During this Episode, Russ discusses the Large Unprotected Covered Call or L.U.C.C trading strategy. Large in that the share price is large (think Costco, Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, etc.). Unprotected in the sense that the strategy doesn't buy insurance in a protective put option at a lower price (like a collar trade). It is essentially a large, In The Money (“ITM”) covered call. It is protected from volatility and the large upfront cost by how far down in the money you select, and you give back some of the premium (the intrinsic value portion) - though give back is a misnomer in that it all happens automatically at the brokerage. Several examples are given.

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In this episode, Russ explains the current volatility in today’s equity markets.

He gives some context with data points over the past 150 years. He also lays out the analysts who are bullish and bearish (from the Money Show in Las Vegas, etc.) and their views. He explains his actions and lays out what he is doing now (seeling cash backed puts, etc.)

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In this episode, Russ explains what to do on a covered call trade when you are wrong and trying to protect your shares and the stock takes off. He uses what happened to Tesla since the US Election results as an example (the stock has gone up 85% since the election and we had written a $15 up covered call expiring in December 2024).

Russ discussed how you can roll out and up profitably when a stock gets away from you.

He discusses also how the adjustment works on selling a cash backed put option as well with Coinbase as an example.

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