Today I sold a cash-secured put on a stock I wouldn’t mind owning if it were to be “put” to me. Sold 1 AbbVie (ABBV) July 150 put at $1.45 ($145). Annualized yield 5.98%. Current price $159.61 3.81% yield Rated “3 Green” on Seeking Alpha 10 years of consistent dividend growth
Today’s Trades: XOM, T-Bills
Sold two covered calls today on my Exxon Mobile (XOM) holdings. Sold to open 2 Jul 19 2024 125 Calls at $1.28 (received $256), which represents a 6.60% return on top of the 3.2% I already earn on the XOM stock. 41 years consecutive dividend payments 25 years consecutive dividend growth Bought 50 ($50,000) August […]
Today’s Trades: BNS, UBER
Sold two cash-secured put options on stocks I would like to own. The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) July 46 put @ $1.05, annualized yield 12.81% Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) July 60 put @ $1.04, annualized yield 10.04% Also see: BNS Trade from 4/25/24 Also see: Portfolio
Today’s Trades: T-Bills, GOOGL, MU, MRVL, PFE
Closed out four put options for a profit buy buying them back to close: GOOGL June 135 put @ $.09; profit 94.19%, annualized yield 6.98% MU June 90 put @ $.11; profit 91.34%, annualized yield 9.66% MRVL June 50 put @ $.06; profit 93.41%, annualized yield 11.07% PFE June 25 put @ $.03; profit 97%, […]
My Shortlist As of Today
Shortlist TRMD 16% CCAP 11.2% CTO 8.81% NLCP 7.98% TSLX 8.61% AB 8.36% KNTK 7.7% PAGP 6.85% BNS 6.47% AM 6.27% RYLG 6.23% PFE 5.96% KMI […]
Today’s Trades: AMD, NKE, PFE
Today sold three cash-secured puts on stocks I wouldn’t mind owning should they get put to me: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) STO July 135 put @ $3.27, annualized yield 12.45% Nike (NKE) STO July 90 put @ $3.04, annualized yield 17.36% Pfizer (PFE) STO June 27.50 put @ $0.55, annualized yield 16.98%
Today’s Trades: May 6-7, 2024 T-Bills, RWAY
Had some T-Bills mature, so I reinvested: 30 ($30,000) July T-Bills yielding 5.37% 27 ($27,000) August T-Bills yielding 5.38% Also added 100 shares of Runway Growth Finance Corp (RWAY) at $12.3752. On sale today, down 6.49%. Dividend 12.08%. Two green ratings on Seeking Alpha. Also recommended by More Ideas Than Money, Monthly Dividend Multiplier.
Today’s Activity: Big Dividend Day
I love the end of the month. I receive dividends from all of these on the last day of the month. Most are Closed End Funds (CEFs). abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Fund (BDJ) BlackRock Health Sciences Trust […]
Today’s Trade: NNN
Today, since ex-dividend date is in three days, I added a small amount to my position in NNN REIT, Inc.(NNN). NNN is a high quality retail REIT that pays 5.51% dividend and has raised its dividend consistently for 33 years. Rated two green on Seeking Alpha. Currently undervalued, per FastGraphs. Some of their properties are […]
Today’s Trades: BNS, PFE, Treasury Bills
Today I had some US treasury bills mature so I bought 33 more ($33,000). Expires in July and I will earn 5.4% yield. Safe and guaranteed. I also sold put options on stocks I wouldn’t mind owning in my dividend portfolio: The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). BNS pays a 6.74% yield and has one […]