Bought shares at 7.50; sold the Sept 30th 8 call; filled for a 6.93 db; max profit $107 (if called away at 8) (15.4% ROC). Not to jinx it, but it's highly likely that I will be unhappy with one or more of these little fellas that I put on today ... .
I filled a substantially similar setup to this yesterday, but didn't have time to post. It still looks good today, even though price has popped a bit. Buy 100 Shares at 6.20 Sell Sept 30th 6.5 call Entire Package: 5.70 ($570) Max Profit: $80 (14% ROC, if called away at 6.50)
My "guess" is that AMD will not hold onto this level (I briefly considered going "monied" with the short call with the covered call setup, selling the 7 strike instead of the 8). However. implied volatility is fairly high here (64.6%), and my mechanical approach to most of these setups is basically to "ditch the guessing" and pull the trigger; price will go where...
This little fella popped up on my radar earlier today as having high implied volatility, so I pretty much blindly put on the covered call then and there, buying 100 shares a 6.24 and selling the Sept 16th 7 put for a 5.77 debit (which will be my cost basis in the shares). The max profit is $123 with a ROC of about 21.3% (assuming a call away at 7).
This ranks up there as one of the more ridiculous covered calls I've done. I say "ridiculous" because I'm selling the short call right at where current price is and dramatically reducing my cost basis at the same time (the share price line is depicted at 2.40 so that the stock price line/short call line don't overlap). Metrics: Buy 100 shares RIGL at 2.51 Sell...
Metrics: Buy 100 shares at 5.41 Sell Oct 21st 5.5 call Whole Package: 4.93 db (4.93/share's your break even/cost basis) Max Profit: $57 (if called away at 5.5) ROC: 11.6% Notes: I've looked at this underlying several times over the past several weeks, as it keeps popping up on my high implied volatility screens. The good thing about the setup: the short call...
Metrics: Buy Shares at 4.62 Sell Oct 21st 5 call Whole Package: 4.36 Max Profit: $64 (if called away at 5) ROC: 14.7% Notes: The ROC metrics are good here; the chart is not. The underlying is at highs, so it might be beneficial to wait for a pullback to initiate a play. By the same token, there is room to the upside (albeit small to next ZigZag indicated...
Covered Call Metrics: Buy 100 shares stock at 13.68 Sell Oct 21st 14 call Whole Package: 12.36 db Max Profit: $164 (if called away at $14) ROC: 13.3% Alternative: Sell Oct 21st 12 put Probability of Profit: 71% Max Profit: $70 (if filled at the mid price) Max Loss: $1140 (if you do nothing and stock goes to $0 by expiration) Notes: The short put play would be...
This is a bit pricier than I'd like to go with a covered call, particular in biotech, which can implode on you dramatically if there is a clinical trial failure ... . Nevertheless, here's the metrics on this little fella: Buy 100 Shares at 16.42 Sell Oct 21st 17.5 call 13.77 db at the mid Max Profit: $373 ROC: 27.1% Notes: There may be premium to be sold on the...
Metrics: Buy 100 Shares at 3.23 Sell Oct 21st 4 call 2.83 db at the mid (i.e., 2.83 is your cost basis in the shares) Max Profit: $117 (if called away at 4) ROC: 41% ROC Notes: A good spot to initiate this here, given a bit of horizontal support.
I'm already in a similar trade, but NVAX keeps on giving with high implied volatility rank and high implied volatility. Metrics: Buy shares at 6.99 Sell Oct 21st 7 call 5.10 db at the mid (off hours; it may naturally look a touch different at NY open) $190 max profit if called away at $7 (a ridiculous profit figure for a $7 underlying) ROC: 37.3% Alternative:...
AMRN at 3.33/share; sell Sept 16th 3.5 call; 2.75 db; max profit $75 (21.4% ROC). FOLD at 7.00/share; sell Sept 16th 7 call; 6.20 debit; max profit $80 (12.9% ROC). ARRY at 4.54/share; sell Sept 16th 5 call; 4.19 db; max profit $81 (19.3% ROC). Notes: Preliminary/off hours. I would also note I haven't looked at these guys' pipelines (they're all biotech) or...
Bought shares of ZIOP at market open at 4.90, selling the Aug 19th 5 short call against, immediately reducing my cost basis in my shares to 4.20, so my max profit is $80/contract if called away at 5. Thanks to TurboTech for spotting this high implied volatility premium selling gem!
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...
1W: 1D 4H: Simple covered call. Call expires 7/15. With commission costs, effective purchase price is $75.26. If call is in the money, almost 3% ROR.
Thanks to TheBanker and the Biopharma chat room for spotting this one ... . A little bit of research on its implied volatility percentage, and voila, a diamond in the rough, premium selling play ... . Metrics: 100 Shares at 7.56 Sell Aug 19th 8 short call Whole Package: $620 debit (6.20 will be your cost basis in the shares) Max Profit: $170 if called away at...
This little fella was one of the plays on my lengthy post-Brexit list ... . Here, due to the cheapness of the underlying and my not wanting to be married to the trade longer than necessary (it might have further downside), I'm going covered call and tight in with the short call (also, if you go further up with the short call, you can't get squat in premium to...
On a fairly regular basis, I look for things to add to my covered call portfolio. While on occasion I'll dabble in individual underlyings, my preference is to look to exchange traded funds that represent an asset class (e.g., XRT (retail), XLF (financials)) or market (e.g., EWZ (Brazil), EEM (emerging markets)) so that my hat's not always hanging on a single...