Covered Call Exit Strategies

[The Option Specialist]( 09/27/2021 | [View in browser]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Covered Call Exit Strategies]( As covered call investors, we generally want the stocks on which we are trading covered calls to be neutral to slightly higher when expiration date approaches. If the stock rises too much, we have foregone potential profit by selling the call, and if the stock falls too far we are left with an unrealized loss on our stock position. In a perfect world, the stock would finish up just below our call strike on expiration day. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect, particularly when it comes to financial markets. In most cases, investors will need to take some sort of action on or around the expiration date and sometimes even earlier than that. Managing the exit side of a covered call is far harder than the entry side and should be decided in advance of entering the trade. This should all be written down as part of your trading plan. 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