Price 27 comments
• November 24^th Multi-Leg Option Trades: Understanding Calculations and Results 23 comments
• November 17^th Evaluating an Initial Covered Call Writing Portfolio 23 comments
• November 10^th Price Charts Tell a Story and Provide Guidance in Formulating Our Investment Strategies 25 comments
• November 3^rd After-Hours Bid – Ask Spreads Can Be Deceiving 35 comments
• October 27^th Dow 30 Stocks and Covered Call Writing: Implementing the Premium Blue Chip Report 32 comments
• October 20^th Increasing Capital Gains When Selling Stock: Another Use for Covered call Writing 25 comments
• October 13^th Stock Repair Strategy: Using Stock Options to Reduce Losses When Stock Price Declines 50 comments
• October 6^th Covered Call Writing with Only One Security 22 comments
• September 29^th Strike Selection for Portfolio Overwriting Low Cost-Basis Stocks 31 comments
• September 22^nd Establishing Our Option-Selling Goals: Total Portfolio Versus Individual Stock Perspectives 30 comments
• September 15^th Buying Low and Selling High Also Applies to Option-Selling 23 comments
• September 8^th Compounding Our Option-Selling Profits To The Highest Levels 24 comments
• September 1^st Rolling Out-And-Up And Then Stock Price Declines 26 comments
• August 25^th Early Exercise Due to Dividend Capture: Theoretical and Practical Applications 20 comments
• August 18^th Factors to Consider When Closing a Trade Early: A Real-Life Example with ATVI 16 comments
• August 11^th Position Management in the Final Week of a Contract: A Real-Life Example with FIVE 15 comments
• August 4^th Evaluating the Success of our Covered Call Trades 24 comments
• July 28^th Understanding the Impact Implied Volatility has on Delta 28 comments
• July 21^st Is There Less Risk Using Deep In-The-Money Long Calls versus Covered Call Writing? 33 comments
• July 14^th Rolling Down Our Put Positions: When and Why? 25 comments
• July 7^th Evaluating a Portfolio from a Numerical Perspective 22 comments
• June 30^th American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators 20 comments
• June 23^rd Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes 32 comments
• June 16^th Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons 17 comments
• June 9^th The Mysteries of a Put Sale 21 comments
• June 2^nd Technical Analysis Impacting Stock Eligibility for Option-Selling 21 comments
• May 26^th Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining the “Bought-Up” Value of our Stocks 26 comments
• May 19^th In-The-Money Call Strikes: Intrinsic Value Protects Time Value 44 comments
• May 12^th The Covered Strangle: Selling Both Call and Put Options while Owning the Underlying Stock 30 comments
• May 5^th What Criteria Should We Use to Close our Covered Call Positions Early? 32 comments
• April 28^th Should We Close Our Deep-In-The-Money Strike or Allow Assignment? 25 comments
• April 21^st Selecting Deep In-The-Money Strikes: A Real-Life Example 48 comments
• April 14^th Writing Naked Calls on Poorly-Performing Stocks 37 comments
• April 7^th Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds versus Shorting Stocks 19 comments
• March 31^st Reasons for Early Exercise 21 comments
• March 24^th Special 1-Time Cash Dividends and Strike Prices of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) 31 comments
• March 17^th Hitting a Double with News-Related Market Overreactions 36 comments
• March 10^th Protecting Unrealized Profits When Share Price Accelerates 25 comments
• March 3^rd Stocks Moving On and Off our Premium Stock List: A Technical Perspective 28 comments
• February 24^th Stock Splits Can Cause Panic: Relax, All is Well 42 comments
• February 17^th Market Volatility and VIX-Based Exchange-Traded Notes 26 comments
• February 10^th Seeking the Highest Option Premiums is a Losing Strategy 31 comments
• February 3^rd Rolling Option Considerations: A Real-Life Example with BEAT 46 comments
• January 27^th Setting Stop Loss Orders for Covered Call Writing 26 comments
• January 20^th Shorting a Stock: A Viable Bear-Market Strategy? 33 comments
• January 13^th Managing Winning Trades for High Implied Volatility Stocks 29 comments
• January 6^th The Collar Strategy from a Delta Perspective 52 comments

