8/30/2020 Plan: We look to sell a put spread in Intel (Ticker: INTC) or a put for those that want to own INTC long term. 8/30/2020 Plan (continued): INTC – Sell 2 of the 25 September 47/45 put spreads for 0.26. For a short put, sell the 47.5 outright for […]
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When selling options, there is always a chance that the option owner can exercise early, leaving the option seller with stock that they weren’t anticipating – either 100 long shares if they sold a put, or 100 short shares if they sold a call. This can cause confusion, particularly if […]
8/23/2020 Plan: We look to sell a put spread in Walmart (Ticker: WMT) 8/23/2020 Plan (continued): WMT – Sell 2 of the 4 September 126/123 put spreads for 0.35. We may look to go another week and use the 125/122 strikes if we can’t get filled on the 4 September […]
Betcha can’t eat just one. No really, don’t eat Intel’s chips. They are terrible. Worse than this joke. Back on July 23rd, Intel reported earnings. They beat Wall Street’s estimate by $0.12 ($1.23 vs. $1.11). They beat on revenue as well ($19.7B vs $18.55B). Earnings, revenue, net income, etc. all […]
8/9/2020 Plan: We look to add a mid term put spread in McDonald’s (Ticker: MCD) for a nice credit 8/9/2020 Plan (continued): MCD – Sell 1 of the 18 September 190/185 put spreads for 0.74. The bid/ask spread is currently wide, but I’ll also look at the 4 September 190/185 […]
Probably an embarrassing thing to admit, but I *do* have memories of a calculator when I was growing up. In high school, we needed to have a graphing calculator and it wasn’t long before we realized we could load (basic) games on it and waste time rather than paying attention […]
8/2/2020 Plan: This week, your choice of bullish plays in two of the major banks – JP Morgan (Ticker: JPM) and Citibank (Ticker: C) 8/2/2020 Plan (continued): JPM – Sell 1 of the 28 August 90/86 put spreads for 0.60 C – Sell 4 September 45 put for 0.69 or […]
7/12/2020 Plan: Two ideas this week – an ETF and a follow-up from a recent trade: – Energy Select Sector SPDR (Ticker: XLE) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (Ticker: WBA). 7/12/2020 Plan (continued): XLE – Sell 2 of the 14 August 31/29 put spread for 0.30 or if you want to […]
7/05/2020 Plan: Two ideas this week in two very different names – Seagate Technology PLC (Ticker: STX) and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (Ticker: HIG) 7/05/2020 Plan (continued): STX – Sell either the 17 Jul 45/42 put spread for 0.38 or 24 Jul 44/41 for 0.40 HIG – Sell 31 […]
6/28/2020 Plan: This week we look to sell a put spread in Walgreens Boots Alliance (Ticker: WBA) 6/28/2020 Plan (continued): WBA sell 17 Jul 37.5/35 put spread 2x for 0.32 Prices are as of market close 6/26/2020, actual fill and strikes may differ depending on Monday open, post will be […]