Opening (IRA): BITO April 19th 26 Short Put... for a 1.23 credit.
Comments: Adding to my covered call position (See Post Below) on weakness, converting the covered call into a covered strangle (i.e., short put + stock + short call). I went with April, since May appeared to be shit illiquid at where I'd want to pitch my tent.
I'm fine with being assigned additional stock here at the 26 strike, since my cost basis in my shares is currently 27.54, with the cost basis in any shares assigned via the 26 at 24.77, although my preference would be just to take profit on the covered call aspect at 50% max and the short put at 50% max and move on.
Naturally, if I also manage to grab the April dividend, that would be additionally bueno.
As a standalone trade:
Break Even/Buying Power Effect/Cost Basis in Any Assigned Shares: 24.77
Max Profit: 1.23 ($123)
ROC at Max: 4.97%
ROC at 50% Max: 2.48%
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Rolling (IRA): UAL September 17th 41 Short Put to the 48... for an .81/contract credit.
Comments: A continuation of my covered strangle, consisting of January '22 47 covered calls plus the short puts. It's taken off quite rapidly here, so rolled the short put up today to reduce cost basis further. Cost basis at 41.32 (See Post Below) minus .81 or 40.51. This will make this a nice winner assuming the short put approaches worthless, and it stays above 47 running into January expiry.
Rolling (IRA): UAL June 42 Short Put to September 41... for a 1.09 credit.
Notes: A continuation of my UAL covered strangle. (See Post Below). Now that earnings are in the rear view mirror, rolling out to reduce cost basis further (now at 41.32) while simultaneously reducing risk a little bit since the September 16 delta is a little more away from current price. A little bit longer in duration than I'd like to go, but there's no July to roll to.
Rolling (IRA): UAL June 16th 32 Short Put to the June 16th 42... for a .64 credit.
Notes: A continuation of my UAL covered strangle which consists of a (now) monied Jan '22 47 covered call and a short put. Price has ripped through my short call strike (which is fine; it's got plenty of time to go, so just going to leave it alone, let the extrinsic piss out on the call side). Reducing cost basis a smidge further by rolling up the June 32 to the 42 for a credit. Cost basis of 42.41, so a current max profit potential of the short call strike (47) minus the cost basis of 42.41 or 4.59. Earnings are in 44 days, but am going to go ahead and "play through" ... .
OPENING (IRA): UAL MARCH 19TH 33 SHORT PUT... for a .91 credit.
Notes: Here, an addition to my Jan '22 47 covered strangle in UAL to reduce cost basis further, which currently consists of (a) a Jan '22 47 covered call; (b) a February 19th 35 short put; (c) a March 19th 33 short put; and (c) a June 18th 32 short put. Cost basis is currently at 42.75 versus where the underlying is currently trading at 40.27.
30-day's at 67.3% with expiry-specific at 66.7%, with earnings in the rear view, so it could be fine as a stand alone trade (2.84% ROC at max as a function of notional risk).