Friday, November 29, 2019

IWM -- CC-List Position Closed

IWM closed ITM today, so it will be exercised over the weekend:

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
2018-11-06Sell IWM 11/23 2018 $161.00 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2018-12-17Div IWM @ $0.47$0.47
2019-02-13Sell IWM 4/18 2019 $161.00 Call @ $1.03$1.03
2019-03-20Div IWM @ $0.41$0.41
2019-04-17Buy IWM 4/18 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-04-23Sell IWM 5/17 2019 $161.00 Call @ $1.00$1.00
2019-06-17Div IWM @ $0.53$0.53
2019-06-28Sell IWM 7/19 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.70$0.70
2019-06-28Sell IWM 8/16 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.57$0.57
2019-11-05Sell IWM 11/15 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.80$0.80
2019-11-19Sell IWM 11/29 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2019-11-29Asgn IWM @ $161.00$161.005.43%4.74%$8.75
2019-11-29Buy and Hold$161.741.30%--$2.10
2019-11-29Option Premiums$7.39
2019-11-29Dividends Received$1.41
 

Friday, July 26, 2019

T -- Closed Dividend Play

T closed ITM, so the call should be exercised over the weekend. This was my longest held position, 411 days. Over the same time period, SPY had a total return of 11.04%, so this holding only slightly outperformed SPY. I've been finding that to be true of a lot of my options plays and dividend champions -- just a slight outperformance.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2018-06-11Buy T @ $34.28-$34.28
2018-06-12Sell T 6/15 2018 $34.00 Call @ $0.90$0.90
2018-07-09Div T @ $0.50$0.50
2018-08-21Sell T 10/19 2018 $34.00 Call @ $0.49$0.49
2018-10-09Div T @ $0.50$0.50
2018-10-15Buy T 10/19 2018 $34.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-01-09Div T @ $0.51$0.51
2019-04-09Div T @ $0.51$0.51
2019-07-09Div T @ $0.51$0.51
2019-06-28Sell T 7/26 2019 $34.00 Call @ $0.26$0.26
2019-07-26Asgn T @ $34.00$34.0011.36%10.09%$3.89
2019-07-26Buy and Hold$34.167.04%--$2.41
 

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

IWM -- CC-List Position Rolled Out

A new call was written against held shares:

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
2018-11-06Sell IWM 11/23 2018 $161.00 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2018-12-17Div IWM @ $0.47$0.47
2019-02-13Sell IWM 4/18 2019 $161.00 Call @ $1.03$1.03
2019-03-20Div IWM @ $0.41$0.41
2019-04-17Buy IWM 4/18 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-04-23Sell IWM 5/17 2019 $161.00 Call @ $1.00$1.00
2019-06-17Div IWM @ $0.53$0.53
2019-06-28Sell IWM 7/19 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.70$0.70
2019-06-28Sell IWM 8/16 2019 $161.00 Call @ $0.57$0.57
2019-08-16If assigned at expiration$161.004.56%5.32%$7.35
2019-07-24Current value$156.992.07%2.61%$3.34
2019-07-24Buy and Hold$156.99-1.65%---$2.65
 

Monday, June 3, 2019

TGT - CC-List Position Closed

The call was exercised on Friday:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-04-08Buy TGT @ $81.65-$81.65
2019-04-08Sell TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.69$0.69
2019-04-12Buy TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-04-15Sell TGT 5/17 2019 $80.00 Call @ $2.75$2.75
2019-05-14Div TGT @ $0.64$0.64
2019-05-23Sell TGT 5/31 2019 $80.00 Call @ $0.75$0.75
2019-05-31Asgn TGT @ $80.00$80.003.88%26.24%$3.17
2019-06-03Buy and Hold$80.45-0.69%---$0.56
 

Thursday, May 23, 2019

TGT -- CC-List Position Rolled Out

New calls were held against held shares:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-04-08Buy TGT @ $81.65-$81.65
2019-04-08Sell TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.69$0.69
2019-04-12Buy TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-04-15Sell TGT 5/17 2019 $80.00 Call @ $2.75$2.75
2019-05-14Div TGT @ $0.64$0.64
2019-05-23Sell TGT 5/31 2019 $80.00 Call @ $0.75$0.75
2019-05-31If assigned at expiration$80.003.88%26.24%$3.17
2019-05-23Current value$79.232.93%23.27%$2.40
 

