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Opening (IRA): IWM April 19th 176 Monied Covered Call... for a 171.23 debit. Comments: Buying stock and selling the -75 call against to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta put. This setup gives me a slight bump in premium over selling the 25 delta put due to call IV skew, along with built-in position defense with the short call. Laddering out over time after flattening out at the end of the year. I'll naturally look to add in shorter duration if I can get in at strikes/cost basis below what I currently have on, but will probably continue laddering out to the end of the second quarter (June) for a bit here. Will generally look to take profit at 50% max; look to roll out the short call to reduce cost basis further should price traverse the short call strike (since extrinsic is highest in at-the-money strikes).
AMEX:IWMLong
by NaughtyPines
Opening (IRA): IWM March 15th 183 Monied Covered Call... for a 179.87 debit. Comments: Doing another one of these in March with a short call strike and cost basis better than what I currently have on at the 186. Selling the -75 delta call, buying a Johnny one lot to emulate a 25 delta short put in order to take advantage of call side IV skew. 3.13 max profit on BPE of 179.87; 1.74% ROC at max; .87% at 50% max. Will generally look to take profit at 50% max/roll out the short call to reduce cost basis further in the event price breaks the short call.
AMEX:IWMLong
by NaughtyPines
$IWM Weekly Chart Bear FlagIf this pattern fails, best moves come from failed moves. The technical analysis for AMEX:IWM (Russell 2000 ETF) on the weekly chart indicates the formation of a bear flag pattern. In technical analysis, a bear flag pattern typically appears as a downward-sloping channel or rectangle on a price chart. It forms after a significant downward price movement, followed by a period of consolidation characterized by lower highs and lower lows. This pattern suggests that the downward trend may continue, with the potential for further price declines. Traders often interpret a bear flag as a signal to sell or short the asset in anticipation of further downside movement.
AMEX:IWMShort
by AlgoTradeAlert
💡 $357 profit with 72% PoP STRANGLE - #1 trade in my challangeTrade Overview: Initiated my first options trade for the annual challenge on January 2nd with an IWM strangle. Observing high IVR in the index, I capitalized on the recent VIX spike to enter the 45DTE 212/188 strangle for 3.57cr. Trade Management: Rolling Strategy: Will roll legs as needed before expiration if price diverges. Loss Management: With a FWB:12K account, I'm capping floating loss at $200. Closing Strategy: Targeting to close around 21DTE. Trade Details: Symbol: IWM Option Type: Strangle 45DTE Entry Date: January 2, 2024 Entry Price: 3.57cr Required BP: $1681 Max Profit: $357 (20% of capital) PoP: 72% Positions: IWM Feb 16, 2024 212.00 CALL - Sell | Price: 1.76 | Qty: 1 | R. PnL: 0 | Commission: 1.251 | Fees: 0 IWM Feb 16, 2024 188.00 PUT - Sell | Price: 1.81 | Qty: 1 | R. PnL: 0 | Commission: 1.2511 | Fees: 0 Key Metrics: Tasty IVR: 42 (High) Breakevens: 184/215
AMEX:IWM
by TanukiTrade
Russell 2000 ralliesThe three major US stock indices eked out modest gains yesterday to mark fresh record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended above 38,000 for the first time ever. But the best performance came from the Russell 2000 which closed up 2.0%. This is the US’s ‘mid cap’ index. It is a broad-based look at smaller US companies covering a wide range of businesses which are more domestically-focused than the three majors. It isn’t overly-weighted towards tech or financials. In fact, its largest sector which accounts for over 17% of the index, is industrials. Consequently, the Russell 2000 is thought to be a better barometer of the state of US business world than the other majors. It has lagged both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 for a while now. Last year it rose 16%, compared to a gain of 24% for the S&P and 43% for the NASDAQ, although it did beat the Dow which ‘only’ managed to rise 13.5%. More significantly, it is currently around 18% below its November 2021 record high, so it certainly has some catching up to do. Or the three majors have some catching down.
AMEX:IWM
by TradeNation
Opening (IRA): IWM Feb 16th 187 Monied Covered Call... for a 183.65 debit. Comments: Doing things a little bit differently here, buying stock and selling the -75 delta call against to emulate the delta of a 25 delta short put, but with the ability to immediately defend the position with the short call, rather than waiting to roll the short put. First, the metrics: Max Profit: 3.35 ($335) Buying Power Effect/Cost Basis/Break Even: 183.65 ROC at Max as a Function of Buying Power Effect: 1.82% ROC at 50% Max: .91% Delta/Theta: 23.1/6.31 Now, the why ... . Previously, I looked to ladder out short puts targeting the shortest duration <16 delta strike paying around 1% of the strike price in credit and utilize a portfolio-wide short delta hedge which used buying power to put on and maintain. Here, I'm looking to manage risk on a per-position basis and to take advantage of some IV skew on the call side (i.e., the IV on the call side is greater than the IV on the put side at the correspondent put strike). Because of this, the premium/max profit is a smidge richer doing things this way relative to just selling a put. This only makes sense in a cash secured environment, where you don't get much BP relief going short put over covered call. On margin, this wouldn't make a lot of sense from a buying power efficient standpoint, so I'd use a different setup where I could manage side risk more effectively (e.g., short strangle, iron condor, Jade Lizard). Naturally, there are more BP efficient, IRA-friendly setups (e.g., Poor Man's Covered Call), but they have some warts of their own. From a trade management standpoint, I'll still look to take profit at 50% max, as I would've with the short puts and look to roll out the short call for a credit if it's tested, reducing cost basis further and improving my break even. Since I have nothing on here, I'm going shorter duration than I ordinarily would, but will start building out in longer duration at intervals as I did previously. On a side note, most people (unscientific survey, gleaned from culling through relevant Reddit posts) who "wheel" or do covered calls do not like this setup because it caps out profit, and I fully understand the preference to sell out-of-the-money calls against your stock and manage the position from there, particularly if the stock pays dividends that are decent. My personal preference, however, is to book realized gains "liberally," have a minimal of crap piles on at any given time, and generate a fairly regular cash flow. As we know from the past year, the market doesn't always go up, and the important thing is to be able to reliably make money in up, sideways, and to a certain extent, down markets with a minimum of headaches which is what these setups (out-of-the-money short puts, monied covered calls) allow me to do. Does it have a hugely sexy ROC that I can show off to chicks at bars? No. Does it pay for the bar tab? Certainly ... .
AMEX:IWMLong
by NaughtyPines