2017

• December 30^th Volume Versus “Deliverable Volume” Explained and Analyzed 36 comments
• December 23^rd Arbitrage: Part II 25 comments
• December 16^th Arbitrage: Part I 55 comments
• December 9^th Should Ex-Dividend Dates Be Treated the Same as Earnings Report Dates? 38 comments
• December 2^nd Price Gaps and the Need for Exit Strategy Execution 42 comments
• November 25^th Russell Rebalancing Day: A Cause for Concern? 54 comments
• November 18^th Beware of High Premium Returns 68 comments
• November 11^th Mitigating Losses After a Disappointing Earnings Pre-Announcement 41 comments
• November 4^th Executing Trades Based on Ex-Dividend Dates 23 comments
• October 28^th Rolling Out-And-Up in Our Buy-And-Hold Portfolios 51 comments
• October 21^st Pros and Cons of Covered Call Writing: Calculation Perspective 69 comments
• October 14^th Long-Term Capital Gains Enhanced with Covered Call Writing 27 comments
• October 7^th Buying Back Put Options When Share Price Gaps Up: A Real-Life Example with AVGO 56 comments
• September 30^th Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with AVGO 44 comments
• September 23^rd Earnings Reports and Rolling Options 38 comments
• September 16^th Selecting the Best Put Strike Based on Overall Market Assessment 33 comments
• September 9^th Why Would a Call Buyer Exercise, Rather than Sell, an In-The-Money Call Option? 38 comments
• September 2^nd ETF Index Tracker Proposed Strategy: A Risk-Free Investment? 43 comments
• August 26^th Naked Options versus Covered Options: Where Should We Take a Stand? 45 comments
• August 19^th Why Option Buyers Pay More for In-The-Money Strikes 58 comments
• August 12^th Determining the Delta of our Strikes Using the Airport Formula 28 comments
• August 5^th When Strikes Move Deep In-The-Money: A Real-Life Trade 58 comments
• July 29^th Writing Covered Call Options to Compensate for Share Depreciation 54 comments
• July 22^nd Earnings Pre-Announcements Explained and Categorized 84 comments
• July 15^th Why the 3% Guideline Applies to Puts but Not to Call Options 89 comments
• July 8^th Tax Implications of Writing Covered Calls against Long-Term Holdings 72 comments
• July 1^st Special 1-Time Cash Dividends for Stocks with Improving Technicals 49 comments
• June 24^th Temporary Self-Loans for the Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy 66 comments
• June 17^th Managing Great Stocks After Disappointing Earnings Reports 42 comments
• June 10^th Selling LEAPS and Covered Call Writing 28 comments
• June 3^rd Using Technical Indicators to Assist with Strike Selection 30 comments
• May 27^th Setting Up a Covered Call Trade by First Selling an Out-Of-The-Money Put 30 comments
• May 20^th Indexing: A Key Component to Successful Long-Term Investing 23 comments
• May 13^th Is Covered Call Writing a Zero Sum Game? Let’s Do the Math 46 comments
• May 6^th Should We Favor Put-Selling Over Covered Call Writing? 37 comments
• April 29^th Calculations When an Unexpected Earnings Report is about to be Released 39 comments
• April 22^nd Covered Calls and Dividends: A Proposed Strategy 41 comments
• April 15^th New Broker Rule: The Labor Department’s Fiduciary Rule for Retirement Accounts 21 comments
• April 8^th Probability Analysis when Using Covered Call Writing or Selling Cash-Secured Puts 24 comments
• April 1^st Mini Options for Equities and Exchange-Traded Funds: A Failing Product 39 comments
• March 25^th When Do We Keep a Stock that has Declined in Value? 24 comments
• March 18^th What is the Best Time to Execute Our Trades? 41 comments
• March 11^th Put-Selling in Margin Accounts 50 comments
• March 4^th Establishing a Blue Chip Covered Call Portfolio 14 comments
• February 25^th Short-Term Trades with High Returns: Evaluating a Real-Life Example 25 comments
• February 18^th Selling In-The-Money Puts to Generate Higher Premiums: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade 39 comments
• February 11^th Avoiding Earnings Reports: Two Common Sense Perspectives 25 comments
• February 4^th Exit Strategy Selectivity: Can We Implement Too Many Exit Strategies? 19 comments
• January 28^th 20%/10% Guidelines: Calculating Cost Basis and Option Premium After Rolling Out And Up 24 comments
• January 21^st Technical Analysis Indicators for Long and Short-Term Portfolios 28 comments
• January 14^th Over-Trading Our Option Positions: Good for Brokers, Not Good For Us 22 comments
• January 7^th Evaluating the Performance of our Mutual Funds and Financial Advisors 22 comments

