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How to Enter Our Rolling-Out-And-Up Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs – September 12, 2022
In our last blog article, we discussed how to enter our rolling-out trades into our covered call writing trading logs. This article will highlight the additional considerations when rolling our...
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How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Trades into Our Monthly Trading Logs – September 6, 2022
When we roll-out our covered call trades, we are actually combining 2 months of option premiums, the current month and the next contract cycle. This may create some confusion...
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Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM – August 29, 2022
Over the years, the most frequently used ETF in my portfolios has been Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ). Premium members have noticed that, lately, a relatively new eligible security...
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Technical Analysis and Our Option-Selling Portfolios: A Real-Life Example with Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) – August 22, 2022
BCI has a 3-pronged approach to screening for our covered call writing and put-selling watchlists. These include fundamental analysis, common-sense principles (like minimum average trading volume) and technical analysis....
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Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) – August 15, 2022
On 2/21/2022, Bob wrote a 3/17/2022 $29.00 call on SBLK. On 2/26/2022, SBLK was trading at $31.76 and the cost-to-close the short call was $2.78. On 3/1/2022, SBLK was...
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Covered Call Writing & Selling Cash-Secured Puts: Strategies or Exit Strategies? A Real-Life Example with T-Mobile US Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) – August 08, 2022
Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are low-risk option-selling strategies seeking to generate weekly or monthly cash-flow. Can these basic strategies be considered exit strategies as well? In this article,...
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Rolling-In Covered Call Trades – August 1, 2022
Exit strategy implementation is a critical aspect of successful covered call writing and put-selling strategies. Over the years, we have discussed rolling options as an integral part of our position management...
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How to Enter Our Rolling-Out Cash-Secured Put Trades into Our Trading Logs + New Book Discount Offer – July 25, 2022
When we roll-out a cash-secured put trade, we are spanning 2 contract cycles. This article will detail how to enter and close our trades into our trading logs to best reflect...
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Why are We Receiving a Higher Return When We’re Expecting a Lower Return? – July 18, 2022
On 2/21/2022, Frank emailed me about our 10-Delta ultra-low-risk cash-secured put strategy. With Moderna Inc. (MRNA) trading at $145.00 per-share, he asked about using the deep out-of-the-money $118.00 weekly strike...
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Hitting a Double: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action – July 11, 2022
“Hitting a double” involves buying back the short call using our 20%/10% guidelines and then re-selling that same option when share price recovers. On 3/13/2019, Mario was kind enough...
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