Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strikes paying around 1% of the strike price in credit at strikes better than what I currently have on. January 19th 380 short put: 4.19 credit February 16th 365 short put: 3.82 credit
Comments: Adding in a couple of rungs at strikes better than what I currently have on, targeting the <16 strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
... for a 3.96 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market and to generate "free cash flow."
... for a 4.07 credit. Comments: My weekly broad market short put in the shortest duration contract where the <16 delta is paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the market without actually being in stock. My basic options here are (a) do nothing, waiting for higher IV to sell premium; (b) continue to sell premium...
... for a 1.27 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the underlying. I currently have a December 125 and January 120, so this is at a better strike than what I currently have on.
... for a 1.55 credit. Comments: Adding a rung out in December to my SMH position, targeting the <16 strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate collar cost averaging into the underlying.
Comments: Adding in at strikes better than what I currently have on (which seems to be a recent theme), targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
... for a 3.17 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike in the shortest duration paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
Comments: Squeezing in a couple of extra rungs here at strikes better than what I currently have on, targeting the <16 strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit. December 29th 146: 1.47 credit January 19th 142: 1.47 credit After this, will primarily look to do "housekeeping" trades running into the end of the year ... .
Comments: Squeezing in a couple rungs at strikes better than what I currently have on, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit.
... for a .74 credit. Comments: Adding in an October rung here in 20 year+ maturity paper after taking off my July rung. 30-day IV remains higher than SPY. Am fine with getting assigned shares if that happens. Prior to COVID, I had a rather large TLT covered call position in my IRA, but felt compelled to take profit on it at or near COVID highs and have been...
Comments: Looking to sell the around the 30 delta here in the October monthly, which is more aggressive than I usually go, but am fine with taking assignment, selling call against if it comes to that. Currently, the strike is bid 1.45/ask 1.65 with a 1.55 mid, so will look to get a fill "in that neighborhood." Just looking for some "engagement" in this broad...
It's Friday ... the 13th. Here's what's shakin' in exchange-traded fund premium selling ... . Top 5 Options Liquid ETF's Ranked by 30-Day IV: TQQQ 22.9 IVR/60.4 IV GDXJ 23.6/38.9 USO 46.4/38.8 GDX 26.0/33.6 FXI 14.8/31.4 Ideally, you want to have IVR at >50 and IV at >35% in ETF premium-selling land, but you can't have everything in this market ... . Broad...
... for a 1.32 credit. Comments: Targeting the shortest duration <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the semiconductor ETF. I have no current position on in SMH, so will look to add at intervals should IV remain decent (it's currently at 28.7%, but at the low end of its 52-week range).
... for a 3.21 credit. Comments: Rounding out fourth quarter rungs, targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the broad market.
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... for a 2.31 credit. Comments: High IV at 56.7%. Targeting the <16 strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into Tesla without actually being in the stock. I'll consider adding if I can get in at better strikes than this starter position. Earnings are on October 18th, so will be looking to "play through."
... for a 1.26 credit. Comments: Targeting the <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit to emulate dollar cost averaging into the semiconductor exchange-traded fund. Here, I'm adding a rung at a better strike in the November monthly than what I currently have on.