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Using Technical Analysis to Enhance Our Covered Call Writing and Cash-Secured Put Trades – March 11, 2024
In our BCI methodology, there is a 3-pronged approach to our stock screening process: This article will focus on technical analysis and will utilize real-life examples with bullish, mixed...
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Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed – March 4, 2024
When our covered call writing strikes are expiring in-the-money (with intrinsic-value), our shares will be sold at the strike price. We may opt to retain the shares by rolling the...
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The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts – February 26, 2024
On 10/20/2023, a member shared with me a cash-secured put series of trades executed with Charles Shwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). Over the course of 9 months, SCHW dropped in price from approximately $83.00...
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Setting Up a Bullish Covered Call Writing Monthly Portfolio – February 19, 2024
This article will highlight one of the many ways we can establish a monthly covered call writing portfolio during bullish market conditions. We will utilize a hypothetical portfolio of...
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Summarizing the Information in Our Premium Member Stock Reports – February 12, 2024
When we select a stock for our covered call writing or cash-secured put trades, one of the main resources we analyze in the BCI Stock Reports, crafted starting after...
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Using Implied Volatility and the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Avoid Exercise – February 5, 2024
When we write covered call options and sell cash-secured puts, our goal is to generate cash-flow in a low-risk manner. Frequently, a second important goal is to avoid exercise...
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Trading Weekly Options on a 4-Day Trading Week – January 29, 2024
Can we generate meaningful returns writing covered calls or selling cash-secured puts on a 4-day, holiday-shortened trading week? The answer is a resounding yes. This article will focus on a...
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Post-Earnings Opportunities: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) – January 22, 2024
Always avoid having an option in place if there is an upcoming earnings report prior to contract expiration. This applies to covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts as it will avoid the...
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Combining Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts – January 15, 2024
When we integrate both covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts into one multi-tiered option selling strategy, we have our Put-Call-Put or PCP Strategy. Outside the BCI community, this is...
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Sector Rotation and the CEO Strategy – January 8, 2024
In 2023, BCI introduced the CEO Strategy, a streamlined approach to covered call writing using the Select Sector SPDRs. This article will explain why sector rotation in our business cycle will create opportunities for this strategy...
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