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Ask Alan

Ask Alan # 217: Entering a Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade - Comments (0)
Should We Get the Kleenex or the Champagne? A Real-Life Trade with Bilibili Inc. (Nasdaq: BILI) - Comments (19)
BCI PODCAST 105: The Poor Man’s Covered Call: Rolling Options - Comments (0)
Ask Alan 195: Will the Upcoming Dividend Cause My Shares to Be Sold? - Comments (0)
ASK ALAN #181 How Delta Factors into our Strike Price Selection - Comments (0)
Ask Alan #167 What is “Seeking Alpha?” - Comments (4)
2016 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions from The Blue Collar Investor - Comments (1)
Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums - Comments (17)
A look back at the FIRST Ask Alan Video… - Comments (0)
Ask Alan – Early Exercise of Covered Call Options - Comments (2)

Covered Call Exit Strategies

Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
Post-Earnings Opportunities: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (9)
Combining Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (14)
Using Weekly Options During Earnings Season: A Real-Life Example with RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) - Comments (14)
Using the BCI Trade Management Calculator to Mitigate Losses + BCI-Only Webinar Registration Link - Comments (6)
How to Calculate Rolling-Up Cash-Secured Put Trades: The BCI Trade Management Calculator + $50.00 Discount Coupon - Comments (8)
How to Use Stock Options to Lower Our Breakeven Price Points: The Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (7)

Exchange-Traded Funds

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Setting Up a Bullish Covered Call Writing Monthly Portfolio - Comments (17)
Sector Rotation and the CEO Strategy - Comments (11)
How to Manage Near-The-Money Put Strikes as Expiration Approaches - Comments (12)
When Should I Take My Profits with a Successful Covered Call Writing Trade? - Comments (11)
Application of the 20%/10% Guidelines for ITM & OTM Strikes + Registration Form for Thursday’s Webinar - Comments (13)
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 - Comments (12)
Reverse Covered Call Writing: A Reasonable Bear Market Strategy? A Real-Life Example with SPDR S&P ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) - Comments (9)
Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM - Comments (9)
Hitting a Double: The BCI Trade Management Calculator in Action + Final Chance to Register for Tuesday’s Webinar - Comments (12)

Exit Strategies

Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)
Post-Earnings Opportunities: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (9)
Combining Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (14)
Selling Weekly Puts After Disappointing Earnings Reports: A Real-Life Example with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) - Comments (10)
Using the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Sell Weekly Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (14)
Buying Back OTM Cash-Secured Puts on Expiration Friday to Avoid Potential Exercise + $25 Discount Coupon - Comments (6)

Fundamental Analysis

Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
Setting Up a Bullish Covered Call Writing Monthly Portfolio - Comments (17)
Summarizing the Information in Our Premium Member Stock Reports - Comments (9)
Using Implied Volatility and the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Avoid Exercise - Comments (15)
Trading Weekly Options on a 4-Day Trading Week - Comments (7)
Sector Rotation and the CEO Strategy - Comments (11)
Using Technical Analysis for Our Stock & Option Selection in Covered Call Writing Trades - Comments (12)
How Our Covered Call Trades are Impacted When Regular and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends Come on the Same Day - Comments (9)
Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
Comparing Nasdaq 100 ETFs: Real-Life Examples with QQQ & QQQM - Comments (9)

Investment Basics

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula - Comments (10)
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
Using Technical Analysis to Enhance Our Covered Call Writing and Cash-Secured Put Trades - Comments (7)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)

Just Alan

Is Covered Call Writing an Option Zero-Sum Strategy? + See Our New “Featured Product” Section - Comments (13)
Should We Get the Kleenex or the Champagne? A Real-Life Trade with Bilibili Inc. (Nasdaq: BILI) - Comments (19)
Put-Call Parity and Arbitrage Opportunities - Comments (23)
What Covered Call Writing Has Meant To Me: A Financial Advisor’s Perspective by Guest Author Kevin Crowe - Comments (25)
Protected: Ask Alan #115- “Differences between Call and Put Premiums - Comments (17)
Alan’s 2015 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions - Comments (2)
Alan’s 2014 New Year’s Greeting & Resolutions - Comments (4)
Just Alan – Behind The Scenes Preview of AAII Event - Comments (2)

Option Trading Basics

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula - Comments (10)
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
Using Technical Analysis to Enhance Our Covered Call Writing and Cash-Secured Put Trades - Comments (7)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)

Options Calculations

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula - Comments (10)
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)
Setting Up a Bullish Covered Call Writing Monthly Portfolio - Comments (17)
Using Implied Volatility and the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Avoid Exercise - Comments (15)

Options Trade Execution

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula - Comments (10)
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)
Setting Up a Bullish Covered Call Writing Monthly Portfolio - Comments (17)
Using Implied Volatility and the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Avoid Exercise - Comments (15)

paper trading

How to Select the Best Strike Prices for Collar Trades: Real-Life Example with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) - Comments (31)
Mitigating Losses After a Disappointing Earnings Pre-Announcement - Comments (41)
ETF Index Tracker Proposed Strategy: A Risk-Free Investment? - Comments (43)
Psychology of Stock and Option Investing: Ten Years of Observations - Comments (19)

