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My $3416 just expired
Lucky I sold them instead of buying them. Back on 22nd August they were worth $1.22 each..... Today they're totally worthless. It was a...
Dan
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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A dividend plus a premium
I did a trade last Wednesday, and forgot to write it up, so here it is. This is from last week. Last Wednesday 6th September 2023 was the...
Dan
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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$3416 is a Whitsunday holiday
- $8.25 comms leaves $3407.75 as a Sweet Premium received. I was on holiday in the Whitsundays and I was due to return near the expiry...
Dan
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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When a $2145 sell becomes a $65k buy
TL;DR - August puts expire in the money so I have to buy. But I will get a dividend. I now start writing calls on my newly acquired BHP...
Dan
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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22.43% return
Ok ok... That's what it would be if it was annualised... My BHP July puts that I wrote in May have expired worthless today... So I keep...
Dan
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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$2145 on a Friday afternoon
Here's what BHP looks like today: As you can see, it had been consolidating for about two weeks around $45 and was due for a breakout...
Dan
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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Emotional damage
If you haven't seen any of his videos yet, look up Steven He on YouTube. He does some really funny stuff and frequently mentions...
Dan
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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CrapSec
TL;DR: CommmSec cost me $900 by suspended my account for no reason, so I was unable to write my latest series of calls. Full version: I...
Dan
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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From $1680 to zero.
Today is the expiry date for the BHP put options I wrote on the 3rd May. Closing price was $46.25, exactly $3 above my strike price, so...
Dan
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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Holidays in Japan
Today is my first day back from a holiday in Japan, and I wanted to make a bit of extra cash ($1500) to cover the money I spent overseas....
Dan
May 23, 20231 min read
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$1680 banked
I think I got a pretty good price on this one.... BHP looks like a decent hold to me at the moment. They're paying a solid dividend...
Dan
May 3, 20231 min read
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It's been a long time coming....
A little about me and what you can expect to find me posting about
Dan
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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