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 | CLOSED PMCC TRADE | ||||||||
| THIS PMCC TRADE IS CLOSED / NO ROLL | CLOSED | ||||||||
| ADDED CASH FLOW | $2,600.00 | ||||||||
| BUT SHARES ARE DOWN | |||||||||
| BECAUSE I DID NOT ROLL FOR ANOTHER CREDIT, I'M TAKING A 'WAIT AND SEE' APPROACH AND WILL MONITOR THE MARKETS DAILY FOR ANOTHER CHANCE TO PUT THESE SHARES 'IN PLAY' HOPING TO ACHIEVE A PROFIT ON THE COST BASIS OF MY SHARE PURCHASE | |||||||||
| DAYS ON | THIS PMCC TRADE IS CLOSED / NO ROLL | ||||||||
| 5 | March 19, 2026 | March 24, 2026 | |||||||
LABU | IRA | TIME AND DATE STAMP | |||||||
| Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | |||||||||
| 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'. | |||||||||
| TRACK THE ENTIRE TRADE PROGRESS HERE > Click Link | View Chart-LABU | ||||||||
| UNIQUE TRADE IDENTIFIER | LABU1564.2 | ||||||||
| COVERED CALL | |||||||||
| DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE | |||||||||
| Today, (10) Covered Call contract(s) were bought back on Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF (ticker: LABU) Because I bought this option back early, I did not make max profit. The final profit / cash flow collected is posted below. Note, instead of making the original premium profit projection of ~$4.2 per share or $17.64, I collected less which equaled ~$2600 of the total projected cash flow for this trade. | |||||||||
| COMMENTARY AS TO WHY I OPENED THIS TRADE | |||||||||
| WHY I CLOSED this PMCC Trade on > LABU | |||||||||
just feeling like LABU could make a very nice move to the upside this week ... I'm thinking why not just take this $2,600 off the board and see what happens ... I will probably, most likely just roll to Apr-2 for the $156 strike and just keep stacking chips | |||||||||
| PROJECTED PROFIT POTENTIAL (IF SHARES ARE TAKEN) | |||||||||
| Stock Price - placed | Date | Total Prem$ | Contracts | ||||||
| $141.74 | Mar-19 | $4.20 | 10 | ||||||
| Strike Price | Expire | Days | Collected Cash Flow | ||||||
| $156.00 | Mar-27 | 5 | $2,600.00 | ||||||
| Buy Back | Final Made ? | Total CoC% gain | |||||||
| -$1.60 | $2.60 | 2.76% | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| -50% , -10% RULES (PRICES WHEN I MIGHT BUY BACK) | |||||||||
| Premium | -50% Rule | 10% Rule | |||||||
| $4.20 | $2.10 | $0.42 | |||||||
| What does this mean? If within the first week the option falls 50% I will buy back the option and look to roll for another credit ... if the option falls to 10% of the value, I will buy back and roll. | |||||||||
| THIS TRADE WAS PLACED INSIDE MY NON-TAXABLE IRA ACCOUNT | |||||||||
 | LEAPS CALL OPTION INFORMATION | | |||||||
| LEAPS CALL OPTION | |||||||||
| DETAILS OF THE LEAPS CALL OPTION I PURCHASED | |||||||||
| Below is the LEAPS Call Option purchase information. The performance part is based on a DELTA MOVE in the LEAPS vs the ACTUAL stock move so the numbers are as close as I can get them as DELTAs can change | |||||||||
| BELOW ARE ALL OF MY LEAPS PURCHASES FOR THIS TRADE | |||||||||
| Stock Price | Strike Price | LEAPS Price | Contracts | Investment | |||||
| $168.23 | $60.00 | -$108.70 | 2 | $21,740.00 | |||||
| $60.00 | $159.22 | -$99.70 | 2 | $19,940.00 | |||||
| $60.00 | $154.20 | -$95.50 | 1 | $9,550.00 | |||||
| $60.00 | $146.37 | -$87.60 | 3 | $26,280.00 | |||||
| BELOW IS FURTHER DETAILS AND THE AVERAGE OF ALL | |||||||||
| Delta | Expiration | Strike | Total Investment | ||||||
| 0.9876 | Jun2026 | $60.00 | $94,176.00 | ||||||
| Contracts | Controlling | Average Price? | |||||||
