Watching Paint Dry – 2nd time this year
Just like back in June, with the current runup in the Market, and the VIX trading at 13, not many opportunities for Selling Cash Secured […]
Options Trade – Realty Income Corp (O)
Not sure if the market hates real estate or banks more – both have done horribly of late. Strange how different stocks trade in a […]
Options Trade – Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
I did a covered call trade with Verizon Inc (VZ) today, looks way too easy, so I expect it will kick me in the teeth […]
Options Trade – Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)
Back from Hawaii after a two-week vacation – find myself very underweight equities. When I left the VIX was very low and valuations were very […]
VIX under 14?
Looking at the market today, I had to ask myself why I have two open Cash Secured Put trades when the VIX was trading under […]
Options Trade – Campbell Soup Co (CPB)
I have been playing around with weekly options lately and decided to do an experiment today. I was originally going to do a Cash Secured […]
Retirement so far…
I retired 4 months ago and started listing my likes and dislikes. I’ll update my blog post as things change. What I like about retirement: […]
Options Trade – Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
My Comcast Corp (CMCSA) shares were called away yesterday, so I needed to find a dividend paying replacement in the same sector, pulled the trigger […]
VZ and T falling like rocks?
I have used cash secured puts and covered calls for Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) in the past, amazed at their decline – does this […]
Options Trade – Comcast Corp Class A (CMCSA)
Had to roll my Comcast Corp (CMCSA) covered calls today – original trade was too early (as usual). I have 1023 shares of Comcast, with […]