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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    I think the reason this type of spread has not gotten more attention is that it was not practical until the Deep Discount Brokers started offering option contracts for $.75. You can’t pay $4 for a $5 spread if commissions are going to take a big chunk out of that $1 profit. But paying a $1.5...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    One more thing before the Game. Discussing the pro and cons of call spreads and put spreads is one thing, but they both share many characteristics. A strategy is just a strategy. The implementation or methodology is what makes it work or not. Does anyone disagree that a DITM Vertical...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    reply to KS covered calls in the strategy of owning a stock or ETF long, and then selling calls against it. It's used as a hedge and to hopefully generate extra yield. Example: you own 100 shares of ABC stock, present price is $35. You might sell a call several months away - say a strike...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    reply to AAA I do not disagree with you and maverick - yet! But I would need to rethink position management moves, since I'm not used to thinking that way. for example, in the hypothetical spread mentioned in the first message, the stock of XYZ drops from $88 to $83. So the spread...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    reply to maverick I looked at that too. All I can say is that using the put strategy is not as intuitive for me as the blatant in-your-face Bull Call spread. It i obvious as can be that buying a spread for $4 and selling it for close to $5 or letting it exercise for $5 is profitable. I...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    from FullyArticulate. "The question is, what will happen in a non raging bull market? Take a look at the CBOE Buy-Write index and compare it to the S&P 500 to see how your strategy will perform in a bear market. It will perform better than simply owning the stock, but any "yields" you've...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    I don't know the messaging system here, but I can be contacted at rafpilot77-ebook@yahoo.com to request info.
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    Any good book on trading spreads?

    take a look at the thread "methodology of the ditm vertical bull call spread" above on this forum. It works for me as a conservative and predictable strategy More information available on the subject if your request it. I hope the thread gets some replys to keep it active, because it is a great...
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    Methodology of the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread

    I have been using the DITM Vertical Bull Call Spread for personal trading for well over a year now with good success. This strategy is ideal for me because, although I have been reading about option trading for nearly three years on this forum, most of what I read was boring or over my head...
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