2016

• December 31^st Rolling Out-and-Up After Understanding the Math 36 comments
• December 23^rd Reverse Splits and Unreliable Options Chains 17 comments
• December 17^th Executing Exit Strategies in a Timely Manner 23 comments
• December 10^th Comparing Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts 22 comments
• December 3^rd Cost To Close Our Short Option Positions: Calls and Puts 37 comments
• November 26^th Earnings Pre-Announcements: Overview and Practical Application 37 comments
• November 19^th Using Multiple Premium Reports to Fund our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Portfolios 22 comments
• November 12^th Expiration Friday Exit Strategy Decisions For In-The-Money Strikes 25 comments
• November 5^th Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations 19 comments
• October 29^th How To Generate Cash With Elite Stocks: Three Perspectives 20 comments
• October 22^nd Leveraged ETFs and Margin Accounts for High-Risk Traders Only 26 comments
• October 15^th Locating Stocks During the Heart of Earnings Season 22 comments
• October 8^th Will My Broker Automatically Exercise Options That Expire In-The-Money? 17 comments
• October 1^st Poor Man’s Covered Call: Practical Application 46 comments
• September 24^th Exercise Of Options From The Call Buyer’s Perspective 21 comments
• September 17^th Using Delta to Determine the Amount of Risk in Our Option-Selling Positions 22 comments
• September 10^th Calculation Rules: Making Sense Of A Trade That Makes No Sense 17 comments
• September 3^rd Employee Stock Options Compared to Listed Options 23 comments
• August 27^th Open Interest: How it’s Calculated and Why it’s Important 20 comments
• August 20^th Generating Income on Stocks Already Owned 35 comments
• August 13^th Rolling Options Using the Ellman Calculator 31 comments
• August 6^th Protective Puts and Earnings Reports 17 comments
• July 30^th Setting the 20%/10% Guidelines After Rolling out-And-Up 22 comments
• July 23^rd GAAP versus Non-GAAP Earnings: Challenges of Fundamental Analysis 26 comments
• July 16^th Why and When We are NOT Losing Money If We Buy Back an Option for More Money than We Received 27 comments
• July 9^th The Relationship Between Delta and the Time Value of our Options 26 comments
• July 2^nd Rolling Up When Selling Puts To Buy A Stock At A Discount 38 comments
• June 25^th Why We Should Avoid ATM and ITM Put Strikes in Bear Markets + A Discussion of Brexit 26 comments
• June 18^th Naked Call Sellers VS. Covered Call Writers: Different Perspectives 23 comments
• June 11^th Exchange-Traded Fund Option-Selling in Bear Markets 34 comments
• June 4^th Protective Puts: Selecting the Best Strike Price 19 comments
• May 28^th Gamma: The Delta of Delta Impacting Exit Strategy Opportunities 9 comments
• May 21^st Jim Cramer’s Stocks and Covered Call Writing 35 comments
• May 14^th Portfolio Overwriting: Should We Sell 1-Month or 2-Month Expirations? 24 comments
• May 7^th When is it Appropriate to Use Covered Call Writing? A New Perspective 21 comments
• April 30^th Defensive Call and Put Positions in Bear and Volatile Markets 24 comments
• April 23^rd Delta Defined from Three Perspectives 25 comments
• April 16^th Comparing Similar Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Positions 32 comments
• April 9^th Greeks Spreadsheet Showing the Impact of Time to Expiration, Volatility and Stock Price Change on Option Value 24 comments
• April 2^nd How Bankruptcy Impacts Call and Put Options 28 comments
• March 26^th Comparing Implied Volatility and Historical Volatility During Earnings Season 18 comments
• March 19^th Creating Multiple Income Streams in the Same Month when Selling Puts 21 comments
• March 12^th Delta and Theta and their Impact on our Covered Call and Put-Selling Positions 33 comments
• March 5^th Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: Comparing Before and After Scenarios 28 comments
• February 27^th How to Select Replacement Stocks Mid-Contract 25 comments
• February 20^th The CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT): An Explanation and Evaluation of Lessons Learned 21 comments
• February 13^th Gold ETFs and Implied Volatility in Bear Markets 22 comments
• February 6^th What Do Bernie Madoff and Covered Call Writing Have In Common? 24 comments
• January 30^th Delta and Declining Stocks: Comparing Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling 26 comments
• January 23^rd Covered Call Writing and Inverse ETFs: Generating Cash in Extreme Bear Markets 33 comments
• January 16^th Using Out-Of-The-Money Puts and In-The-Money Calls to Manage Bear Markets 23 comments
• January 9^th Spin-offs and How they Impact Option Chains and Calculations 27 comments
• January 2^nd How to Use Weeklys and the Premium Stock Reports for Covered Call Writing During Earnings Season 17 comments

