Opening (IRA): SOXL March 21st 23 Covered Call... for a 21.09 debit.
Comments: Adding at strikes better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 21.09/share
Max Profit: 1.91
ROC at Max: 9.06%
50% Max: .86
ROC at 50% Max: 4.03%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit is not hit.
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Opening (IRA): IBIT March 21st 52 Covered Call... for a 49.83 debit.
Comments: Back into IBIT, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 49.83/share
Max Profit: 2.17
ROC at Max: 4.35%
50% Max: 1.09
ROC at 50% Max: 2.18%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): TNA March 21st 39 Covered Call... for a 37.05 debit.
Comments: Adding to my TNA position at a slightly better break even than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 37.05/share
Max Profit: 1.95
ROC at Max: 5.26%
50% Max: .98
ROC at 50% Max: 2.63%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): SOXL March 21st 23 Covered Call... for a 20.87 debit.
Comments: High IVR/IV. Adding to my position at a break even better than what I currently have on. Selling the -75 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 20.87
Max Profit: 2.13
ROC at Max: 10.21%
50% Max: 1.07
ROC at 50% Max: 5.11%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals (assuming I can get in at a break even better than what I currently have on), and/or roll out the short call in the event take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): TQQQ March 21st 71 Covered Call... for a 67.75 debit.
Comments: Starter position, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 67.75/share
Max Profit: 3.25
ROC at Max: 4.80%
50% Max: 1.63
ROC at 50% Max: 2.40%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals (assuming I can get in at break evens/strikes better than what I currently have on), and/or roll out short call if my take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): TAN February 21st 32 Covered Call... for a 31.17 debit.
Comments: Still in the top 5 underlyings for IV on my ETF board, with 30-day at 35.0%. Adding at strikes better than what I currently have on after exiting the 33's at 50% max. Selling the -75 delta call against stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 31.17/share
Max Profit: .83
ROC at Max: 2.66%
50% Max: .42
ROC at 50% Max: 1.33%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max.
Opening (IRA): TNA March 21st 38 Covered Call... for a 36.24 debit.
Comments: Adding in at strikes better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 36.24/share
Max Profit: 1.76
ROC at Max: 4.86%
50% Max: .88
ROC at 50% Max: 2.43%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals (assuming I can get in at break evens/strikes better than what I currently have on), and/or roll out short call should my take profit not hit.
Opening (IRA): SOXL March 21st 20 Covered Call... for a 17.96 debit.
Comments: High IVR/IV plus weakness. Adding at strikes better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/ Break Even: 17.96/share
Max Profit: 2.04
ROC at Max: 11.36%
50% Max: 1.02
ROC at 50% Max: 5.68%
Opening (IRA): IBIT March 21st 50 Covered Call... for a 47.78 debit.
Comments: High IVR/IV. Selling the -75 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 47.78
Max Profit: 1.22
ROC at Max: 2.55%
50% Max: .61
ROC at 50% Max: 1.28%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals (assuming I can get in at a break even better than what I currently have on), and/or roll out the short call in the event take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): EWW March 21st 46 Covered Call... for a 45.00 debit.
Comments: Taking a small (ish) directional shot in the Mexico exchange-traded fund, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 45.00/share
Max Profit: 1.00
ROC at Max: 2.22%
50% Max: .50
ROC at 50% Max: 1.11%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit isn't hit.
Opening (IRA): MU March 21st 75 Covered Call... for a 72.85 debit.
Comments: Looking to do something small here on weakness: Selling the -80 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 20 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call. Earnings are on 3/19, so will look to be out by then.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 72.85
Max Profit: 2.15
ROC at Max: 2.95%
50% Max: 1.08
ROC at 50% Max: 1.48%
Opening (IRA): TQQQ March 21st 69 Covered Call... for a 65.42 debit.
Comments: High IV + weakness. Selling the -75 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 65.42
Max Profit: 3.58
ROC at Max: 5.47%
50% Max: 1.79
ROC at 50% Max: 2.74%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals (assuming I can get in at a break even better than what I currently have on), and/or roll out the short call in the event take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): TMF March 21st 36 Covered Call... for a 34.85 debit.
Comments: Starter position. Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 34.85
Max Profit: 1.15
ROC at Max: 3.30%
50% Max: .58
ROC at 50% Max: 1.65%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes/break evens better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): XBI January 17th 92 Covered Call... for a 90.47 debit.
