The market was up and down and up again today.  I was not really planning to make any trades today but…  I BTC 3 Jan 20 Puts for OLN in my taxable account and STO 3 May 20 Puts.  They are just under the strike price and pay a decent dividend (my current threshold is 4% [...]

The markets have been down all day.  The DOW is down just over 200 points right now.  So, I did not get the call premiums I anticipated in yesterday’s post. I sold Dec 07 calls for the following(Qty,Strike Price): NVDA(2,$35), FCX(1,$105), KFT(2,$32.50), S(3,$17), ALSK(4,$15). I sold Jan 08 calls for the following: GGC(4,$10).  I would [...]

This post will catch me up to date with my trades and account activities. I was assigned 2 NVDA contracts and 1 FCX contract.  They are both in IRA accounts and are close to the strike price.  I will sell calls on both on Monday. I will probably sell calls close to the money on [...]