Tuesday, October 31, 2023

OPEN UCPTD Trade | CCW on MRK > $350 projected 17 day cash flow

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NEW CCW TRADE
STANDARD COVERED CALL TRADE IS NOWOPEN
DOUBLE MY DIVIDEND COVERED CALL USING THIS BUY & HOLD STOCK
The idea of 'Double my Dividend' investment strategy is to try to write a covered call on my buy & hold shares during a companies off months to try to pick up a covered call premium equaling the companies quarterly dividend with the goal of *not* having my shares taken.
DAYSTHIS NEW CCW TRADE BEGINS AND ENDS
17October 31, 2023November 17, 2023
MRK
TIME AND DATE STAMP
Tuesday, October 31, 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'.
DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE
Today, (5) Covered Call contract(s) were sold on Merck & Co Inc (ticker: MRK) for the Nov-17-2023 Expiration Date, $105 Strike Price for a Premium of $0.7 MRK was trading for $101.59 a share.
I have owned these shares with an original cost basis of $33.06
PREMIUM ONLY TRADE
This is a 'Double my Dividends' trade where I used a Buy&Hold stock and on the companies 'non event' months I try to write a covered call with premium equalling about what the company pays in a quarterly dividend ... never expecting to have my shares taken ... least thats the plan.
Stock Price - placedDateTotal Prem$Contracts
$101.59Oct-31$0.705
Strike PriceExpireDaysProjected Cash Flow
$105.00Nov-1717$350.00
WHY I OPENED this CCW on > MRK > DOUBLE MY DIVIDEND Trade > using MRK to try to collect in CC prem that would equal MRK's quarterly dividend ... I do not want these shares taken so I will manage this trade and buy back and roll if needed. 

WHATS THE CASH ON CASH PERCENTAGE GAIN
Stock Price - placedStrike PriceTotal Prem$Contracts
$101.59$105.00$0.705
Premium Only?CoC%Share Taken?
DO NOT MEET 3% GOAL
$350.000.69%PROFIT
MY COST BASIS ON THESE SHARES
Cost Basis - sharesAcquired?SharesTotal Cost
$33.06Purchased500-$16,530.00
Cost BasisStrikePremUp or Down?
$33.06$105.00$0.70$36,320.00
HAVE I SOLD COVERED CALLS? YES >I WOULD MAKE MONEY
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