Opening (IRA): URTY January 17th 51 Covered Call

60
.. for a 49.25 debit.

Comments: With my usual leveraged go-to TQQQ in kind of the IV doldrums (IVR 18.1/IV 49.6), opting for a play in URTY with its 63.4% 30-Day IV instead. It's not as liquid and doesn't have nearly as robust an options chain as TQQQ, but I will make do.

Metrics:

Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 49.25/share
Max Profit: 1.75
ROC at Max: 3.55%
50% Max: .88
ROC at 50% Max: 1.78%

Will generally look to take profit at 50% max, roll out short call on test of take profit price, and add should I be able to get in at strikes/break evens better than what I currently have on.
Note
TNA appears to be more liquid from an options standpoint ... .
Note
Rolling down and out for a credit that exceeds the amount of "strike destruction" -- from the Jan 17th 51 to the February 21st 48 for a 3.39 credit; 45.86 break even.
Trade closed manually
All but scratching this out, closing for a 45.94 credit.

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