| 10 | 1000 | -$94.18 | |||||||
| The Current LEAPS value > | Current Value | $82.10 | |||||||
| I AM CURRENTLY (+) or (-) this amount starting this trade > | -$12.08 | ||||||||
| The LEAPS value will move higher > | Projected Value | $92.88 | |||||||
| The 'Projected Value' is based on where the LEAPS is valued at the start of this trade and where the LEAPS value will be at the strike price. | |||||||||
| USING THIS LEAPS CALL OPTION, HOW MUCH PREMIUM ? | |||||||||
| Below are all of the Covered Calls I have sold while owning this position. It does includes the current active Covered Call Trade. | |||||||||
| Date Opened | Date Closed | Cash Flow | CoC% +/- | ||||||
| Feb-26 | Mar-5 | $800.00 | 0.85% | ||||||
| Mar-6 | Mar-13 | $2,400.00 | 2.55% | ||||||
| Mar-13 | Mar-19 | $3,520.00 | 3.74% | ||||||
| Mar-19 | Mar-24 | $2,600.00 | 2.76% | ||||||
| Mar-24 | Apr-2 | $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $9,320.00 | 9.90% | ||||||||
| IRA > NO DIVIDEND TREE OR TAX BUCKET | | |||||||
| IRA TRADE | |||||||||
| LETTING MONEY BUILD THE ACCOUNT SIZE | |||||||||
| Because this is in my non-taxable account I'm just going to use the premium to build the account size to make more premium versus buying dividend paying funds will save that for all my taxable accounts and with no tax implications we're not going to put any money in the tax bucket either | |||||||||
 | CLOSED TRADE <-------> OPEN TRADE |  | |||||||
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| NEW PMCC TRADES | ||||||||
| STANDARD POOR MAN'S COVERED CALL TRADE IS NOW | ROLLED | ||||||||
Today I ROLLED (Closed then Opened) a CCW trade basically at once and have consolidated the trades here. | TIME AND DATE STAMP | ||||||||
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | |||||||||
| CLOSED ORIGINAL CCW TRADE > DETAILS PREMIUM PROFIT ONLY | |||||||||
| Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF | LABU | ||||||||
| TRADE 1 > COLLECTED | TRADE 2 > PROJECTIONS | ||||||||
| $600.00 | $4,200.00 | ||||||||
| CLOSED CCW TRADE DETAILS | |||||||||
| ORIGINAL CCW TRADE DETAILS BELOW (OPEN) | |||||||||
| On Mar-19 I placed this original trade and below are the details of that trade. | |||||||||
| Strike Price was | Strike Price | Days | Premium was | ||||||
| $146.80 | $156.00 | 1 | $1.00 | ||||||
THIS WAS THE TRADE WITH THE PROFIT PROJECTIONS | Contracts | Projected Cash Flow | |||||||
| 8 | $800.00 | ||||||||
| ORIGINAL CCW TRADE DETAILS BELOW (CLOSED) | |||||||||
| Premium was | Buy Back was | Total Cash Flow I made | |||||||
| $1.00 | -$0.25 | $600.00 | |||||||
AS THE TRADE PROGRESSED, THE OPTION FELL, OPTION PROFIT WAS AVAILABLE SO I DECIDED TO CLOSE THIS TRADE. | -50% Rule? | Percentage Down | |||||||
| YES | -75.00% | ||||||||
| REASONING FOR BUYING BACK THIS CCW OPTION (FINAL) | |||||||||
| WHY I CLOSED this PMCC Trade on > LABU | |||||||||
| probalby paid more than needed but wanted to get off a trade for next friday > simple buy back as the stock has fallen, we can pocket the premium and now will look to use the time remaining on this option for the next option, will roll out to next week if the numbers work out in my favor. > the stock has fallen such that this option is down -75% which means we will use TIME to our advantage and close this trade, taking risk off the table and now have cash back in the account to make another trade > | |||||||||
| Details of the option buyback | |||||||||
| The option has fallen such that it's down some -75% at the time of this buyback and with (0) day left. | |||||||||