2015

• December 30^th 2016 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions from The Blue Collar Investor 1 comment
• December 26^th Why Would Call Option Value Decline If Stock Price Rises? Evaluating Option Greeks 17 comments
• December 19^th Using a Zero-Dollar Collar to Protect Low Cost Basis Stocks 17 comments
• December 12^th What is Beta-Weighting? 16 comments
• December 5^th Can We Use Deep-In-The-Money Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount? 29 comments
• November 28^th Moneyness of Options: Why Call and Put Premiums for the Same Stock, Strike and Expiration can be so Different/ CONTEST DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30th 20 comments
• November 21^st Rolling Down with CALM: Turning Losses into Gains 25 comments
• November 14^th Mechanics of LEAPS 22 comments
• November 7^th A Review of Volatility and its Impact on Option-Selling 20 comments
• October 31^st LEAPS and Covered Call Writing: A Review and a Hypothetical Example/ Contest Application 25 comments
• October 24^th Using Volatility to Predict Future Stock Prices 41 comments
• October 17^th Mergers and Acquisitions: Part II- Stock and Cash Mergers 22 comments
• October 14^th Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums Enter your password to view comments.
• October 10^th Mergers and Acquisitions: Part I- All Cash Mergers 16 comments
• October 3^rd Myths and Misconceptions about Covered Call Writing 19 comments
• September 26^th Calculating the Greeks Using an Options Calculator 25 comments
• September 19^th Put-Call Parity and Synthetic Trades: Understanding Option Pricing 24 comments
• September 12^th How To Use Weekly Options To Avoid Earnings Reports 26 comments
• September 5^th Using Puts and SelectSector SPDRs to Create an Ultra-Conservative Option-Selling Strategy 26 comments
• August 29^th VIX Volatility Options: A Place In Our Covered Call Writing Portfolio? 32 comments
• August 22^nd Percentage Of Options Expiring Worthless: Debunking A Myth 17 comments
• August 21^st Emergency Management Report: Dealing with Volatile and Bearish Markets:Re-Publication 2 comments
• August 15^th Short Interest Explained 26 comments
• August 8^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts On An Index 8 comments
• August 1^st Rolling Out Decisions: Evaluating a Real Life Trade 18 comments
• July 25^th Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade 20 comments
• July 18^th Ex-Dividend Dates: Rules for Standard and Special Dividends 28 comments
• July 11^th How to Generate 10% Per Year in Bear Markets by Selling Stock Options 24 comments
• July 4^th Premium Stock Reports: Final Selections for Our Option-Selling Portfolios 29 comments
• June 27^th Short Selling and Covered Call Writing 16 comments
• June 20^th How To Negotiate Better Option Prices Using The “Show Or Fill Rule” / $30 Rebate Expiring 33 comments
• June 13^th ASHR: Exchange-Traded Fund in the Spotlight 24 comments
• June 6^th Why Are Call Premiums Larger Than Put premiums For Near-The-Money Strikes? 12 comments
• May 30^th How To Use Puts To Buy A Stock That Has Gapped Up 15 comments
• May 23^rd Option Liquidity: When Is Vol(ume) Greater Than Open Interest? 21 comments
• May 16^th Why do Call Buyers Exercise Early Prior to the Ex-Dividend Date? 30 comments
• May 9^th Covered Call Writing And Dividend Capture: Evaluating A Proposed Strategy 13 comments
• May 2^nd Delta And The Moneyness of Options 15 comments
• April 25^th Implied Volatility of ETFs and our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Decisions 16 comments
• April 18^th What Are Wash Sales And Wash Trading? Are They The Same? 18 comments
• April 11^th Using Fundamental Analysis To Screen For Option-Selling Stocks 23 comments
• April 4^th Selling Cash-Secured Puts Instead Of Placing Limit Orders 20 comments
• March 28^th Evaluating Returns When Rolling Out And Up 23 comments
• March 21^st Capital Gains (Losses) For Selling Cash-Secured Puts In Non-Sheltered Accounts 17 comments
• March 14^th Capital Gains (Losses) For Covered Call Writing In Non-Sheltered Accounts 28 comments
• March 7^th Airline Stocks Now “Banned” From Covered Call Writing And Put-Selling Strategies 22 comments
• February 28^th How To Use Implied Volatility In Our Covered Call Writing Decisions 38 comments
• February 21^st Using Beta To Capture Higher Premium Returns 29 comments
• February 14^th Economic Reports And Our Covered Call Writing Decisions 33 comments
• February 7^th How Much Did That Stock Cost Us?/ How Much Did We Receive When We Sold It?/When Options Are Exercised 20 comments
• January 31^st Implied Volatility: More Important Than Historical Volatility To Covered Call Writers And Put-Sellers 16 comments
• January 24^th When Do We Sell Our Covered Call Writing Stocks? 23 comments
• January 17^th Exchange-Traded Funds: Funding Option-Selling Portfolios With ETFs 30 comments
• January 10^th Generating Profit When Share Price Declines 10% In Two Months 23 comments
• January 3^rd What Is Portfolio Margining? 27 comments
• January 1^st Alan’s 2015 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions 2 comments

