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Wow... I didn't realise it had been so long!
Ok so I last posted back in July! Geez...! I keep meaning to update the site, but got caught up with other things instead. Nevermind,...
Dan
Jan 224 min read
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Two new open trades and one expiry
First up, the July expiry BHP calls that I wrote back in May have expired. I keep the stock, and the premium.. Now I'll just wait until...
Dan
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Last one for now.... another new trade
Sold out of some stock I had in the aus market, so I've got some cash lying around. I opened -28 cash secured puts on BHP for $42.51...
Dan
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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Two expiries, so two new trades on!
Last week I had some written calls expire on 16th May on my BHP stock in my retirement account, I also had my written Tesla puts expire...
Dan
May 27, 20241 min read
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BHP again
As I've still got some BHP, every now and then when the price is up a little I write some more calls... I did that on the 11th April. I...
Dan
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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An expiry and a diagonal rollover
TLDR; BHP covered calls - rollover expired. PLTR - sold puts - diagonal rollout two weeks. Now, I haven't posted in a little while - two...
Dan
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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An expiry and a rollover
Calls expired ITM! Rolled over to another month and higher strike, for a new premium.
Dan
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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New trade - a Nov exp sweet premium
New trade - 2.54% for 23 days
Dan
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Flying with two wings
I opened a new position today. So now I have a short put position open and a short call position open. Or to explain it another way.......
Dan
Sep 26, 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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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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