This daily posting tracks my covered call plays for October and other base positions.
I’ve switched the trend on MCO from uptrend to downtrend. The price closed below the trend channel on Monday, set a lower low on Tuesday, and has yet to set a higher high. A higher high would be above $32.26. However, MCO is trading back within the channel so I’m not planning to buy insurance puts at this time.
GMCR: The 10-day moving average has crossed below the 40-day average.
SPRD, retracing the rise from July 29 to Sept. 2, has bounced off of the 61.8% Fibonacci level and is now trading just above the 38.2% level.
Covered Calls| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDU | ||||||
| CAR | ||||||
| CNX | ||||||
| COG | ||||||
| CVI | ||||||
| GMCR | ||||||
| HAL | ||||||
| JNJ | ||||||
| KEG | ||||||
| MCO | ||||||
| NOV | ||||||
| SPRD | ||||||
| TKR | ||||||
| TPX |
I’m carrying out-of-the-money insurance puts on BIDU, CAR, CNX, COG, CVI, HAL, KEG, NOV and TPX.
Other Base Positions
- None. All were stopped, although profitably, during Tuesday’s upside reversal.
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | ||||||
| SPY |
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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