2014

• December 27^th Option Prices: The Role Of Interest Rates And Dividends 12 comments
• December 20^th Covered Combinations: Merging Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling into One Strategy 14 comments
• December 13^th Using Put-Selling To Enter A Covered Call Trade At A Discount 27 comments
• December 6^th Comparing Covered Call Writing And Put Selling In Bear Markets 11 comments
• November 29^th Comparing Covered Call Writing And Put Selling In Bull Markets 30 comments
• November 22^nd Covered Call Writing With Protective Puts: A Proposed Strategy 18 comments
• November 15^th RHO: Why Interest Rates Effect Our Option Premiums 13 comments
• November 8^th Implied Volatility: General Market Conditions That Make Option Values Move Up Or Down 13 comments
• November 1^st Closing Our Entire Covered Call Position When Share Price Rises: The Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy 21 comments
• October 29^th What I wish for you 5 comments
• October 25^th Evaluating Brokerages And Comparing Their Commissions 17 comments
• October 18^th Emergency Management Report: Dealing with Volatile and Bearish Markets 17 comments
• October 11^th Options Clearing Corporation: Guaranteeing Our Options Trades 7 comments
• October 4^th “Moneyness” Of Call And Put Options: Understanding Strike Prices 2 comments
• September 27^th Should I Enter My Trades On Expiration Friday Or The Following Monday? 18 comments
• September 20^th Why Covered Call ETFs Under-Perform 14 comments
• September 13^th Index Options And Exchange-Traded Funds Options: A Comparison 7 comments
• September 6^th How To Maximize Covered Call Writing Returns By Understanding Time Value and Theta 6 comments
• August 30^th How To Avoid Early Exercise When Dividends Are About To Be Distributed 11 comments
• August 23^rd Expanded Weekly Options: When Should We Enter A Trade? 30 comments
• August 16^th Rolling Down And Stock Splits: A Real Life Example 35 comments
• August 9^th Calculating Future Returns Using Delta 15 comments
• August 2^nd Covered Puts Versus Covered Calls 20 comments
• July 26^th ETF Option Trading vs. Index Option Trading 14 comments
• July 18^th Writing Covered Calls On Broad Market Exchange-Traded Funds 17 comments
• July 12^th Calculating 2-Month Returns When Rolling Out And Up 11 comments
• July 5^th Weekly Stock Options For Covered Call Writing: Pros And Cons 14 comments
• July 4^th Happy Independence Day! 1 comment
• June 28^th Ellman Calculator: Enhancements Made In The 2014 Version 13 comments
• June 21^st Am I Losing Money When Option Value Increases After Entering A Covered Call Position? 23 comments
• June 13^th Closing A Covered Call Writing Position Mid-Contract: A Real Life Example 21 comments
• June 7^th Combining Technical Analysis And Market Assessment To Determine Strike Selection 15 comments
• May 31^st Simple Interest And Compound Interest 6 comments
• May 24^th Deep In-The-Money Strikes: A Can’t Lose Strategy? 20 comments
• May 17^th Covered Call Writing When There Is Overall Market Concern 19 comments
• May 10^th Covered Call Writing With A Twist: Selling 2 Calls Per 100 Shares 9 comments
• May 3^rd LEAPS As Stock Surrogates And Covered Call Writing 14 comments
• April 26^th Vega: An Option Greek And How It Impacts Our Option Pemiums 15 comments
• April 19^th Buy A Stock And Wait Before Selling The Option: Is This A Good Strategy? 9 comments
• April 12^th The Role Of VIX and Market Volatility In Our Covered Call Writing Decisions 11 comments
• April 5^th Calculating Protective Puts: The Collar Strategy 7 comments
• March 29^th Exit Strategy Calculations vs. Final Calculations 11 comments
• March 22^nd Option Premiums: How Intrinsic Value Protects Time Value 8 comments
• March 15^th Early Exercise: I Don’t Want To Sell My AAPL Shares 10 comments
• March 8^th Managing Covered Call Trades While Working A Full-Time Job 17 comments
• March 1^st Achieving The Highest Covered Call Writing Returns Using The Blackjack Analogy 18 comments
• February 22^nd Mini Options: The Impact Of Commissions And Liquidity On Final Returns 11 comments
• February 15^th Selecting A Specific Strike Price For Our Covered Call Positions 9 comments
• February 8^th Real Life Covered Call Trade With PRLB 9 comments
• February 1^st Implied Volatility And Our Premium Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Report 6 comments
• January 25^th Rolling Out And Up To Capture Share Appreciation: A Good Idea? 7 comments
• January 18^th Earnings Reports And Covered Call Writing In Our BCI Methodology 7 comments
• January 11^th When Strike Prices Disappear: Contract Adjustments 5 comments
• January 4^th Rolling Weekly Options & Covered Call Writing 11 comments
• January 1^st Alan’s 2014 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions 4 comments

