12/9 Covered Calls

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

Covered Calls

sym	phase	trend	adx		200/50	40/10
DDS
GDX
LVS
RIMM

Channels (weekly chart):

DDS is trading within an uptrending channel that began Aug. 15. It lies within a longer-term sideways range that began March 26.

GDX is trading within a sideways range, with a very slight downward cast, that began Dec. 6, 2010.

LVS is trading within a sideways range that began March 7.

RIMM is trading above a downtrending channel that began Feb. 21, but is still producing lower highs.

Monthly Positions

expiration Dec. 17

sym	entry	strike	premium
DDS	49.68	50	2.18
GDX	56.88	56	2.70
LVS	43.61	44	2.02
RIMM	16.86	17.50	1.24

Other Base Positions

• Long puts: DDS, GDK, K, LEG, LVS, RIMM, SPY, URBN, XLF.

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 sideways, and grey for neutral or ambiguous.
• 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.