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Opening (IRA): QQQ Nov 15th 420 Covered Call... for a 415.50 debit. Comments: After taking off my Nov 415 covered call in profit (See Post Below), re-upping here, but at a slightly higher strike (there are only five-wides available). The 420 is at the -87 delta, so this is less aggressive than I usually do (-75 delta call). However, I've already booked profit in the November cycle, so am fine with getting what is kind of a weak sauce ROC here with plenty of "room to be wrong," particularly with the elections coming up. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 415.50/share Max Profit: 4.50 ($450) ROC at Max: 1.08% 50% Max: 2.25 ($225) ROC at 50% Max: .54% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out the short call on side test/IV expansion.
NASDAQ:QQQLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): IWM Nov 15th 194 Covered Call... for a 192.28 debit. Comments: Re-upping with a monied covered call in November with a strike that is slightly higher than what I previously had on at the 193. (See Post Below). Just looking to get a little more out of the November cycle before moving onto December without taking on a ton of additional risk ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 192.28 Max Profit: 1.72 ROC at Max: .89% 50% Max: .81 ROC at 50% Max: .45%
AMEX:IWMLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): GDX Dec 20th 36 Covered Call... for a 35.29 debit. Comments: 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: 35.29/share Max Profit: .71 ROC at Max: 2.01% 50% Max: .36 ROC at 50% Max: 1.00% That 1.00% ROC at 50% max is kind of "marginal," but just trying to keep theta on and burning with little stuff that I can add to should I have the opportunity to get in in higher IV/weakness.
AMEX:GDXLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TQQQ December 20th 74 Covered Call... for a 71.29 debit. Comments: Selling the -75 delta call against stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. I'm looking at this as a starter position because I kind of have a feeling that I'm going to regret not putting this on in weakness/higher IV and will be adding at better strikes/break evens (only time will tell). Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 71.29/share Max Profit: 2.71 ROC at Max: 3.80% 50% Max: 1.36 ROC at 50% Max: 1.90%
NASDAQ:TQQQLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): SPY Dec 20th 505 Covered Call... for a 501.71 debit. Comments: Re-upping at a higher strike than the one I just took off, looking to capture an additional little increment of upmove that I missed out on. If you wanted to be really anal about it, you could capture all of the up move over time (or capture the same increment more than once). For example, say I just took off the November 15th 500 covered call at or near max (e.g., 499.80). I can then shop for a monied covered call to capture the next increment of movement from 499.80 up, so I'd want to get into a setup for 499.80 or less. This would be the Jan 31st 506 covered call, currently trading for 499.72 and would ostensibly capture the move from 499.72 to 506 (assuming, naturally, a finish above 506). In the next iteration, I would look to capture the move from 506 up, and so on, all the way until my short call was at-the-money or out-of-the-money, depending on what I was trying to do with the setup.
AMEX:SPYLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TQQQ August 16th 73 Monied Covered Call... for a 70.80 debit. Comments: High IV at 55%. Buying a one lot and selling a -75 call against in the August 16th monthly to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense. I looked at doing something in the 45 DTE wheelhouse, which would be the August 30th expiry, but it was less liquid than the monthly, so opted to go shorter duration, with the plan being to roll out to the September monthly should we get further weakness and/or a test of 73. Otherwise, I'll look to just take profit at my standard 50% max. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 70.80 Max Profit: 2.20 ROC at Max: 3.11% 50% Max: 1.10 ROC at 50% Max: 1.55%
NASDAQ:TQQQLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): USO Oct 18th 69 Monied Covered Call... for a 67.44 debit. Comments: This isn't as low as I wanted to get in, but the short call is below where I would've entered would have to have been more patient and waited for 70. In any event, 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: 67.44/share Max Profit: 1.56 ($156) ROC at Max: 2.31% ROC at 50% Max: .78 ($78) ROC at 50% Max: 1.16% Take profit at 50% max; roll in-profit short call to maintain net delta <30.
AMEX:USOLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): USO December 20th 65 Covered Call... for a 62.41 break even. Comments: High IVR/IV (79/51) plus weakness. Adding a rung to my USO position out in December at break evens better than what I currently have on. 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: 62.41 Max Profit: 2.59 ROC at Max: 4.15% 50% Max: 1.30 ROC at 50% Max: 2.07% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max; look to roll out the short call on test.
AMEX:USOLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TQQQ Sept 20th 63 Monied Covered Call... for a 59.60 debit. Comments: High IVR/high IV at 68.7/63.1%. 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. Additionally, adding at strikes/break evens better than what I've current got on (the August 16th 73 covered calls; break even 70.80). Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 59.60 Max Profit: 3.40 ROC at 50% Max: 5.70% 50% Max: 1.70 ROC at 50% Max: 2.85% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max; roll the short call out for duration on side test.
NASDAQ:TQQQLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): USO Nov 15th 67 Covered Call... for a 65.26 debit. Comments: Adding a rung at strike prices better than what I currently have on, selling the -75 delta call against long 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: 65.26 Max Profit: 1.74 ($174) ROC at Max: 2.67% 50% Max: .87 ROC at 50% Max: 1.33% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max/roll out the short call on side test.
AMEX:USOLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TLT December 20th 88 Covered Call... for a 86.84 debit. Comments: High IVR at 74.8% plus weakness. Looking to grab both the November 1st and December 1st dividends here while I twiddle my thumbs waiting for the general election to pass, 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: 86.84 Max Profit (Excluding Dividends): 1.16 Max Profit (With Dividends): 1.80 ROC at Max Excluding Dividends: 1.34% ROC at Max (With Dividends): 2.07% Immediately post-fill, I put in a GTC order to take profit at .20 short of max or 87.80, but may take if off after the December dividend drops if something more "sexy" gives me that come hither look.
