Tag: Daily Trades

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  

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 […]

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

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%, […]

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%

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, 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 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 […]

Today I sold three cash-secured puts on stocks I would love to own at the right price. Micron Technology (MU) June 90 put @ $1.27, representing a 9.66% annualized yield. Stock recommended by a service I subscribe to, Alpha Investor. Marvell Technology (MRVL) June 50 put @ $.91, representing a 11.07% annualized yield. Rated two […]

My Apple (AAPL) April 175 short put is in the money and expires in a few days, so I rolled it out and down to a May 170 put to give AAPL more time. This resulted in a net debit to me of about $13. The new May put option gives me a 32% annualized […]