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 | CLOSEOUT TRADE | ||||||||
| POOR MAN'S COVERED CALL POSITION HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT | CLOSED | ||||||||
| WINNER | $840.00 | 4.28% | |||||||
| DAYS | THIS TRADE STARTED AND ENDED | ||||||||
| 4 | April 20, 2026 | April 24, 2026 | |||||||
IREN | IRA | TIME AND DATE STAMP | |||||||
| Friday, April 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'. | |||||||||
| EVERY TRADE - LINK BELOW | |||||||||
| https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQLcT-Ex-CjG9DCOyXAIZjOibZxwe20WGUMdfTFBttSqV6eccMORNQuXs2o1v9zUHvmwv_FItOnT_uV/pubhtml?gid=705057581&single=true | |||||||||
| PMCC CLOSE OUT | |||||||||
| DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE | |||||||||
| Today, (5) Covered Call contract(s) were bought back on ticker: IREN | |||||||||
| IREN Ltd > 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 projections. I bought this option back for $3.47 causing a debit in the position but then SOLD the supporting LEAPS Call Option for a profit as outlined below. | |||||||||
| COMMENTARY AS TO WHY I ENDED THIS TRADE | |||||||||
| WHY I OPENED this PMCC Trade on > IREN Ltd (IREN) | |||||||||
| buying back early as this will expire today ... I didnt get what I thought I would on the LEAPS sale, so the projections were higher than what I made ... probably should have let this play out til later in the day... still money in the pocket! | |||||||||
| HOW MUCH COVERED CALLS DID I DO AND THE 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% +/- | ||||||
| Apr-20 | Apr-24 | -$585.00 | -2089.29% | ||||||
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| -$585.00 | -2.98% | ||||||||
| THIS TRADE WAS PLACED INSIDE MY NON-TAXABLE IRA ACCOUNT | |||||||||
 | LEAPS CALL OPTION INFORMATION | | |||||||
| LEAPS CALL OPTION SALE | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Symbol | Expiration | Strike | Paid | ||||||
| IREN | Jun-19 | $10.00 | -$39.25 | ||||||
| Contracts | Controlling shares | Delta | Investment | ||||||
| 5 | 500 | 0.9976 | $19,625.00 | ||||||
| Sold | Current +/- | ||||||||
| $42.10 | (+) $2.85 | ||||||||
| HISTORY OF THE LEAPS PURCHASES | |||||||||
| Date | Stock $ | Strike | Paid | Contracts | Total $ | ||||
| 4/20/2026 | $49.08 | $10.00 | -$39.25 | 5 | $19,625.00 | ||||
| Delta | $0.00 | ||||||||
| 0.9976 | $0.00 | ||||||||
| $1,425.00 | 7.26% | ||||||||
| BASIC SUMMARY OF THE TRADE - CCW + LEAPS | | |||||||
| SUMMARY | |||||||||
| CLOSEOUT TOTALS / BREAKDOWN BY STEP | |||||||||
| BUY TO CLOSE SHORT POSITION | N/A | ||||||||
| TOTAL | N/A | ||||||||
| PAID FOR LEAPS | -$19,625.00 | ||||||||
| SOLD LEAPS | $21,050.00 | ||||||||
| TOTAL COVERED CALL PREMIUMS COLLECTED | -$585.00 | ||||||||
| TOTAL CASH FLOW | $840.00 | ||||||||
| CASH ON CASH % +/- | 4.28% | ||||||||
| DIVIDEND TREE PURCHASE (IF ANY) | | |||||||
| DIVIDEND TREE | |||||||||
| DETAILS OF THE DIVIDEND STOCK I PURCHASED WITH PROFIT | |||||||||
| Using Covered Call profits , I want to buy dividend paying stocks to provide a passive income for me and my family , below I share if I purchased any | |||||||||
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| DID I ADD TO A 'DIVIDEND TREE' WITH THE PROFITS? | |||||||||
| Using Covered Call profits , I want to buy dividend paying stocks to provide a passive income for me and my family , below I share if I purchased any | |||||||||
| DIVIDEND PAYING STOCK | SYM | Date | Shares | Total Cost | |||||
| Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF | QQQY | Apr-24 | 28 | $640.08 | |||||
| Yahoo Summary Link > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/QQQY | ||||||||
 | TAX BUCKET DEPOSIT (IF ANY) | | |||||||
| TAX BUCKET | |||||||||
| DID I SAVE SOME MONEY FOR TAXES? | |||||||||
| Saving money from profits to help pay for taxes is important so I moved over this amount and bought this dividend ETF as a place holder for the tax year | |||||||||
| DIVIDEND PAYING STOCK | SYM | Date | Shares | Total Cost | |||||
| Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | XDTE | Apr-24 | 5 | $194.15 | |||||
| I took 25% of the total premium profit $194.15 and bought (5) shares of to keep all year and collect dividends on and come tax time I will sell equal dollars in said ETF to pay the tax man | |||||||||
