Today the order I had to buy back the Call option against my iShares Silver Trust ETF shares was executed at the dirt cheap price of $0.01 per contract share plus $0.65 in commission. This results in a profit of $26.74. Definitely not a lot, but definitely better than bank interest.
To continue with the objective of trying to at least do better than bank interest, I have entered an order for a Contingency Trade. When the last trade price for SLV breaks over $18.62, I will Sell-To-Open a SLV19AUG10 Call against my SLV shares at a contract share price of $0.46. The goal is to increase my monthly profit margin from 1.57% to a solid 2% of my average cost basis. I believe this to be a fully obtainable goal. That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Portfolio Update: OTO 50% Executed
Yesterday I posted that I was setting up a One-Triggers-Other order with the Capital Product Partners, LP options. Today, the option I sold against my shares of CPLP was bought to close for a lose to me. That is the first half of the OTO. The second part of the OTO is the order to sell to open the CPLP10Aug10 Call option against my shares of CPLP. The order is to sell at a higher limit value of $0.70 per contract share. Less the cost of commission that is a premium of about $64.39. It is just a matter of waiting to see if it will gain enough value to sell at that price. Because of how far out it is, I will probably have to wait a few weeks. That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Portfolio Update: Change Of Opinion
In my last post I indicated an opinion that the market may not be done pulling back. I still think this is probably true. However, as for Capital Product Partners, LP, I don't think that pull back will happen before this coming option expiration. As a result, I am in danger of having my CPLP stock shares called away from me unless I Buy to Close the option I sold against it.
Unfortunately, the value of the option is now 150% of the value that I sold it at. In order for me to buy it back I have to free up some of the capital I have reserved for purchasing 10 shares of EV Energy Partners, LP. All things considered it was not looking likely that EVEP was going to come down to my desired price.
After canceling my Buy Order on EVEP, I entered a Buy to Close order on my CPLP7.50July10 Call option. While entering it, I set it up as a One-Triggers-Other order so that I will also have a Sell to Open order against my CPLP shares at the next highest available strike price - that is the CPLP10Aug10 Call. In the current week I am expecting CPLP to get as high as $9, maybe more. Being this far out from option expiration of August should provide enough time value to get a decent premium. Also the difference between the strike price of the option and the value I purchased the stock will result in a fairly acceptable profit to off-set the loss of the last trade. That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
Unfortunately, the value of the option is now 150% of the value that I sold it at. In order for me to buy it back I have to free up some of the capital I have reserved for purchasing 10 shares of EV Energy Partners, LP. All things considered it was not looking likely that EVEP was going to come down to my desired price.
After canceling my Buy Order on EVEP, I entered a Buy to Close order on my CPLP7.50July10 Call option. While entering it, I set it up as a One-Triggers-Other order so that I will also have a Sell to Open order against my CPLP shares at the next highest available strike price - that is the CPLP10Aug10 Call. In the current week I am expecting CPLP to get as high as $9, maybe more. Being this far out from option expiration of August should provide enough time value to get a decent premium. Also the difference between the strike price of the option and the value I purchased the stock will result in a fairly acceptable profit to off-set the loss of the last trade. That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Portfolio Update: Call Option Sold To Open
On the last day of the week, prior to the Independence Day weekend, I sold a $7.50July2010 Call option against my stock position of Capital Product Partners, LP (CPLP). The first day after the holiday was a slightly bullish day, but the option value did not close any higher. It is still my opinion that the stock will slide before the option expires. However, if it doesn't, I will be seeing a loss in the stock of about $26 which will be balanced out by all of the dividends I've earned so far and the premium I sold the option for. Although I see some bullish potential in CPLP, I am of the opinion that the market may not be done, pulling back just yet.
My current open orders are a Buy to Close order of the CPLP Call Option I sold, as mentioned above, a Buy to Close order of the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) I have owned for a while, a Buy order of 10 more shares of EV Energy Partners, LP (EVEP) at price of $27.54 or less, and a Sell to Close order of my 5 contracts position of Citigroup Inc (C).
That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
My current open orders are a Buy to Close order of the CPLP Call Option I sold, as mentioned above, a Buy to Close order of the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) I have owned for a while, a Buy order of 10 more shares of EV Energy Partners, LP (EVEP) at price of $27.54 or less, and a Sell to Close order of my 5 contracts position of Citigroup Inc (C).
That is my opinion, you can take it or leave it. Disclaimer: See bottom of page. http://investorsopinion.blogspot.com
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