Tuesday, October 16, 2018

ABT -- New Dividend Play

I bought the shares last week, before the ex-dividend date, but the price moved against me before I sold the calls.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-10-08Buy ABT @ $71.70-$71.70
2018-10-12Div ABT @ $0.28$0.28
2018-10-16Sell ABT 10/26 2018 $71.50 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2018-10-26If assigned at expiration$71.500.94%18.14%$0.68
2018-10-16Current value$70.820.00%-0.17%$0.00
2018-10-16Buy and Hold$70.82-0.84%---$0.60
 

MMM, IWM -- CC-List Positions Rolled Out

New calls were written against held shares of MMM and IWM:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-09-24Buy MMM @ $213.69-$213.69
2018-09-24Sell MMM 9/28 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2018-10-02Sell MMM 10/05 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2018-10-08Sell MMM 10/12 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.60$1.60
2018-10-16Sell MMM 10/26 2018 $215.00 Call @ $0.65$0.65
2018-10-26If assigned at expiration$215.002.79%30.83%$5.96
2018-10-16Current value$201.46-3.55%-56.35%-$7.59
2018-10-16Buy and Hold$201.46-5.73%---$12.24
    
Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-10-08Buy IWM @ $161.06-$161.06
2018-10-08Sell IWM 10/12 2018 $161.00 Call @ $1.60$1.60
2018-10-15Sell IWM 11/02 2018 $161.00 Call @ $0.50$0.50
2018-11-02If assigned at expiration$161.001.27%17.80%$2.04
2018-10-16Current value$158.04-0.57%-23.12%-$0.92
2018-10-16Buy and Hold$158.04-1.87%---$3.02
 

Monday, October 8, 2018

MMM -- CC-List Position Rolled Out

A new call was written against held shares:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-09-24Buy MMM @ $213.69-$213.69
2018-09-24Sell MMM 9/28 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2018-10-02Sell MMM 10/05 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.20$1.20
2018-10-08Sell MMM 10/12 2018 $215.00 Call @ $1.60$1.60
2018-10-12If assigned at expiration$215.002.48%47.71%$5.31
2018-10-08Current value$212.651.38%33.67%$2.96
2018-10-08Buy and Hold$212.65-0.49%---$1.04
 

IWM -- New CC-List Position

Covered calls were initiated on IWM:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-10-08Buy IWM @ $161.06-$161.06
2018-10-08Sell IWM 10/12 2018 $161.00 Call @ $1.60$1.60
2018-10-12If assigned at expiration$161.000.96%69.89%$1.54
2018-10-08Current value$160.950.93%338.13%$1.49
2018-10-08Buy and Hold$160.95-0.07%---$0.11
 

NUE -- Dividend Play Closed

NUE closed ITM on Friday, so the call was exercised:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-09-24Buy NUE @ $64.15-$64.15
2018-09-27Div NUE @ $0.38$0.38
2018-09-25Sell NUE 9/28 2018 $64.00 Call @ $0.77$0.77
2018-10-01Sell NUE 10/05 2018 $64.00 Call @ $0.80$0.80
2018-10-05Asgn NUE @ $64.00$64.002.80%85.15%$1.80
2018-10-08Buy and Hold$64.290.80%--$0.52