NASDAQ:TLTLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TQQQ Oct 18th 59 Monied Covered Call... for a 56.10 debit. Comments: This isn't at a lower strike than what I currently have on, but I'm (somewhat) fine with it, since I'm still below what I have in mind to be maximally deployed in this instrument. 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: 56.10 Max Profit: 2.90 ROC at Max: 5.17% 50% Max: 1.45 ROC at 50% Max: 2.58% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out in-profit short call for duration and credit.
NASDAQ:TQQQLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): TAN Dec 20th 34 Covered Call... for a 32.69 debit. Comments: High IVR/IV at 115.8/57.1. Adding a rung out in December to my position at a break even better than what I currently have on. (See Post Below). Selling the -75 delta call against stock to emulate a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 32.69 Max Profit: 1.31 ROC at Max: 4.01% 50% Max: .66 ROC at 50% Max: 2.00% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max.
AMEX:TANLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): SPY Oct 18th 515 Covered Call... for a 511.00 debit. Comments: After taking profit, re-upping here out in October, selling the 84 call against long stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 16 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call. Going lower delta here, since I've already realized gains for (basically) September. There is a divvy to be had in Sept, with the last distribution being 1.76, so this will improve the unsexy ROC %-ages somewhat ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 511.00/share Max Profit: 4.00 ($400); 5.76 ($576) with dividend, assuming a 1.76 distribution. ROC at Max: .78% ROC at max; 1.13% ROC (with dividend) 50% Max: 2.00 ($200); 3.76 ($376) (with dividend) ROC at 50% Max: .39% ROC. 74% ROC (with dividend) Will generally look to take this off at >50% after the dividend drops or look to roll out in-profit short call to maintain net delta at +25 or less.
AMEX:SPYLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): IWM October 18th 199 Monied Covered Call... for a 196.80 debit. Comments: Re-upping with a monied covered call in the October 18th cycle. I left some money on the table by taking profit early. However, I don't want to be as aggressive as I usually am from a delta standpoint, since I already made money in the cycle, albeit after somewhat of a rollercoaster July/August. Instead of selling the -75 delta call against as I usually do, I'm selling the -84 against, resulting in a net delta metric of around 16. The 16 delta strike is associated with 2 x the expected move, which is why I'm choosing that short call strike ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 196.80 Max Profit: 2.20 ROC at Max: 1.12% 50% Max: 1.10 ROC at 50% Max: .56% I'll generally look to take profit at 50% max; roll in-profit short call out if and when the setup converges on +30 delta.
AMEX:IWMLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): USO Nov 15th 63 Covered Call... for a 61.27 debit. Comments: Adding to my USO position at strikes better than what I currently have on (the Nov 15th 67's and the Dec 20th 69's). Selling the -75 delta call against 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: 61.27/share Max Profit: 1.73 ($173) ROC at Max: 2.82% 50% Max: .87 ($87) ROC at 50% Max: 1.41% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out short call on side test.
AMEX:USOLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): QQQ October 18th 430 Monied Covered Call... for a 424.60 debit. Comments: Re-upping in the Q's after profit taking ... . As with my IWM position, I'm not being as aggressive as I usually am from a delta standpoint. This is because I've already made money in the cycle and want to give myself a little more room to be wrong since we've had somewhat of a bodice ripper from early August lows. Selling the -84 short call against stock, resulting in a setup with a net delta of around 16. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 424.60 Max Profit: 5.40 ROC at Max: 1.27% 50% Max: 2.70 ROC at 50% Max: .64% Will generally look to take profit at 50% max/roll out in-profit short call if there's a sell-off and the setup's net delta converges on +30.
NASDAQ:QQQLong
by NaughtyPines
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Opening (IRA): MSTR Nov 15th 121 Monied Covered Call... for a 111.20 debit. Comments: High IV (88.8%). Selling the -75 delta call against stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put with the built-in defense of the short call. Back into MSTR after taking off my previous November setup in profit. (See Post Below). This has earnings on 11/6, so I'll be looking to take it off before then ... . Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 111.20 Max Profit: 9.80 ROC at Max: 8.81% 50% Max: 4.90 ROC at 50% Max: 4.41%
NASDAQ:MSTRLong
by NaughtyPines
Opened (IRA): MSTR October 18th 119 Monied Covered Call... for a 110.75 debit. Comments: I don't do a ton of single name in my IRA, but with earnings in the rear view and 30-day IV at 81.7%, taking a "poos and giggles" trade here, selling the -75 delta call against shares 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: 110.75 Max Profit: 8.25 ROC at Max: 7.45% 50% Max: 4.13 ROC at 50% Max: 3.72%
NASDAQ:MSTRLong
by NaughtyPines
Opened (IRA): EWW Oct 18th 50 Monied Covered Call... for a 49.02 debit. Comments: Selling the -75 call against stock to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with the built-in defense of the short call. The IV isn't fantastic here at 29.8%, but the ROC is kind of what I'm minimally looking for out of this sort of play, so putting on a small position here, particularly since the underlying isn't all that far off its 52-week low. Metrics: Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 49.02 Max Profit: .98 ROC at Max: 2.0% 50% Max: .49 ROC at 50% max: 1.0% Generally, will look to take profit at 50% max, roll short call for duration and credit on side test.
AMEX:EWWLong
by NaughtyPines