| UNIQUE CLOSED TRADE IDENTIFIER | LABU1561 | ||||||||
 | CLOSED TRADE ENDS | NEW TRADE BEGINS | | |||||||
| ROLLED CCW TRADE DETAILS | |||||||||
| NEW CCW TRADE (ROLLED) DETAILS BELOW (OPEN) | |||||||||
| Today, Mar-20 I placed this NEW CCW trade and below are the details of that trade. | |||||||||
| Strike Price was | Strike Price | Expire | Days | ||||||
| $141.74 | $156.00 | Mar-27 | 8 | ||||||
| NEW Premium | Contracts | Projected Cash Flow | |||||||
| $4.20 | 10 | $4,200.00 | |||||||
| Projected CoC % | |||||||||
| 4.46% | |||||||||
| REASONING FOR ROLLING THIS MONEY VS JUST SITTING (FINAL) | |||||||||
| WHY I OPENED this PMCC Trade on > Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF (LABU) | |||||||||
| This trade on LABU starts out as a > (8) day trade where Im trying to capture anywhere from 3% - 5% for a monthly Covered Call Trade. This trade will make $4200 dollars which represents 4.46% premium profit on money invested. Should my shares be taken I could make more, break even of lose money based on where my LEAPS Call Option is priced (see below for those calculations) | |||||||||
| Further commentary and feelings on this trade | |||||||||
| LABU (3x Leveraged ETF to the S&P500 Bio Techs ) > ADDED (2) LEAPS to this trade and did the cost basis $153 strike making another incredible premium ... lets hope to get out of this , this time. | |||||||||
| With this new Strike Price, what is the projected LEAPS Value? | |||||||||
| If this trades as its projected, I will make money on the LEAPS Call Option > IF my shares are taken at this strike price, my expected LEAPS value will be $94.19 , my cost basis is $-94.17 | |||||||||
| UNIQUE NEW TRADE IDENTIFIER | LABU1564.2 | ||||||||
| LEAPS CALL OPTION INFORMATION | | |||||||
| LEAPS CALL OPTION | |||||||||
| DETAILS OF THE LEAPS CALL OPTION I PURCHASED | |||||||||
| Below is the LEAPS Call Option purchase information. The performance part is based on a DELTA MOVE in the LEAPS vs the ACTUAL stock move so the numbers are as close as I can get them as DELTAs can change | |||||||||
| BELOW ARE ALL OF MY LEAPS PURCHASES FOR THIS TRADE | |||||||||
| Stock Price | Strike Price | LEAPS Price | Contracts | Investment | |||||
| $168.23 | $60.00 | -$108.70 | 2 | $21,740.00 | |||||
| $159.22 | $60.00 | -$99.70 | 2 | $19,940.00 | |||||
| $154.20 | $60.00 | -$95.50 | 1 | $9,550.00 | |||||
| $146.37 | $60.00 | -$87.60 | 3 | $26,280.00 | |||||
| BELOW IS FURTHER DETAILS AND THE AVERAGE OF ALL | |||||||||
| Delta | Expiration | Strike | Total Investment | ||||||
| 0.9876 | Jun2026 | $60.00 | $94,176.00 | ||||||
| Contracts | Controlling | Average Price? | |||||||
| 10 | 1000 | -$108.70 | |||||||
| The Current LEAPS value > | Current Value | $83.33 | |||||||
| I AM CURRENTLY (+) or (-) this amount starting this trade > | -$10.85 | ||||||||
| The LEAPS value will move higher > | Projected Value | $94.19 | |||||||
| The 'Projected Value' is based on where the LEAPS is valued at the start of this trade and where the LEAPS value will be at the strike price. | |||||||||
| USING THIS LEAPS CALL OPTION, HOW MUCH PREMIUM ? | |||||||||
| Below are all of the Covered Calls I have sold while owning this position. It does includes the current active Covered Call Trade. | |||||||||
| Date Opened | Date Closed | Cash Flow | CoC% +/- | ||||||
| 2/26/2026 | Mar-5 | $800.00 | 0.85% | ||||||
| 3/6/2026 | Mar-13 | $2,400.00 | 2.55% | ||||||
| 3/13/2026 | Mar-19 | $3,520.00 | 3.74% | ||||||
| 3/19/2026 | Mar-27 | $4,200.00 | 4.46% | ||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $0.00 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| $10,920.00 | 11.60% | ||||||||
