BOUGHT PGNX COVERED CALL
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Did this little fella shortly after open ... . It popped up on Dough's High Options Volume Grid with a rank of 100 and an implied volatility percentage of >100%.
Bought 100 Shares at 5.31
Sold the August 19th 6 call
Whole Package: $463 (so 4.63/share is my cost basis in the stock)
Max Profit: $137 if called away at $6 ... .
Notes: Most people use covered calls as part of a longer-term investment strategy for underlyings that they want to be in as "investments." Naturally, you can do that, too, but here I'm just looking at this as a "trade" while I twiddle my thumbs, waiting for VIX to show some signs of life for my usual bread and butter trades ... .
Bought 100 Shares at 5.31
Sold the August 19th 6 call
Whole Package: $463 (so 4.63/share is my cost basis in the stock)
Max Profit: $137 if called away at $6 ... .
Notes: Most people use covered calls as part of a longer-term investment strategy for underlyings that they want to be in as "investments." Naturally, you can do that, too, but here I'm just looking at this as a "trade" while I twiddle my thumbs, waiting for VIX to show some signs of life for my usual bread and butter trades ... .
Note
Down 3.78% during regular market hours; up 36% to 6.75 AH on approval of opiod-induced constipation drug.Trade closed manually
When the market gives you 20% in one day, well, you take it ... . Here's the chain: Opening: Bought for a 4.63 debit ($463)
Closing: Bought 6 short call for .70 debit ($70)
Closing: Sold 100 shares at 6.26 credit ($626)
6.26 cr - 4.63 db -.70 db = .93 credit/100 shares ($93) or 20% ROC
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