... for an .81 credit. Comments: Adding a rung at the 22 strike, which is better than either my covered call break even or the July 19th 24 short put I've got on. Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, but am fine with taking on additional shares and selling call against.
... for a 27.55 debit. Comments: Not the weakness I was looking for, but setting myself up to grab the early June dividend. Generally, I'll look to roll out the short call at 50% max ... .
... for a 65.60 debit. Comments: Selling the -75 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense and to take advantage of slightly elevated IV on the call side relative to the put. Would like 30-day IV to be higher here, but can't have everything (it's at 31.2%). Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break...
... for a 187.46 debit. Comments: (Late Post). Sold the -75 call against a one lot to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 187.46. Max Profit: 3.54 ($354) ROC at Max: 1.89% ROC at 50% Max: .94% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max on the entire setup (stock +...
... for a 24.26 debit. Comments: High IV here at 36.4%. Using the July 26th weekly here for the setup, since this is one of those options highly liquid underlyings with both liquid monthlies and weeklies, and I like to attempt to keep things in that 45 DTE wheelhouse if I can. Because of the size of this underlying, I'm looking to ladder out if we get...
... for a .65 credit. Comments: Adding a short put element to my EWZ covered call ... . Here, it was either sell the 21 delta 27 for .36 or be more aggressive and sell the 30 delta for .65. Do I really want more shares of EWZ? Not particularly. That being said, IV isn't horrid here at 26.5%, and there is the divvy to be had (8.20% annualized) so picking up...
... for a 42.98 debit. Comments: Hitting a little KRE (IVR/IV 42/28) on weakness here, looking primarily to grab the June dividend (March distribution: .38; 3.19% annualized). Selling the -75 call against a one lot to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put with the built-in defense of the short call. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even:...
... for a 55.95 debit. Comments: Going monied here, selling the -75 call against stock to emulate a 25 delta short put metrics while having built-in intraexpiry defense via the short call. More patient people will probably wait for weakness ... . I'll generally look to roll out the short call on test or at 50% max/take profit on the entire setup as a unit at...
... for a 39.64 debit. Comments: After taking off my 44 monied for a small profit, re-upping with a setup in the same expiry, but with a better break even. Selling the -75 call against a one lot of stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 39.64 Max Profit:...
... for a .77 credit. Comments: Adding a short put element to my ARKK covered call position on weakness.
... for an 80.91 debit. Comments: After taking off my August 88 monied for a small profit, re-upping in shorter duration, but with a better break even than what I had with the August 88. Selling the -75 delta call against a one lot of stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. My general goal here is to...
... for a 1.77 credit. Comments: Adding a short put element to my TQQQ covered call on weakness.
... for a 1.09 credit. Comments: Looked at all my options here for the rolling of the short call aspect of my covered calls -- rolling down, rolling down and out, rolling out as is, rolling to shorter duration and down ... . Going with rolling down in the same expiry for a 1.09 credit. Resulting cost basis: 89.11. It still remains a bet that the Fed will cut...
... for a 485.25 debit. Comments: (Late Post). Sold the -75 call against a one lot to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 485.25 Max Profit: 7.75 ($775) ROC at Max: 1.60% ROC at 50% Max: .80% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max on the entire setup (stock +...
... for a 411.80 debit. Comments: (Late Post). Sold the -75 call against a one lot to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 411.80 Max Profit: 8.20 ($820) ROC at Max: 1.99% ROC at 50% Max: 1.00% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max on the entire setup (stock +...
... for a 30.31 debit. Comments: Decent 30-day IV at 34.0%, but I'm primarily looking to position myself to grab the June dividend. IV is skewed to the put side in this underlying, so the general go-to would be short put, but to grab the dividend, you have to be in stock. Because I want the extrinsic in the short call to exceed any dividend, I'm basically...
... for a 1.39 credit. Comments: Targeting the 52 week low on weakness here after taking off a rung in September.
... for a 1.08 credit. Comments: Targeting the 52-week low here with a rung out in September (I've already got rungs on in April, May, June, etc.), which I think is unlikely to be touched in light of talk about the Fed cutting rates ... at some point in time. Naturally, if I'm wrong, I'm also fine with picking up shares at a cost basis below the covered call...