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 | NEW PMCC TRADE | ||||||||
| STANDARD POOR MAN'S COVERED CALL TRADE IS NOW | OPEN | ||||||||
| FIRST TRADE USING THIS LEAP CALL OPTION | |||||||||
| A Poor Man's Covered Call (PMCC) is a long call diagonal debit spread that is used to replicate a covered call position. An investor will purchase a LEAPS Call Option In lieu of purchasing the shares, using the LEAP Call Option as protection, then Writing near-term Cover Calls (CCW) | |||||||||
| DAYS | THIS NEW CCW TRADE BEGINS AND ENDS | ||||||||
| 29 | August 3, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | |||||||
PYPL |  | TIME AND DATE STAMP | |||||||
| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | |||||||||
| DISCLAIMER: This trade is based on this date. I'm not suggesting a move up or down. I'm showing my trade that I have already done. I'm not recommending this stock as a purchase/trade. Think of it like this, I'm 'Showing you the World thru my Eyes'. | |||||||||
| View Chart-PYPL | |||||||||
| DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE | |||||||||
| Today a NEW Covered Call position was opened using PayPal Holdings Inc (ticker: PYPL) when the stock was trading for $65.5 a share. I Sold (5) Covered Call contract(s) using (500) shares for the Sep-1-2023 Expiration Date, $66.00 Strike Price receiving a Premium of $2.2 or $1100 in upfront cash flow to begin this trade. This would an (OTM) Covered Call trade. | |||||||||
| PREMIUM ONLY TRADE (FOR THE MOST PART) | |||||||||
| PMCC trades are typically all premium trades . If the stock moves above my strike, in this case my LEAPS will be profitable too. | |||||||||
| Stock Price - placed | Date | Total Prem$ | Contracts | ||||||
| $65.50 | Aug-3 | $2.20 | 5 | ||||||
| Strike Price | Expire | Days | Projected Cash Flow | ||||||
| $66.00 | Sep-1 | 29 | $1,100.00 | ||||||
| IF SHARES TAKEN | Projected Total Profit | ||||||||
| $1,337.90 | |||||||||
| WHY I OPENED this CCW on > PYPL > PYPL's earnings, not so good, used this as a chance to BUY LOW, and maybe SELL HIGH ... email trade alert I sent on this date (Aug-3) explains the trade idea> as always, I will manage this trade as it approaches expiration ... buying back the option if it adheres to my -50% and 0.10 cent guidelines. -50% guideline being, such this option price fall 50% or more in the first 2 weeks I will buy back and look to roll the option - if the this option falls to 0.10 or less (in most cases) I will buy back the option and roll it for another credit if it presents itself. | |||||||||
| > as with every trade, I will manage this trade as it approaches expiration ... buying back the option if it adheres to my -50% and 0.10 cent guidelines. -50% guideline being, such this option price fall 50% or more in the first 2 weeks I will buy back and look to roll the option - if the this option falls to 0.10 or less (in most cases) I will buy back the option and roll it for another credit if it presents itself. | |||||||||
| PMCC INITIAL TRADE SETUP FOR MY FIRST TRADE | |||||||||
| IF SHARES TAKEN | NOT TAKEN | ||||||||
| 9.20% | 7.56% | ||||||||
| $1,337.90 | $1,100.00 | ||||||||
| THIS TRADE WAS PLACED INSIDE MY NON-TAXABLE IRA ACCOUNT | |||||||||
| NO EARNINGS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME | Verify-PYPL | ||||||||
| NO EX-DIVIDEND DATE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME | |||||||||
| DETAILS OF THE LEAPS CALL OPTION I PURCHASED | |||||||||
| SYMBOL | LEAP | STRIKE | PAID | ||||||
| PYPL | Jan2024 | $37.50 | $29.09 | ||||||
| CONTRACTS | CONTROLLING | DELTA | INVESTED | ||||||
| 5 | 500 | 97.16 | $14,545.00 | ||||||
| PYPL's earnings weren't good as per Wall Street to the stock gets crushed early, I used this sell off as a chance to buy this LEAPS at a low, we now look to use this LEAPS for profitable selling premium trades for as long as we hold it. | |||||||||
| WHATS THE CASH ON CASH PERCENTAGE GAIN | |||||||||
| Stock Price - placed | Strike Price | Total Prem$ | Contracts | ||||||
| $65.50 | $66.00 | $2.20 | 5 | ||||||
| Premium Only? | CoC% | Share Taken? | DOES MEET 3% GOAL | ||||||
| $1,100.00 | 3.36% | PROFIT | |||||||
| General plan for my Covered Call Write Cash on Cash % investments > I like to generate a 3% Cash on Cash return on my money invested ... depending on the timeframe ... 1 week, 1% is ok but if 30 days I want more like 3 to 4% preferred | |||||||||
| Trading stocks and options have risk. Required reading prior to placing money at risk with options is the ODD which is posted below. "The Characteristics & Risks of Standardized Options" Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read a copy of the Characteristics & Risks of Standardized Options, also known as the options disclosure document (ODD). It explains the characteristics and risks of exchange traded options. | |||||||||
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| Disclaimer - No - at the time of this posting I did not own the shares of this equity ... I risk my own money on this trade and am accountable for the trade results | |||||||||
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