11/18 Covered Calls

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

Today -- Friday -- is the last trading day before November options expire.

I think my November covered calls will turn out like this:

Likely exercised: DFS, EWZ, FCX, GMCR, HAL, SLV and XOP.

Likely retained: BIDU and RIMM.

Could go either way: LVS, NLY and XLF.

I'll screen for the December covered calls over the weekend, although I probably will delay entry until Tuesday or Wednesday, in case the congressional super-committee fails to cut the budget and causes a market melt-down. (See today's story in the The Guardian.)

Monthly Covered-Call Positions
expiration Nov. 19

sym	entry	strike	premium
BIDU	144.16	145	6.05
DFS	23.60	21	2.92
EWZ	59.34	55	5.20
FCX	43.08	32	11.20
HAL	38.78	29	9.78
NLY	17.96	16	0.52
RIMM	23.33	21	2.96
SLV	30.76	28	2.96
XLF	13.14	12	1.33
XOP	53.22	48	6.35

Weekly Covered-Call Positions
expiration Nov. 19

sym	entry	strike	premium
GMCR	111.77	42	1.69
LVS	47.22	47	1.06

Other Base Positions

• Long shares: CBM, PCCC, PKOH, TAST.

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.

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