Monday, July 31, 2017

NUE -- Position rolled out

The last call was bought back for a penny after the price dropped a bit, so a new one was written for two weeks out:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy NUE @ $58.90-$58.90
2017-07-26Sell NUE 7/28 2017 $59.00 Call @ $0.65$0.65
2017-07-28Buy NUE 7/28 2017 $59.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2017-07-31Sell NUE 8/11 2017 $59.00 Call @ $0.50$0.50
2017-08-11If assigned at expiration$59.002.11%48.03%$1.24
2017-07-31Current value$57.67-0.15%-11.15%-$0.09
2017-07-31Buy and Hold$57.67-2.09%---$1.23
 

MMM -- Position rolled out

Last week's call expired worthless, so a new call was written this week.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy MMM @ $200.18-$200.18
2017-07-26Sell MMM 7/28 2017 $200.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2017-07-31Sell MMM 8/4 2017 $200.00 Call @ $1.90$1.90
2017-08-04If assigned at expiration$200.001.46%59.16%$2.92
2017-07-31Current value$200.001.46%106.48%$2.92
2017-07-31Buy and Hold$201.170.49%--$0.99
 

IBM -- New RSI(2) Position

IBM showed up on my RSI(2) scan. The chart is not pretty. However, it does pay a good dividend and will be going ex-dividend on 8/8 for $1.50. The current yield is over 4%.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-31Buy IBM @ $144.35-$144.35
2017-07-31Sell IBM 8/4 2017 $144.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2017-08-04If assigned at expiration$144.000.59%53.73%$0.85
2017-07-31Current value$144.000.59%214.93%$0.85
2017-07-31Buy and Hold$144.670.22%--$0.32
 

Friday, July 28, 2017

JNJ -- Closed RSI(2) Play

Since it closed ITM, it should be exercised over the weekend. It is going ex-dividend on 8/25 for $0.84, so I may be getting back into this again in the next few weeks.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy JNJ @ $130.99-$130.99
2017-07-26Sell JNJ 7/28 2017 $131.00 Call @ $0.65$0.65
2017-07-28Asgn JNJ @ $131.00$131.000.51%92.51%$0.66
2017-07-28Buy and Hold$131.830.64%--$0.84
 

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

NUE -- New RSI(2) Position

Another one that showed up on my StockCharts RSI(2) scan.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy NUE @ $58.90-$58.90
2017-07-26Sell NUE 7/28 2017 $59.00 Call @ $0.65$0.65
2017-07-28If assigned at expiration$59.001.27%232.39%$0.75
2017-07-26Current value$58.530.48%173.51%$0.28
2017-07-26Buy and Hold$58.53-0.63%---$0.37
 

MMM -- New RSI(2) Position

MMM took quite a drop yesterday, so it showed up on my RSI(2) scan. It should also be going ex-dividend sometime next month.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy MMM @ $200.18-$200.18
2017-07-26Sell MMM 7/28 2017 $200.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2017-07-28If assigned at expiration$200.000.51%92.99%$1.02
2017-07-26Current value$198.88-0.05%-18.23%-$0.10
2017-07-26Buy and Hold$198.88-0.65%---$1.30
 

JNJ -- New RSI(2) Position

Over the weekend, I set up some GuruFocus "All-in-one" screens on the dividend stocks I follow. One was for stocks going ex-dividend in the next month. And the screens can be set up to email a notice when the screen results change from one day to the next. I got a notice on JNJ last night.

Coincidentally, it also showed up on my RSI(2) scan on StockCharts.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-26Buy JNJ @ $130.99-$130.99
2017-07-26Sell JNJ 7/28 2017 $131.00 Call @ $0.65$0.65
2017-07-28If assigned at expiration$131.000.51%92.51%$0.66
2017-07-26Current value$130.950.47%171.09%$0.61
2017-07-26Buy and Hold$130.95-0.03%---$0.04
 

