WHEN TO BUY BACK YOUR OPTION – EXPIRATION FRIDAY DILEMMA plus Industry in the...
Picture this: It’s on or near Expiration Friday and your stock or ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is above the strike price. You know that if you do not act to institute an Expiration Friday Exit Strategy...
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Rolling Strategies On Or Near Expiration Friday
With one week remaining before the expiration of the November option contracts I thought I’d use this week’s blog article to review the process of the rolling exit strategies. I will use a real-life...
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Using Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Month
Covered call writers can be good at what they do or great at it. They can generate decent returns or the highest possible returns. One of the mission statements of The Blue Collar Investor is to assist...
View ArticleAsk Alan – Should I close my covered call position or wait?
Alan answers a question submitted by Ritu, who asks: “Thank you for your covered call videos. I find them well explained and easy to understand. However, I do have a question for you. I sold a covered...
View ArticleAsk Alan – Rolling Out And Earnings Reports
Alan answers a question submitted by Len who asks: “You make a good case for not holding a stock where there’ll be an earnings announcement before expiration. You also allow for the possibility of...
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Should I Roll My Option When The Stock Price Is DEEP In-The-Money?
Exit strategy execution is a critical skill every covered call writer should master. In addition to managing positions where share price has decreased there are also situations where we can benefit...
View ArticleAsk Alan – Covered Call Writing and Dividend Capture
Alan answers a question shared by several members who ask: “I’d appreciate your comments on the following. I own Altria, ticker symbol MO. On April 15th I wrote a 30 day call which will expire...
View ArticleAsk Alan – Exercise Of In-The-Money Expiring Contracts
Alan answers a question shared by Alexander from Bristol CT, who asks: “If my options expire in-the-money will my broker automatically exercise the option?” If you want more “Ask Alan” videos, you can...
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Technical Analysis and Covered Call Decisions: Looking Back At KORS
Technical analysis is an integral part of our covered call writing decisions for both stock and option selections. It also impacts our exit strategy decisions. KORS has been a favorite of Blue Collar...
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Rolling Weekly Options & Covered Call Writing
The stock option strategies in our BCI methodology are based on years and decades of real-life trading experience. The information detailed in my books and DVDs is geared to giving us the best chance...
View ArticleAsk Alan – The Impact Of Rolling Out On The Previous Month’s Returns
Alan answers a BCIer question by exampling the Ellman Elite 2014 Calculator. Brian asks: “When you roll out a position, you of course are buying back the call at some cost (sometimes more, sometimes...
View ArticleAsk Alan – Excluding Intrinsic Value When Rolling Options
Alan answers a question shared by Jonathan, who asks: “In your roll out example, the current share price is $92.49 and the strike price on the old contract is $90. The cost to buy back the old...
View ArticleAsk Alan #101 – Managing a Risky Trade
Alan answers a question shared by Ty, who asks: “I flat out gamble on one trade in my portfolio, and this is my gamble stock: (1) On 6/30/14 I bought GWPH at $103.90 and sold the 8/16 $105 call @...
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Evaluating Returns When Rolling Out And Up
Covered call writing and put-selling calculations must be accurate and preferably understood by option-sellers. I created the Ellman Calculators to facilitate the authentic computations we depend on....
View ArticleWHEN TO BUY BACK YOUR OPTION – EXPIRATION FRIDAY DILEMMA plus Industry in the...
Picture this: It’s on or near Expiration Friday and your stock or ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is above the strike price. You know that if you do not act to institute an Expiration Friday Exit Strategy...
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Rolling Strategies On Or Near Expiration Friday
With one week remaining before the expiration of the November option contracts I thought I’d use this week’s blog article to review the process of the rolling exit strategies. I will use a real-life...
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Using Multiple Exit Strategies in the Same Contract Month
Covered call writers can be good at what they do or great at it. They can generate decent returns or the highest possible returns. One of the mission statements of The Blue Collar Investor is to assist...
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Should I Roll My Option When The Stock Price Is DEEP In-The-Money?
Exit strategy execution is a critical skill every covered call writer should master. In addition to managing positions where share price has decreased there are also situations where we can benefit...
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Rolling Up in the Same Contract Month: Evaluating a Real-Life Trade
Mastering exit strategies is one of the three required skills for covered call writing as well as selling cash-secured puts. In this article I will review and evaluate a real-life trade executed by one...
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Rolling Out Decisions: Evaluating a Real Life Trade
Rolling options is an important exit strategy choice when selling covered call and put options. Options can be rolled up and down in the same contract month or a future contract month. For the most...
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