MCD -- New Position

MCD will be going ex-dividend on 2017-02-27 for $0.94:

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2017-02-21	Buy MCD @ $127.68	-$127.68
2017-02-21	Sell MCD 3/3 2017 $128.00 Call @ $0.77	$0.77
2017-03-03	If assigned at expiration	$128.00	0.85%	31.16%	$1.09
2017-02-21	Current value	$127.70	0.62%	225.84%	$0.79
2017-02-21	Buy and Hold	$127.70	0.02%	--	$0.02

 

JNJ -- Rolled out

The old position was closed over a month ago, when the $0.03 limit order was hit. A new call wasn't written until today because the prices weren't adequate. Note that the stock goes ex-dividend for $0.80 on 2017-02-24, which is why the new call was written ITM.

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2016-11-10	Buy JNJ @ $119.57	-$119.57
2016-11-10	Sell JNJ 11/18 2016 $119.00 Call @ $1.35	$1.35
2016-11-18	Div JNJ @ $0.80	$0.80
2016-11-15	Buy JNJ 11/18 2016 $119.00 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2016-12-12	Sell JNJ 1/13 2017 $119.00 Call @ $0.70	$0.70
2017-01-10	Buy JNJ 1/13 2017 $119.00 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2017-02-21	Sell JNJ 2/24 2017 $119.00 Call @ $0.86	$0.86
2017-02-24	If assigned at expiration	$119.00	2.58%	8.87%	$3.08
2017-02-21	Current value	$119.00	2.58%	9.13%	$3.08
2017-02-21	Buy and Hold	$119.69	0.77%	--	$0.92

 

WMT -- New Position

Entered into a new Walmart position today:

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2017-02-17	Buy WMT @ $69.05	-$69.05
2017-02-17	Sell WMT 2/24 2017 $69.00 Call @ $1.28	$1.28
2017-02-24	If assigned at expiration	$69.00	1.78%	92.88%	$1.23
2017-02-17	Current Price	$69.00	1.78%	650.18%	$1.23
2017-02-17	Buy and Hold	$69.04	-0.01%	--	-$0.01

 

MMM -- Position Closed

The call was exercised early yesterday because the stock went ex-dividend.

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2017-02-07	Buy MMM @ $175.40	-$175.40
2017-02-07	Sell MMM 2/17 2017 $175 Call @ $1.40	$1.40
2017-02-15	Asgn MMM @ $175.00	$175.00	0.57%	26.01%	$1.00
2017-02-15	Buy and Hold	$181.60	3.53%	--	$6.20

 

MMM -- New Dividend Play

I'm expecting the dividend to be declared any time now, so thought I'd get in on it.

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2017-02-07	Buy MMM @ $175.40	-$175.40
2017-02-07	Sell MMM 2/17 2017 $175 Call @ $1.40	$1.40
2017-02-17	If assigned at expiration	$175.00	0.57%	20.81%	$1.00
2017-02-07	Current Price	$175.00	0.57%	208.10%	$1.00
2017-02-07	Buy and Hold	$175.48	0.05%	--	$0.08

 

Position Closed -- HP

The calls were exercised a week early. No idea why.

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2016-08-03	Buy HP @ $64.84	-$64.84
2016-08-11	Div HP @ $0.70	$0.70
2016-08-08	Sell HP 8/19 2016 $65 Call @ $1.25	$1.25
2016-08-17	Buy HP 8/19 2016 $65 Call @ $0.05	-$0.05
2016-08-17	Sell HP 9/16 2016 $65 Call @ $1.20	$1.20
2016-09-12	Buy HP 9/16 2016 $65 Call @ $0.05	-$0.05
2016-09-16	Sell HP 12/16 2016 $60 Call @ $3.00	$3.00
2016-11-08	Div HP @ $0.70	$0.70
2016-12-02	Asgn HP @ $60.00	$60.00	2.95%	8.89%	$1.91
2016-12-05	Buy and Hold	$81.31	27.56%	--	$17.87

 

Position Closed -- MCD

The call was exercised just prior to the latest ex-dividend date.

Date	Description	Amount	ROI	aROI	Profit
2016-07-27	Buy MCD @ $119.79	-$119.79
2016-07-27	Sell MCD 8/5 2016 $120 Call @ $0.95	$0.95
2016-08-03	Buy MCD 8/5 2016 $120 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2016-08-03	Sell MCD 9/2 2016 $120 Call @ $0.75	$0.75
2016-08-30	Div MCD @ $0.89	$0.89
2016-08-19	Buy MCD 9/2 2016 $120 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2016-09-06	Sell MCD 10/7 2016 $117 Call @ $2.49	$2.49
2016-10-04	Buy MCD 10/7 2016 $117 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2016-10-05	Sell MCD 11/11 2016 $117 Call @ $1.25	$1.25
2016-11-04	Buy MCD 11/11 2016 $117 Call @ $0.03	-$0.03
2016-11-08	Sell MCD 12/2 2016 $117 Call @ $0.46	$0.46
2016-11-29	Asgn MCD @ $117.00	$117.00	3.24%	9.46%	$3.88