Wednesday, September 28, 2011

9/28 Covered Calls

This daily posting tracks my covered call plays for October and other base positions.

I’ve added BIDU to my stable of covered calls.

I’ve also closed FL from my other base positions, since it paused at the top of its oscillation channel. I doubt that I’ll ride it down. The open interest on options in insufficient to support the strategy properly.

Covered Calls

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
BIDU    
22
     
CAR    
27
     
CNX    
28
     
COG    
17
     
CVI    
22
     
GMCR    
16
     
HAL    
38
     
JNJ    
22
     
KEG    
39
     
MCO    
15
     
NOV    
31
     
SPRD    
40
     
TKR    
19
     

Other Base Positions

  • SPY, October iron condor bounded by $126 and $111.

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
FL    
18
     
SPY    
19
     

Key

  • phase: 20-day price channel phase, with green for bull trend, red for bear trend and yellow for neutral trend.
  • trend: Price direction, green for higher highs and higher lows, red for lower highs and lower lows, yellow for neither.
  • adx: Average directional index location, indicating the strength, or the temperature, of the trend. Orange for 40 or greater, aqua (light blue) for 25 and up but below 40, magenta (light purple) for 20 and up but below 25, and brown for anything below 20. (Mnemonic: Orange for the overhead sun, blue for the surrounding sky, magenta for sunset on the horizon and brown for the earth.)
  • 200/50: The moving average cross, green for the 50-day ma above the 200, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
  • 40/10: The moving average cross, green for the 10-day ma above the 40, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.

About my trading methods

Read a detailed explanation of my analysis method, including trading rules. These don't, at present, discuss my covered call strategy, which is under revision.

Disclaimer

Tim Bovee, Private Trader tracks the analysis and trades of a private trader for his own accounts. Nothing in this blog constitutes a recommendation to buy or sell stocks, options or any other financial instrument. The only purpose of this blog is to provide education and entertainment.

No trader is ever 100 percent successful in his or her trades. Trading in the stock and option markets is risky and uncertain. Each trader must make trading decision decisions for his or her own account, and take responsibility for the consequences.

The trader’s greatest sin is inaction. Sleeper, awake! Seize the Nietzchean moment. Roll out of bed and trade.

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