 | IRA > NO DIVIDEND TREE OR TAX BUCKET | | |||||||
| IRA TRADE | |||||||||
| LETTING MONEY BUILD THE ACCOUNT SIZE | |||||||||
| Because this is in my non-taxable account I'm just going to use the premium to build the account size to make more premium versus buying dividend paying funds will save that for all my taxable accounts and with no tax implications we're not going to put any money in the tax bucket either | |||||||||
| CLOSED TRADE <-------> OPEN TRADE | | |||||||
| All rights reserved - Core Position Trading, LLC - 2026 | |||||||||
| NEW PMCC TRADE | ||||||||
| STANDARD POOR MAN'S COVERED CALL TRADE IS NOW | OPEN | ||||||||
| DAYS | THIS NEW PMCC CCW TRADE BEGINS AND ENDS | ||||||||
| 1 | March 19, 2026 | March 20, 2026 | |||||||
LABU | IRA | TIME AND DATE STAMP | |||||||
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | |||||||||
| 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'. | |||||||||
| TRACK THE ENTIRE TRADE PROGRESS HERE > Click Link | View Chart-LABU | ||||||||
| UNIQUE TRADE IDENTIFIER | LABU1561 | ||||||||
| COVERED CALL | |||||||||
| DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE | |||||||||
| Today a NEW Covered Call position was opened using (LABU) | |||||||||
| Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF was trading for $146.8 a share when I placed this trade. I then sold (8) Covered Call contract(s) using/controlling (77512) shares for the (March)-20-2025 Expiration Date, $156.00 Strike Price receiving a Premium of $1 or $800 in up front cash flow to begin this trade. I used a LIMIT ORDER trying to gain the MID price which in this case I was able. | |||||||||
| PROJECTED PROFIT POTENTIAL (IF SHARES ARE NOT TAKEN) | |||||||||
| Stock Price - placed | Strike Price | Total Prem$ | Contracts | ||||||
| $146.80 | Mar-19 | $1.00 | 8 | ||||||
| Strike Price | Expire | Days | Projected Cash Flow | ||||||
| $156.00 | Mar-20 | 1 | $800.00 | ||||||
| PREMIUM ONLY CALCULATIONS | Projected CoC% gain | ||||||||
| This is the money invested > | $77,510.00 | 1.03% | |||||||
| WHAT IF YOUR SHARES ARE TAKEN? (CLOSEOUT LEAPS SOLD) | |||||||||
| If my shares are taken, that means the stock has moved above my strike price of $156 which means I will make both the Covered Call Premium of $1 and I will basically have to SELL my LEAPS call option which is projected to be priced at $98.31. This will result in a profit as my LEAPS will be sold higher then where I bought it I will have used this LEAPS call option for (3) trades. | |||||||||
| TOTAL CLOSEOUT RETURNS ON MONEY INVESTED | |||||||||
CLOSEOUT equals LEAPS sold + any Covered Call premiums collected | CLOSEOUT Projections | CLOSEOUT CoC% +/- | |||||||
| $8,660.88 | 11.17% | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| COMMENTARY AS TO WHY I OPENED THIS TRADE | |||||||||
| WHY I OPENED this PMCC Trade on > Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF (LABU) | |||||||||
| This trade on LABU starts out as a > (1) day trade where Im trying to capture anywhere from 3% - 5% for a monthly Covered Call Trade. This trade will make $800 dollars which represents 1.03% premium profit on money invested. Should my shares be taken I could make more, break even of lose money based on where my LEAPS Call Option is priced (see below for those calculations) | |||||||||
| Further commentary and feelings on this trade | |||||||||