2013

• December 28^th Weekly Options: Standard And Expanded Expirations 10 comments
• December 21^st Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS 11 comments
• December 14^th Covered Call Writing And Contract Adjustments + Our Premium Report Is Getting Even Better 7 comments
• December 7^th Using Covered Call Writing To Increase The Returns From A Buy And Hold Portfolio: Part II 7 comments
• November 30^th Using Covered Call Writing To Increase The Returns From A Buy And Hold Portfolio: Part I 10 comments
• November 23^rd Covered Call Writing: 1-Month vs. 2-Month Expiration Dates 15 comments
• November 16^th MACD Histogram: A Lagging and Momentum Technical Indicator: Part II 11 comments
• November 9^th “Negotiating” The Best Prices When Buying And Selling Options 6 comments
• November 2^nd The Mechanics Of Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds: Appropriate For Covered Call Writers? 3 comments
• October 26^th Stock Investing For Students: The Book I’ve Always Wanted To Write 10 comments
• October 19^th MACD: A Lagging and Momentum Technical Indicator: Part I 8 comments
• October 12^th Using Cash-Secured Puts To Enter Covered Call Positions 15 comments
• October 5^th Covered Call Writing, Leveraged ETFs, Weekly Options and Protective Puts 8 comments
• September 28^th After Hours (AHT)and Pre-Market Trading: Is It Right for Average Retail Investors? 5 comments
• September 21^st Selling Deep Out Of The Money Covered Call Options 12 comments
• September 20^th A look back at the FIRST Ask Alan Video… Comments Off on A look back at the FIRST Ask Alan Video…
• September 14^th Profit And Loss Graphs For Covered Call Writing 11 comments
• September 7^th When And Why Will My In-The-Money Strike Be Exercised? 9 comments
• August 31^st Covered Call Writing: Setting Up A Stop Loss Order 9 comments
• August 24^th Executing A Covered Call Trade: A Step By Step Look At Our Broker Statement 7 comments
• August 17^th Why Has Covered Call Writing Become So Popular? Ask The Baby Boomers! 12 comments
• August 10^th A Review Of Fundamental Analysis for Covered Call Writing 6 comments
• July 27^th Unusual Options Activity: Speculation or Cheating? 6 comments
• July 20^th Why Use Technical Analysis: An Example Of A Complete Technical Breakdown 14 comments
• July 13^th Option Approval Levels For Our Brokerage Accounts 7 comments
• July 6^th Analyzing The Time Value Of In-The-Money Strikes 5 comments
• June 29^th Stock Exchanges: The New Way To Calculate Trading Volume 7 comments
• June 22^nd The CBOE BuyWrite Index (BXM) vs. The BCI System 6 comments
• June 15^th Special 1- Time Cash Dividends and Our Covered Call Positions 9 comments
• June 8^th Setting Up A Technical Chart + An Example Of An Ideal Chart 14 comments
• June 1^st Examining A Covered Call Trade 11 comments
• May 25^th Stock Option Expiration Cycles: Beware Of Expiration Dates 4 comments
• May 18^th Should I Roll My Option When The Stock Price Is DEEP In-The-Money? 17 comments
• May 11^th Binary Options Are The Latest Rage, But Barely Like Traditional Options by Guest Author Tom Cleveland 3 comments
• May 4^th Using LEAPS Covered Calls to Increase Dividend Yield 8 comments
• April 27^th LEAPS And Covered Call Writing 4 comments
• April 20^th Covered Call Writing In India 11 comments
• April 13^th Covered Call Writing: Generating Additional Income When A Stock Price Gaps Up 7 comments
• April 6^th How Quarterly Dividends Impact Our Covered Call Option Premiums 8 comments
• March 30^th Covered Call Writing: The Case For 1-Month Options 10 comments
• March 23^rd Covered Call Writing – Fundamental and Technical Analysis: Earnings and Price Strength Analysis 9 comments
• March 16^th Sample Covered Call Portfolio Using The Current Premium Watch List 17 comments
• March 9^th Setting Up Your Covered Call Portfolio Using The Ellman Calculator 9 comments
• March 2^nd Mini Options- A New Product For Retail Investors 6 comments
• February 23^rd Exchange-Traded Funds: How They Operate: The Pros And The Cons 7 comments
• February 16^th The 10 Most Common Mistakes Made By Covered Call Writers And How To Avoid Them 11 comments
• February 7^th Margin Accounts and Covered Call Writing 8 comments
• February 2^nd Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds and Covered Call Writing 13 comments
• January 26^th Put-Call Parity: Understanding Option Pricing 8 comments
• January 19^th Complex and Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds 12 comments
• January 12^th Early Exercise and Assignment of Options 10 comments
• January 7^th Just Alan – Behind The Scenes Preview of AAII Event 2 comments
• January 5^th Why Some In-The-Money Strikes Are NOT Exercised; A Real Life Example 8 comments