Friday, July 21, 2017

WMT -- Closed RSI(2) Play

Since it closed ITM, it should be exercised this weekend:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-10Buy WMT @ $75.00-$75.00
2017-07-13Sell WMT 7/21 2017 $75.00 Call @ $0.55$0.55
2017-07-21Asgn WMT @ $75.00$75.000.73%24.33%$0.55
2017-07-21Buy and Hold$76.151.53%--$1.15
 

Thursday, July 20, 2017

TGT -- Position rolled out

The call was rolled out when a limit order was triggered this morning:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-05-09Buy TGT @ $58.22-$58.22
2017-05-09Sell TGT 5/19 2017 $57.50 Call @ $1.68$1.68
2017-05-15Div TGT @ $0.60$0.60
2017-06-12Sell TGT 6/23 2017 $58.00 Call @ $1.00$1.00
2017-07-20Sell TGT 8/18 2017 $57.50 Call @ $0.50$0.50
2017-08-18If assigned at expiration$57.505.26%19.03%$3.07
2017-07-20Current value$54.730.51%2.57%$0.30
2017-07-20Buy and Hold$54.73-4.96%---$2.89
 

Friday, July 14, 2017

IWM -- Closed Dividend Play

Since it closed ITM, the call should be exercised over the weekend:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-06-30Cash IWM @ $141.00-$141.00
2017-06-30Sell IWM 7/7 2017 $141.00 Put @ $1.27$1.27
2017-07-10Sell IWM 7/14 2017 $141.00 Call @ $0.58$0.58
2017-07-14Asgn IWM @ $141.00$141.001.31%34.21%$1.85
2017-07-14Buy and Hold$141.710.50%--$0.71
 

Thursday, July 13, 2017

WMT -- New RSI(2) Play

Started a new position on WMT based on price weakness:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-07-10Buy WMT @ $75.00-$75.00
2017-07-13Sell WMT 7/21 2017 $75.00 Call @ $0.55$0.55
2017-07-21If assigned at expiration$75.000.73%24.33%$0.55
2017-07-13Current value$75.000.73%89.22%$0.55
2017-07-13Buy and Hold$75.050.07%--$0.05
 

Monday, July 10, 2017

IWM -- Position rolled out

The put was exercised over the weekend, so a call was written against the new stock holding:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-06-30Cash IWM @ $141.00-$141.00
2017-06-30Sell IWM 7/7 2017 $141.00 Put @ $1.27$1.27
2017-07-10Sell IWM 7/14 2017 $141.00 Call @ $0.58$0.58
2017-07-14If assigned at expiration$141.001.31%34.21%$1.85
2017-07-10Current value$140.510.96%35.21%$1.36
2017-07-10Buy and Hold$140.51-0.35%---$0.49
 

Monday, July 3, 2017

NUE -- Closed dividend play

The call on NUE was exercised over the weekend:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-06-26Buy NUE @ $57.15-$57.15
2017-06-28Div NUE @ $0.38$0.38
2017-06-26Sell NUE 6/30 2017 $57.00 Call @ $0.81$0.81
2017-06-30Asgn NUE @ $57.00$57.001.82%165.66%$1.04
2017-06-30Buy and Hold$57.871.92%--$1.10
 

WMT -- Closed RSI(2) Position

The call on WMT was exercised over the weekend:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-06-19Buy WMT @ $75.35-$75.35
2017-06-19Sell WMT 6/23 2017 $75.50 Call @ $0.58$0.58
2017-06-23Buy WMT 6/23 2017 $75.50 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2017-06-23Sell WMT 6/30 2017 $75.50 Call @ $0.35$0.35
2017-06-30Asgn WMT @ $75.50$75.501.42%47.12%$1.07
2017-06-30Buy and Hold$75.680.44%--$0.33
 

Saturday, July 1, 2017

IWM -- New Dividend Play

I am anticipating IWM going ex-dividend sometime next week:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2017-06-30Cash IWM @ $141.00-$141.00   
2017-06-30Sell IWM 7/7 2017 $141.00 Put @ $1.27$1.27   
2017-07-07If assigned at expiration$141.000.90%46.97%$1.27
2017-06-30Current value$140.970.88%320.99%$1.24
2017-06-30Buy and Hold$140.97-0.02%---$0.03