Sold two new bull put spread options today: OKTA Okta, Inc. OKTA Sell $70.00 $4.50 OKTA Buy $67.50 -$3.55 $0.95 Credit $2.50 $0.47 Buy back Want min. credit to be at least 10% times the strike difference $0.25 Max reward $0.95 Max risk $2.50 Return 61.29% Credit divided by the risk (credit to risk ratio) 38.00% […]
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Today’s Trades: UBER, INVH, SPYI
Had a 3-month T-Bill mature today, so I made some trades. Buys: UBER added 100 shares @ $71.99. Big drop today, great price. SPYI added 100 shares @ $50.75. Yields 11.78% and pays monthly. Put Options: UBER Sold one December $67.50 put for $1.91 ($191). Annualized yield 20.66% INVH (Innovation Homes) Sold one December […]
Today’s Trade: SOFI
Sold a SOFI December Bull Put spread for $.42 ($42). SOFI Sell $10.00 $0.55 $11.19 SOFI SOFI Buy $8.00 -$0.13 $0.42 Credit $2.00 $0.21 Buy back 50.00% Want min. credit to be at least 10% times the strike difference $0.20 Max reward $0.42 Max risk $2.00 Return 26.58% Credit divided by the risk (credit to […]
Today’s Trades: NBB, ERC, GBAB, SGOV, MSD
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund ($NBB) Buy 315 Shares of NBB at Market (Day), Filled at $15.86, $4,995.90 Municipal bonds (taxable) closed-end fund Pays 7.24% monthly Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund ($ERC) Buy 550 Shares of ERC at Market (Day), Filled at $9.15, $5,032.50 Limited duration bonds closed-end fund Pays 8.62% monthly Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond […]
Today’s Trades: GOOGL, CVX, DFP
My 50% profit target was hit on the $GOOGL Nov $155 short put option. I used the freed up cash to: Sell a Chevron $CVX put option. YOU SOLD OPENING TRANSACTION PUT (CVX) CHEVRON CORP NEW COM NOV 15 24 $145 (100 SHS) (Cash) @ $2.29 ($229), representing an annualized yield of 18.60%. Chevron is […]
Today’s Trades: OZK, GAP, SGOV
My buy-to-close orders were filled on two of my short put option positions. OZK Nov $37.50 put closed for 55% profit. GAP Oct $19 put closed for 87% profit. I used the freed up cash to buy: SGOV iShares® 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF 5.25% monthly dividend I want to have some cash or cash-equivalents […]
Today’s Trades: NEE-PR, DFP, LDP, SGOV
Today I had a short term T-bill mature, so I used those funds to buy some higher-yielding investments. As interest rates come down, T-bills will no longer be as attractive, so I am adding to my holdings in preferred stocks and limited duration bonds. NextEra Energy, Inc. Preferred UNIT 09/01/25 ($NEE-PR) 7.40% Cohen & Steers […]
Today’s Trade: NSRGY
Bought some Nestle ($NSRGY) today. global (Swiss) food company with many recognizable brands Nestle candy Gerber baby products Purina pet food Optifast Nespresso coffee Boost nutritional drinks Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine Häagen-Dazs Perrier water rated 2 green on Seeking Alpha pays 3.25% dividend even if we have a recession, people will still want/need pet food, Gerber […]
Today’s Trades: AMZN, GOOGL, HASI
AMZN Reached my “50% profit within first two weeks” rule and bought back my AMZN Oct short put. Used that cash to sell more cash-secured puts: GOOGL Sold to open 1 Contract GOOGL Nov 15 2024 155 Put Limit at $4.05 ($405) Represents an annualized yield of 17.99% HASI Sold to Open 1 Contract HASI […]
Today’s Trades: AMZN, AAPL
AAPL Reached my “50% profit within first two weeks” rule and bought back my Oct short put. Used that cash to sell an AMZN put. AMZN Sell to Open 1 Contract AMZN Oct 18 2024 185 Put Limit at $3.00 (Day) Filled at $3.00 ($300), annualized return 21.08%