2012

• December 29^th What Is Slippage And How Does It Impact Our Trading Success? 12 comments
• December 22^nd How Will the Dividend Tax Increase Affect Covered Call Writers? By Guest Author Laurie Itkin 7 comments
• December 15^th Technical Analysis: Bar Charts vs. Candlestick Charts 4 comments
• December 8^th Portfolio Overwriting- Selling Covered Calls on Stocks You Want to Keep. 12 comments
• December 1^st Covered Call Writing and Exchange-Traded Funds 9 comments
• November 24^th S&P Futures and Fair Value. 4 comments
• November 17^th Executing Covered Call Trades: The Buy-Write Combination Form. 6 comments
• November 10^th Factors that Influence Option Value + The Black-Scholes Model 5 comments
• November 3^rd Exiting a Covered Call Position Prior to Earnings by Guest Author Laurie Itkin 6 comments
• October 27^th Protective Puts: Using The Collar Strategy During Volatile Markets 10 comments
• October 20^th Volatility Skew- Understanding Option Premiums Over Different Time Frames and Strikes 13 comments
• October 13^th Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)- How Financial Advisors Invest Your Money 12 comments
• October 6^th Mastering Covered Call Writing: Learning From Your Mistakes by guest author Laurie Itkin 9 comments
• September 29^th “Hitting a Double”- A Bullish Early-Contract Exit Strategy 10 comments
• September 22^nd Delta and Our Covered Call Writing Decisions 10 comments
• September 15^th Compounding our Covered Call Writing Profits 13 comments
• September 12^th Ask Alan – Early Exercise of Covered Call Options 2 comments
• September 8^th “Pinning the Strike”: A Covered Call Writing Consideration 16 comments
• September 5^th Ask Alan – Finalizing Our Covered Call Watch List and Stock Selection 1 comment
• September 1^st Put Selling and Covered Call Writing 23 comments
• August 29^th Ask Alan – Low Open Interest & Large Bid Ask Spread 7 comments
• August 25^th Support and Resistance: Technical Analysis for Covered Call Writing 12 comments
• August 22^nd Ask Alan – Delta and Covered Call Writing 1 comment
• August 19^th Ask Alan – Calculating the Target Price of a Stock Comments Off on Ask Alan – Calculating the Target Price of a Stock
• August 18^th Selecting The Best Strike Price 22 comments
• August 15^th Ask Alan – When to Enter Your Covered Call Trades 2 comments
• August 11^th In-The-Money Strikes and Covered Call Writing 16 comments
• August 8^th Ask Alan – Strike Selection and Covered Call Writing 2 comments
• August 5^th Ask Alan – When You Close Your Covered Call Position Prior to Expiration Friday 2 comments
• August 4^th Moving Averages And Our Covered Call Selections 17 comments
• August 1^st Ask Alan – IBD 7% / 8% Rule or BCI 20% / 10% Guideline 6 comments
• July 28^th Covered Call Writing: The Elite Calculator and the Schedule D 17 comments
• July 21^st Covered Call Writing: Should We Use Stop Loss Orders? 17 comments
• July 14^th Implied Volatility and Our Covered Call Writing Premiums 18 comments
• July 7^th Greeks: Factors that Influence our Covered Call Premiums 23 comments
• June 30^th How Our Trade Orders Are Executed For Covered Call Writing 17 comments
• June 18^th Out-Of-The-Money Strike Prices: Pros and Cons for Covered Call Writing 17 comments
• June 16^th Covered Call Writing Exchange-Traded Funds 22 comments
• June 9^th Open Interest and Volume plus Non-Standard Options 19 comments
• June 2^nd Facebook and the Greenshoe Option 19 comments
• May 26^th Playing the Bid-Ask Spread When Selling Covered Call Options 19 comments
• May 19^th Analyzing a Covered Call Trade by Barry Bergman, Director of Research, The Blue Collar Investor Corp. 26 comments
• May 12^th Covered Call Writing Premiums: Intrinsic Value + Time Value 23 comments
• May 5^th Entering Our Covered Call Positions Mid-Contract 27 comments
• April 28^th Covered Call Writing and the Blue Collar Premium Report 29 comments
• April 21^st Covered Call Writing and Stock Option Expiration Cycles 40 comments
• April 14^th Beta: Another Tool to Enhance our Covered Call Returns 18 comments
• April 7^th Covered Call Writing and The Yield Curve 18 comments
• March 31^st Covered Call Writing and The CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) 47 comments
• March 24^th Covered Call Writing: Types of Customer Orders 26 comments
• March 17^th Using Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Month 32 comments
• March 10^th Covered Call Writing- Using the Multiple Tab of the Ellman Calculator 31 comments
• March 3^rd Technical Analysis: How to Use Volume in our Covered Call Decisions 27 comments
• February 25^th Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy: A Real Life Example 48 comments
• February 18^th Covered Call Writing: Stock Options with Additional Expiration Months 42 comments
• February 11^th Covered Call Writing Using The Blue Collar Methodology 51 comments
• February 4^th Portfolio Management- Organized Lists To Improve Our Option Profits For Covered Call Writing 38 comments
• January 28^th Covered Call Writing: Factors That Affect The Value Of Our Option Premiums 30 comments
• January 21^st Covered Call Writing: Mid-Contract Unwind Exit Strategy 41 comments
• January 14^th Covered Call Writing and Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report 33 comments
• January 13^th [BCI Podcast] Beginners Corner Lesson 2: Option Basics 1 comment
• January 7^th The Stochastic Oscillator- A Momentum Technical Indicator 44 comments

2011

• December 31^st Strike Price Selection- A Critical Covered Call Decision 22 comments
• December 24^th Covered Call Writing: Managing Stocks That Have Gapped Down 21 comments
• December 17^th Constructing Your Covered Call Portfolio During Earnings Season 37 comments
• December 10^th Setting Up a Covered Call Portfolio-Diversification and Cash Allocation 31 comments
• December 3^rd Constructing a Covered Call Portfolio Using Select Sector SPDRS 33 comments
• November 26^th The Case for 1-Month Options 35 comments
• November 19^th Pump and Dump Scams 24 comments
• November 12^th Rolling Strategies On Or Near Expiration Friday 26 comments
• November 5^th What is “Left Tail Risk” and How is it Impacting our Stock Portfolios? 51 comments
• October 29^th Investor Psychology and the Need for Structured Plans 25 comments
• October 22^nd Dollar-Cost Averaging- An Investment Technique for You? 41 comments
• October 15^th Stock Splits and their Impact on our Option Contracts 30 comments
• October 8^th Penny Stocks: I’ll Have the Salad 28 comments
• October 1^st How to Read an Option Chain 61 comments
• July 30^th Margin Accounts and Covered Call Writing 30 comments
• July 23^rd Setting Up Your Portfolio Using the Ellman Calculator and the Premium Report 33 comments
• July 16^th LEAPS and Covered Call Writing 43 comments
• July 9^th The Case for 1-Month Options 34 comments
• July 2^nd Common Stock vs. Preferred Stock 37 comments
• June 25^th Fundamental Ratios: P/E, PEG and PEGY 30 comments
• June 4^th Flash Trading- The Pros and the Cons 42 comments
• May 21^st What is Our Edge? Plus Stock Chart of the Week 33 comments
• March 5^th Bernie Madoff Revisited 44 comments
• January 30^th Short Selling: Positives and Negatives 70 comments
• January 15^th The New Stock Market- Algorithmic and High Speed Trading 95 comments
• January 1^st The Risk-Reward Profile for Covered Call Writing 55 comments