Monday, April 15, 2019

TGT -- CC-List Position Rolled Out

TGT will be going ex-dividend on 2019-05-14 for $0.64. That drove the choice of expiration, which is also just before the next earnings report on 2019-05-22. The position was rolled down because of the limited strike prices for that expiration date.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-04-08Buy TGT @ $81.65-$81.65
2019-04-08Sell TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.69$0.69
2019-04-12Buy TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-04-15Sell TGT 5/17 2019 $80.00 Call @ $2.75$2.75
2019-05-17If assigned at expiration$80.002.18%19.89%$1.78
2019-04-15Current value$80.002.18%99.46%$1.78
2019-04-15Buy and Hold$81.750.12%--$0.10
 

Monday, April 8, 2019

TGT -- New CC-List Position

TGT will be going ex-dividend next month.

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-04-08Buy TGT @ $81.65-$81.65
2019-04-08Sell TGT 4/12 2019 $82.00 Call @ $0.69$0.69
2019-04-12If assigned at expiration$82.001.27%92.98%$1.04
2019-04-08Current value$81.821.05%382.21%$0.86
2019-04-08Buy and Hold$81.820.20%--$0.17
 

Friday, March 1, 2019

UPS -- Closed Dividend Play

UPS closed ITM today, so it will be assigned:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-02-15Buy UPS @ $111.05-$111.05
2019-02-19Sell UPS 2/22 2019 $111.00 Call @ $1.00$1.00
2019-02-22Buy UPS 2/22 2019 $111.00 Call @ $0.01-$0.01
2019-02-25Div UPS @ $0.96$0.96
2019-02-25Sell UPS 3/1 2019 $111.00 Call @ $0.88$0.88
2019-03-01Asgn UPS @ $111.00$111.002.50%60.92%$2.78
2019-03-01Buy and Hold$112.131.84%--$2.04
 

Monday, February 25, 2019

JNJ -- Closed Dividend Play

JNJ closed ITM, so it was exercised on Friday:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-02-19Buy JNJ @ $136.01-$136.01
2019-02-19Sell JNJ 2/22 2019 $136.00 Call @ $0.93$0.93
2019-02-22Asgn JNJ @ $136.00$136.000.68%62.06%$0.93
2019-02-25Buy and Hold$136.790.57%--$0.78
 

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

JNJ -- New Dividend Play

JNJ will be going ex-dividend on 2/25 for $0.90:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-02-19Buy JNJ @ $136.01-$136.01
2019-02-19Sell JNJ 2/22 2019 $136.00 Call @ $0.93$0.93
2019-02-22If assigned at expiration$136.000.68%62.06%$0.93
2019-02-19Current value$136.000.68%248.24%$0.93
2019-02-19Buy and Hold$136.070.05%--$0.07
 

UPS -- New Dividend Play

UPS will be going ex-dividend on 2/25 for $0.86:

Date Description AmountROIaROIProfit
2019-02-15Buy UPS @ $111.05-$111.05
2019-02-19Sell UPS 2/22 2019 $111.00 Call @ $1.00$1.00
2019-02-22If assigned at expiration$111.000.86%39.03%$0.95
2019-02-19Current value$110.580.48%34.84%$0.53
2019-02-19Buy and Hold$110.58-0.42%---$0.47
 

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

IWM -- CC-List Position Rolled Out

A new call was written against held shares:

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
2018-11-06Sell IWM 11/23 2018 $161.00 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2018-12-17Div IWM @ $0.47$0.47
2019-02-13Sell IWM 4/18 2019 $161.00 Call @ $1.03$1.03
2019-04-18If assigned at expiration$161.002.57%4.86%$4.14
2019-02-13Current value$153.18-2.28%-6.46%-$3.68
2019-02-13Buy and Hold$153.18-4.60%---$7.41
 

MMM -- CC-List Position Rolled Down and Out

A new call was written against held shares. This expiration date should be after two dividends are paid:

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
2018-11-16Sell MMM 11/30 2018 $215.00 Call @ $0.60$0.60
2018-11-21Div MMM @ $1.36$1.36
2018-12-03Sell MMM 12/14 2018 $215.00 Call @ $0.95$0.95
2019-02-13Sell MMM 6/21 2019 $210.00 Call @ $8.70$8.70
2019-06-21If assigned at expiration$210.005.88%7.92%$12.57
2019-02-13Current value$209.275.54%14.13%$11.83
2019-02-13Buy and Hold$209.27-1.44%---$3.07