Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIThe 5 Most Common Mistakes Made by Covered Call Writers: Video3d ago3d ago
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCISelling Cash-Secured Puts: Part IIIn past publications, 2 put applications were discussed: traditional put-selling and the PCP (wheel) Strategy. In this week’s article, 3…Sep 9Sep 9
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIHow to Create 3-Income Producing Portfolios Using Covered Call Writing and Dividend Generating…Covered call writing is a low-risk cash-flow strategy that can also create the potential of a 2nd income stream when using out-of-the-money…Aug 23Aug 23
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIThe Collar Strategy: 2 BCI Spreadsheets: A Real-Life Example with Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX)The collar strategy is a covered call writing-like strategy where a protective put is added to the covered call trade, creating a 3-leg…Aug 18Aug 18
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIHow to Adjust a Poor Man’s Covered Call (PMCC) Trade to Align with the BCI Trade Initialization…The PMCC is a covered call writing-like strategy where LEAPS options act as surrogates for the underlying stock or ETF. It is technically…Aug 11Aug 11
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIShould We Get the Kleenex or the Champagne? A Real-Life Trade with Bilibili Inc. (Nasdaq: BILI)On 12/9/2022, Patrik sent me an email he titled “Covered Call Panic” He shared with me information on his trades and was distraught at the…Aug 3Aug 3
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIHow to Enter and Archive a Covered Call Trade with 1 Exit Strategy that is Closed at ExpirationAfter entering our covered call trades, we immediately go into position management mode. Frequently, we can take advantage of a covered…Jul 27Jul 27
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIShould I Allow Exercise & Repurchase the Stock or Roll the Option?:The crafting and managing of our covered call writing trades are directly dependent on our pre-defined goals. In this article, we will…Jul 20Jul 20
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIApplication of the 20%/10% Guidelines for ITM & OTM StrikesOne of the key methods to partially automate our covered call writing exit strategy arsenal is to place buy-to-close (BTC), good until…Jul 13Jul 13
Dr. Alan Ellman, President of BCIMultiple Applications of the Mid-Contract Unwind (MCU) Exit Strategy: A Real-Life Example with…Covered call writing exit strategies allow us to mitigate trade losses and enhance trade profits. On 11/30/2022, Paul shares with me a…Jul 7Jul 7