| LABU (3x Leveraged ETF to the S&P500 Bio Techs ) > Just using Time Decay for this trade ... could LABU get to $156 tomorrow ? sure and I'd close the trade manually ... if not, its probably $600 or $700 in the pocket as you know Ill buy back and do something for Mar-27 ... we will see, this trade CLEARS my LEAPS to be profitbale ... | |||||||||
| With this new Strike Price, what is the projected LEAPS Value? | |||||||||
| If this trades as its projected, I will make money on the LEAPS Call Option > IF my shares are taken at this strike price, my expected LEAPS value will be $98.31 , my cost basis is $-96.88 | |||||||||
| > 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. | |||||||||
| GOLDEN RULES OF COVERED CALL WRITING (AVOIDING EARNINGS) | |||||||||
| WILL THEY HAVE EARNINGS? | Verify-LABU | NO | |||||||
| Try to avoid Earnings Reports > Earnings can be a stocks most volitile moment so its important to try to avoid writing a covered call thru or near earnings. Even great stocks can move +/- 10% on earnings | |||||||||
| GOLDEN RULES OF COVERED CALL WRITING (DIVIDEND EX-DATE) | |||||||||
| WILL COMPANY HAVE AN EX-DATE | Verify-LABU | NO | |||||||
| Try to avoid EX-Dates > Companies that have dividends will trade differently in and around its EX-Date ... keep this in mind when writing a covered call as you might have your shares taken if its profitable for the Call Buyer. | |||||||||
| -50% , -10% RULES (PRICES WHEN I MIGHT BUY BACK) | |||||||||
| Premium | -50% Rule | 10% Rule | |||||||
| $1.00 | $0.50 | $0.10 | |||||||
| What does this mean? If within the first week the option falls 50% I will buy back the option and look to roll for another credit ... if the option falls to 10% of the value, I will buy back and roll. | |||||||||
| THIS TRADE WAS PLACED INSIDE MY NON-TAXABLE IRA ACCOUNT | |||||||||
 | CLOSED TRADE ENDS | NEW TRADE BEGINS | | |||||||
| LEAPS CALL OPTION | |||||||||
| DETAILS OF THE LEAPS CALL OPTION I PURCHASED | |||||||||
| Below is the LEAPS Call Option purchase information. The performance part is based on a DELTA MOVE in the LEAPS vs the ACTUAL stock move so the numbers are as close as I can get them as DELTAs can change | |||||||||
| WHY I TOOK A POSITION IN THIS STOCK > LABU | |||||||||
| Symbol | Expiration | Strike | Investment | ||||||
| LABU | Jun2026 | $60.00 | -$77,510.00 | ||||||
| Contracts | Controlling shares | Delta | Paid? | ||||||
| 8 | 800 | 0.9876 | -$96.89 | ||||||
| The Current LEAPS value > | Current Value | $87.45 | |||||||
| I AM CURRENTLY (+) or (-) this amount starting this trade > | -$9.44 | ||||||||
| The LEAPS value will move higher > | Projected Value | $98.31 | |||||||
| The 'Projected Value' is where the LEAPS is valued at the start of this trade and where the LEAPS value will be at the strike price. | |||||||||
| USING THIS LEAPS CALL OPTION, HOW MUCH PREMIUM ? | |||||||||
| Below are all of the Covered Calls I have sold while owning this position. It does includes the current active Covered Call Trade. | |||||||||
| Date Opened | Date Closed | Cash Flow | CoC% +/- | ||||||
| Feb-26 | Mar-5 | $800.00 | 1.03% | ||||||
| Mar-6 | Mar-13 | $2,400.00 | 3.10% | ||||||
| Mar-13 | Mar-19 | $3,520.00 | 4.54% | ||||||
| Mar-19 | Mar-20 | $800.00 | 1.03% | ||||||
| 0.00% | |||||||||
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| $7,520.00 | 9.70% | ||||||||
| TRACK THE PROGRESS OF EVERY TRADE - LINK BELOW | |||||||||
| https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTzp1JfCrmxII7yi7_VZOZPX4vBoUU6prrp2N7iFObQrXhnOZKVSv-RVsXJGRSdUmJUk9NVxSDkLon9/pubhtml?gid=705057581&single=true | |||||||||
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