📈📉 One-Sided Profit Stock Strategies

These strategies are designed to profit from movement in a single direction—either bullish (up) or bearish (down)—based on your market outlook.

1. Long Call

• Structure: Buy a call option.
• Profit Goal: Stock rises above strike price plus premium.
• Best Used When: Bullish outlook with limited risk and high upside potential.

2. Long Put

• Structure: Buy a put option.
• Profit Goal: Stock falls below strike price minus premium.
• Best Used When: Bearish outlook with limited risk and high reward.

3. Covered Call

• Structure: Own stock + sell call option.
• Profit Goal: Generate income in a flat or slightly bullish market.
• Best Used When: Neutral to mildly bullish outlook; willing to sell shares at strike price.

4. Protective Put

• Structure: Own stock + buy put option.
• Profit Goal: Limit downside while maintaining upside exposure.
• Best Used When: Bullish but concerned about short-term downside risk.

5. Bear Put Spread

• Structure: Buy higher strike put, sell lower strike put.
• Profit Goal: Stock declines within defined range.
• Best Used When: Moderately bearish outlook with limited risk and cost.

6. Bull Call Spread

• Structure: Buy lower strike call, sell higher strike call.
• Profit Goal: Stock rises within defined range.
• Best Used When: Moderately bullish outlook with reduced premium cost.

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