Because far more options players would rather write a call then buy one. Most spreads are done for the credit you get from selling one.
If the extrinsic value of your covered call is less then the amount of the dividend then someone could take your shares from you to get the...
Just fyi - the standard approach in this situation is to roll the side that where the underlying moved away closer to the new price and collect...
Good point and true
I believe the acceleration you see in the last few DTE is Gamma - the rate of change in Delta. Delta is pretty steady 45-21 DTE (and Gamma is 1),...
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