| Yahoo Summary Link > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XDTE | ||||||||
 | CLOSED TRADE <-------> OPEN TRADE |  | |||||||
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| NEW PMCC TRADE | ||||||||
| STANDARD POOR MAN'S COVERED CALL TRADE IS NOW | OPEN | ||||||||
| FIRST TRADE USING THIS LEAPS CALL OPTION | |||||||||
| DAYS | THIS NEW PMCC CCW TRADE BEGINS AND ENDS | ||||||||
| 4 | April 20, 2026 | April 24, 2026 | |||||||
IREN |  | TIME AND DATE STAMP | |||||||
| Monday, April 20, 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-IREN | ||||||||
| UNIQUE TRADE IDENTIFIER | IREN492.3 | ||||||||
| COVERED CALL | |||||||||
| DETAILS FOR THIS COVERED CALL TRADE | |||||||||
| Today a NEW Covered Call position was opened using (IREN) | |||||||||
| IREN Ltd was trading for $49 a share when I placed this trade. I then sold (5) Covered Call contract(s) using/controlling (19625) shares for the Apr-24-2026 Expiration Date, $49 Strike Price receiving a Premium of $2.3 or $1,150 in up front cash flow to begin this trade. I used a LIMIT ORDER trying to gain the MID price which in this case I was able. | |||||||||
| PROJECTED PROFIT POTENTIAL (IF SHARES ARE NOT TAKEN) | |||||||||
| Stock Price - placed | Strike Price | Total Prem$ | Contracts | ||||||
| $49.00 | $49.00 | $2.30 | 5 | ||||||
| Expire | Days | Projected Cash Flow | |||||||
| Apr-24 | 4 | $1,150.00 | |||||||
| PREMIUM ONLY CALCULATIONS | Projected CoC% gain | ||||||||
| This is the money invested > | $19,625.00 | 5.86% | |||||||
| 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 $49 which means I will make both the Covered Call Premium of $2.3 and I will basically have to SELL my LEAPS call option which is projected to be priced at $39.25. 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 (1) trade(s). | |||||||||
| TOTAL CLOSEOUT RETURNS ON MONEY INVESTED | |||||||||
CLOSEOUT equals LEAPS sold + any Covered Call premiums collected | CLOSEOUT Projections | CLOSEOUT CoC% +/- | |||||||
| $1,105.10 | 5.63% | ||||||||
| 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 > IREN | |||||||||
| This trade on dollars which represents 5.86% 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 | |||||||||
| Maybe I shouldn't be so confident but I have little fear that IREN will 'F me' in this trade and will roll with it ... not taking a flyer here as I love using it but the PMCC @ the money strike is a change up for me ... lets see how this works out. Expires this Friday Also notice this is a Delta 1.0 ... so this is basically mimicking the stock 1 for 1 IREN > Just feeling that I can manage this trade ... should the markets fall and IREN with it, I have no problem doing weekly or 2 week trades until it get back to where I entered the trade ... note that I did 5 contract, holding back the cash for maybe a double up should the stock fall during this time frame. | |||||||||
| With this new Strike Price, what is the projected LEAPS Value? | |||||||||
| If this trades as its projected, I will basically breakeven on the LEAPS Call Option > IF my shares are taken at this strike price, my expected LEAPS value will be $39.25 , my cost basis is $-39.25 | |||||||||
| > 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-IREN | NO | |||||||
| Try to avoid Earnings Reports > Earnings can be a stocks most volatile 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-IREN | 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 | |||||||
| $2.30 | $1.15 | $0.23 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Symbol | Expiration | Strike | Investment | ||||||
| IREN | Jun2026 | $10.00 | $19,625.00 | ||||||
| Contracts | Controlling shares | Delta | Paid? | ||||||
| 5 | 500 | 0.9976 | -$39.25 | ||||||
| The Current LEAPS value > | Current Value | $39.25 | |||||||
| I AM CURRENTLY (+) or (-) this amount starting this trade > | $0.00 | ||||||||
| The LEAPS value will move higher > | Projected Value | $39.25 | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| THE INITIAL TRADE SETUP FOR THIS TRADE | |||||||||
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| 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 | Expire/Closed | Cash Flow | CoC% +/- | ||||||
| Apr-20 | Apr-24 | $1,150.00 | 5.86% | ||||||
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