2010

• December 18^th The Out-Of-The-Money Strike- Pros and Cons 38 comments
• December 11^th Tax Information by Guest Author Owen Sargent, CPA 47 comments
• October 29^th Penny Pilot Program 64 comments
• October 23^rd Protective Puts- The Collar Strategy 60 comments
• September 26^th Options That Expire Weekly and Conventional Expiration Cycles 92 comments
• September 19^th Types of Customer Orders plus Update on BCSI 61 comments
• September 11^th The CBOEs Volatility Index (VIX) 68 comments
• September 4^th Volume- A Critical Technical Analysis Indicator 27 comments
• August 22^nd Factors that Determine the Value of your Option Premium 32 comments
• August 14^th Portfolio Management- Organized Lists Will Improve Our Option Profits 31 comments
• June 13^th Triple Witching Friday- Coming to YOUR Portfolio on June 18th! 21 comments
• June 6^th Theta-Time Decay of our Option Premiums 30 comments
• January 10^th The Show or Fill Rule- More Cash for Us! plus a Spreadsheet for I-T-M Strikes 49 comments
• January 3^rd Non-Standard Options- What they are and why we should avoid them 48 comments

2009

• December 6^th Derivatives- Stock Options and More 24 comments
• November 21^st Money Market Accounts and Money Market Funds- Where is Your Money Going? plus Industry in the Spotlight 25 comments
• September 5^th Interest Rates and our Stock Market Investments 18 comments
• August 22^nd Types of Customer Orders plus Industry in the Spotlight 16 comments
• August 8^th Technical Market Theories:More Tools for the Technical Analyst plus Industry in the Spotlight 15 comments
• July 18^th Using Leading Economic Indicators in our Covered Call Decisions 28 comments
• July 5^th Using Covered Call Options to Increase the Value of Your Stock 11 comments
• June 28^th Beware of Leveraged ETFs; The Changing Face of Exchange-Traded Funds 13 comments
• May 24^th Dark Pool Liquidity- Secrets of the Institutional Investors 20 comments
• April 4^th Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Covered Call Writing 24 comments
• March 29^th Reverse Stock Splits and How they Effect our Option Contracts 19 comments
• March 22^nd Tax Treatment of Covered Call Writing in Non-Sheltered Accounts 13 comments
• February 22^nd The Blue Collar Stock Market Meets the S&P 500 11 comments
• February 15^th Triple Witching Friday- Coming to YOUR Portfolio on March 20th! plus Industry in the Spotlight 13 comments
• January 18^th The Option Buyer or the Option Seller: Which should you be? 18 comments
• January 11^th Stop Loss Orders- Should We Use Them When Selling Covered Calls? 11 comments
• January 4^th The Basics of the Call Option plus a Current Real Life Example 9 comments

2008

• December 21^st The Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme: A Validation of our Blue Collar Philosophy plus Tony C. checks in on Cramer 5 comments
• December 7^th The New York Stock Exchange: Part of a Global Conglomerate and a Stock to Watch 5 comments
• November 23^rd RECESSION- A NORMAL Part of the Business Cycle 15 comments
• November 1^st MACROECONOMICS-The Government’s Influence Over our Investment Success 5 comments
• October 26^th BLUE COLLAR INVESTOR Q&A- Your Questions Answered 6 comments
• October 19^th MUTUAL FUNDS – The Answer in these Volatile Times? 6 comments
• October 12^th A RIDICULOUS SUBPRIME FAIRYTALE plus Tony C. Checks Out Cramer 6 comments
• October 5^th Commingling of Asset Classes plus History Tells Us Not To Worry 4 comments
• September 29^th THE MYSTERY OF CORPORATE BONDS 4 comments
• September 14^th HEDGE FUNDS AND THEIR EFFECT ON OUR INVESTMENTS Plus CSH, a Gem in Hiding 5 comments
• August 17^th Overnight Millionaire or Victim of the Rig? Plus: My Readers Pick their Favorite Stocks 8 comments
• August 10^th WHEN TO BUY BACK YOUR OPTION – EXPIRATION FRIDAY DILEMMA plus Industry in the Spotlight 7 comments
• July 27^th EARNINGS REPORTS ARE TELLING US TO BUY STOCKS! 6 comments
• July 20^th THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE VALUE OF YOUR OPTION PREMIUM plus Our Readers Pick their Favorite Stocks 19 comments
• June 26^th BEING CEO OF YOUR OWN MONEY MEANS MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS plus Industry in the Spotlight 12 comments
• May 17^th USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES/ PART III- Evaluating our Investment 5 comments
• April 29^th USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES / PART II – Real Life Example 16 comments
• April 12^th USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES 10 comments
• March 9^th RECESSION AND STAGFLATION- How do we respond? 3 comments
• January 28^th DEALING WITH VOLATILE MARKETS-The Media Experts vs. The Blue Collar Investor 10 comments
• January 10^th HOW A BLUE COLLAR INVESTOR MANAGES A VOLITILE MARKET 3 comments

2007

• December 26^th BEWARE OF WINDOW DRESSING! Comments Off on BEWARE OF WINDOW DRESSING!
• December 14^th Locating SAFE STOCKS in a VOLATILE MARKET 1 comment