Comments: IVR/IV isn't fantastic here at 11.1/26.3%, but there is some IV skew to take advantage of on the call side -- 31.34% at the 92 call relative to 26.62% at the 92 put.
Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put to take advantage of the IV skew and the built-in defense of the short call. From a charting standpoint, the break even sets up nicely with the "RFK, Jr. low" in November.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 90.47
Max Profit: 1.53
ROC at Max: 1.69%
50% Max: .77
ROC at 50% Max: .85
Opening (IRA): TMF Feb 28th 35 Covered Call... for a 33.98 debit.
Comments: High IVR/IV at 40.7/44.2, which is no surprise, since this is a bullish 3 x leveraged 20 year paper exchange-traded fund. It does have a dividend that pays out quarterly in March, June, September, and December (annualized yield of 4.71%).
Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call. Using the February 28th expiry to keep things in that 45 DTE wheelhouse and will look to add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes/break evens better than what I currently have on.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 33.98/share
Max Profit: 1.02
ROC at Max: 3.00%
50% Max: .51
ROC at 50% Max: 1.50%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll in-profit short call out to reduce my break even.
Opening (IRA): TLT April 17th 82 Covered Call... for an 80.60 debit.
Comments: Laddering out at strikes better than what I currently have on (Feb 87's, March 84's). Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short calls. Plus, gotta be in shares to grab that divvy.
Metrics:
Break Even/Buying Power Effect: 80.60/shares
Max Profit: 1.40
ROC at Max: 1.74% (excluding dividends)
Ordinarily, I take profit at 50% max, but will wait until the dividend immediately preceding the monthly expiry drops before considering taking profit.
Opening (IRA): TLT February 21st 87 Covered Call... for a 85.97 debit.
Comments: Going long at or near November lows, selling the -75 call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, with the built-in defense of the short call. I'm also looking to snag the January and potentially the February dividends here. This is a bit longer-dated than I ordinarily like to go, but I'm not doing a ton here besides waiting for January setups to come in/be managed.
The obvious variant is to sell the standard -30 delta against: TLT Feb 21st 94 covered call, 89.72 debit, 4.28 max. 4.77% ROC at max where the short call is paying >1% of the strike price in credit.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 85.97/share
Max Profit (ex. dividends): 1.03
ROC at Max: 1.20%
50% Max: .52
ROC at 50% Max: .60%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max after at least the January dividend drops.
Opening (IRA): TLT March 21st 84 Covered Call... for an 82.72 debit.
Comments: Laddering out into 2025 at strikes/break evens better than what I currently have on, looking to snag January, February and potentially March dividends ... .
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 82.72/share
Max Profit: 1.28
ROC at Max: 1.55%
50% Max: .64
ROC at 50% Max: .77%
Opening (IRA): XBI March 21st 86 Covered Call... for an 84.20 debit.
Comments: Adding to my position at strikes better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 84.20
Max Profit: 1.80
ROC at Max: 2.14%
50% Max: .90
ROC at 50% Max: 1.07%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if my take profit isn't hit.
Opening (IRA): TNA March 21st 40 Covered Call... for a 38.17 debit.
Comments: High IV; starter position. Going out to the 56 DTE March monthly for my starter position, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 38.17/share
Max Profit: 1.83
ROC at Max: 4.79%
50% Max: .92
ROC at 50% Max: 2.40%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals, assuming I can get in at strikes better than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if the take profit has not been hit.
Opening (IRA): SOXL March 21st 29 Covered Call... for a 26.85 debit.
Comments: High IV; starter position. Selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 26.85
Max Profit: 2.15
ROC at Max: 8.01%
50% Max: 1.08
ROC at 50% Max: 4.00%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, add at intervals if I can get in at better strikes/better break evens than what I currently have on, and/or roll out the short call if take profit is not hit.
Opening (IRA): XBI February 28th 82 Covered Call... for an 80.54 debit.
Comments: Adding to my position at a strike/break even better than what I currently have on. Going with the February 28th, since the March monthly remains someone long in duration.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 80.54/share
Max Profit: 1.46
ROC at Max: 1.81%
50% Max: .73
ROC at 50% Max: .92%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out short call on take profit test.
Opening (IRA): XBI February 21st 85 Covered Call... for an 83.01 debit.
Comments: Adding at strikes/break evens better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against shares to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call.
Metrics:
Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 83.01/share
Max Profit: 1.99
ROC at Max: 2.40%
50% Max: 1.00
ROC at 50% Max: 1.20%
Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out short call on take profit point test.