Podcasts

BCI PODCAST 125: Using Delta to Create Low-Risk/ High-Reward Put-Selling Trades - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 124: Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 123: Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)? - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 120: Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST #119: Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 118: Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 117: When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money - Comments (0)
BCI PODCAST 116: How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form - Comments (0)

Put-selling

Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)
Trading Weekly Options on a 4-Day Trading Week - Comments (7)
Post-Earnings Opportunities: A Real-Life Example with NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) - Comments (9)
Combining Covered Call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (14)
Selling Weekly Puts After Disappointing Earnings Reports: A Real-Life Example with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) - Comments (10)
Using the BCI Expected Price Movement Calculator to Sell Weekly Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (14)
Buying Back OTM Cash-Secured Puts on Expiration Friday to Avoid Potential Exercise + $25 Discount Coupon - Comments (6)
Selling Cash-Secured Puts: 2 Favorable Outcomes - Comments (8)
Risk-Reward Profile When Rolling-Up Our Cash-Secured Put Trades - Comments (14)

Stock Investing

Summarizing the Information in Our Premium Member Stock Reports - Comments (9)
Sector Rotation and the CEO Strategy - Comments (11)
How to Use Stock Options to Lower Our Breakeven Price Points: The Stock Repair Strategy - Comments (7)
How Our Covered Call Trades are Impacted When Regular and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends Come on the Same Day - Comments (9)
Review of Dividend Dates & Their Impact on Our Covered Call Trades - Comments (16)
Exercising Call Options to Capture Dividends: A Reasonable Action or Investor Error? - Comments (2)
Will My Stock Be Sold Because of the $2.00 Dividend? A Real-Life Example with Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) - Comments (12)
Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? - Comments (14)
Managing Implied Volatility Risk by Establishing an Initial Time-Value Return Goal Range + Webinar Login Link - Comments (19)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)

Stock Option Strategies

Can We Generate Significant Profits Selling Weekly Covered Calls During a 4-Day Trading Week? - Comments (3)
Selling In-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts to Buy a Stock at a Discount - Comments (17)
The Poor Man’s Covered Call Trade Initialization Formula - Comments (10)
Evaluating the Time Value Cost-To-Close to Assist in Covered Call Trade Decisions - Comments (9)
Analyzing and Correcting Our Covered Call Writing Mistakes + Last Chance to Register for BCI Webinar - Comments (9)
Rolling-Out-And-Up to In-The-Money Strikes - Comments (10)
Annualized Returns for Weekly and Monthly Options - Comments (14)
Using Technical Analysis to Enhance Our Covered Call Writing and Cash-Secured Put Trades - Comments (7)
Rolling-Out Decisions for Our Covered Call Writing Trades: 3 Strategies Analyzed - Comments (11)
The Importance of the 3% Guideline When Selling Out-Of-The-Money Cash-Secured Puts - Comments (17)

Stock Trading & Taxes

How Our Covered Call Trades are Impacted When Regular and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends Come on the Same Day - Comments (9)
How to Calculate Dividends into Our Covered Call Writing Calculations - Comments (12)
Compounding Our Option-Selling Profits To The Highest Levels - Comments (24)
Shorting a Stock: A Viable Bear-Market Strategy? - Comments (33)
Long-Term Capital Gains Enhanced with Covered Call Writing - Comments (27)
Tax Implications of Writing Covered Calls against Long-Term Holdings - Comments (72)
Indexing: A Key Component to Successful Long-Term Investing - Comments (23)
What is the Best Time to Execute Our Trades? - Comments (41)
Evaluating the Performance of our Mutual Funds and Financial Advisors - Comments (22)
Reverse Splits and Unreliable Options Chains - Comments (17)

Technical Analysis

Using Technical Analysis to Enhance Our Covered Call Writing and Cash-Secured Put Trades - Comments (7)
Using Technical Analysis for Our Stock & Option Selection in Covered Call Writing Trades - Comments (12)
Technical Analysis for Options: A Real-Life Example with Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) - Comments (11)
Technical Analysis and Our Option-Selling Portfolios: A Real-Life Example with Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) - Comments (15)
Should Good News Discourage Us From Entering a Covered Call Trade? - Comments (14)
Best Technology ETFs for Our Option-Selling Portfolios: QQQ and XLK - Comments (18)
Can Price Movement Be Explained by Profit-Taking?: A Real-Life Example with Global X Funds Infrastructure Dev. (PAVE) - Comments (38)
How to Set Up a Portfolio of Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stocks in a User-Friendly Approach - Comments (30)
Holding a Stock Through an Earnings Report: A Real-Life Example with Atlassian Corp. (Nasdaq: TEAM) - Comments (28)
How to Use Technical Analysis and Market Assessment for Strike Selection Guidance - Comments (30)

Uncategorized

Calculating Covered Call Writing & Cash-Secured Put Trades for the Same Stock and Similar Moneyness - Comments (10)
Whisper Numbers: Another Reason to Avoid Earnings Reports - Comments (6)
Emergency Management Report: Dealing with Volatile and Bearish Markets:Re-Publication - Comments (2)
Implied Volatility of ETFs and our Covered Call Writing and Put-Selling Decisions - Comments (16)
Happy Independence Day! - Comments (1)