New Options – VFC Put and a WYNN Call
I sold two new options yesterday. One WYNN covered call and one VFC cash secured put. Wynn is a stock that I’ve been actively selling covered calls against. VFC is a company whose stock has been on the...
View ArticleDrinking My Way Into The Holidays With Diageo Options
I sold a Diageo put on Monday. This is what happens when I’m at an airport and I have too much time on my hands. I blame Southwest Airlines; my delayed flight, and one too many cocktails led to this...
View ArticleNovember Options Income
Wow, November flew by. This past month seriously felt like it went by in one week. I’ve been really busy, but not too busy to spend a few minutes a day buying and selling options. My November options...
View ArticleGilead Sciences – Call and Put
On Friday, I sold a covered call and a cash secured put against Gilead Sciences. Both options are 28 day contracts, expiring on 12/30/2016. Gilead Sciences has been one my best performing option...
View ArticleCovered Calls – Realty Income Corp and AT&T
I sold two covered calls this morning. We’re getting close to the next Fed meeting and I’m pretty sure that interest rates will go up. This may or may not have an effect on REITs and Telco. I’m betting...
View ArticleClosed Options Contracts – VFC, DEO, ABBV, and V
Happy Friday everyone. I closed options contracts, 4 over the past three days. Just wanted to write a quick update post. I closed options contracts on VFC, DEO, ABBV, and V. Generally I wait until I’m...
View ArticleNovember 2016 Options Income Roundup
Welcome to my first options income roundup post. Moving forward, I’ll be posting monthly options income totals from the bloggers I follow who sell options. I’ll add more blogs to this update as I...
View ArticleWYNN Resorts – Covered Strangle
I sold a covered strangle on Wynn Resorts. A covered strangle is selling two options, a call and a put. They share the same ex date, but different strikes. Covered Strangles are usually sold against...
View ArticleNew Options Contracts – 2 Puts and 1 Call
Over the past 48 hours I’ve sold 3 new options contracts. The contracts were sold against T. Rowe Price, Visa, and Qualcomm. I own more than 100 T. Rowe Price shares. I also own 25 Visa shares. I don’t...
View ArticleDecember Options Income
Happy New Year everyone. Before I can say goodbye to 2016, I need to get two blog posts out of the way, this December options income post, and my December dividend income post. My December options...
View ArticleReducing Those Damn Options Trading Fees
If you sell options, you feel my pain. We work so hard to turn a profit on contracts, only to have gains taken from us by way of excess options trading fees. I’ve sold options for 1.5 years now. Most...
View Article5 New Options Contracts
It’s been a crazy first few weeks of the year. I spent the first week of 2017 in Las Vegas at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and the second week playing office catch-up. I did manage to...
View ArticleDecember 2016 Options Income Roundup
Sorry for the delayed post. January seems to be getting away from me. Without further ado, here’s the December 2016 options income totals from the bloggers I follow who sell options. December 2016...
View ArticleOption Assignment – VFC Corporation
In a perfect world, all of my option contracts would expire worthless. Welcome to the real world. I’m pretty lucky so far, most of my contracts either expire worthless or I buy to close them for a...
View ArticleJanuary Options Income
Welcome to my first option income post of 2017. My January options income came in over $1,000. I’ve managed to crack $1,000+ for the past six-months. I’m really excited about this income because it...
View ArticleJanuary 2017 Options Income Roundup
Happy Sunday everyone. I figured I better get this monthly options income post out before February ends. Here’s the January 2017 options income from the bloggers I follow who sell options. January 2017...
View ArticleFebruary Options Income
Welcome to my very delayed February option income post. My February options income was lower than anticipated. Options premiums have been tough to come by. I haven’t been able to find many trades I...
View Article7 New Options Contracts
I’ve been really bad about staying on top of my active options trades. This post is a catch-up post. Over the past few weeks I’ve sold 7 contracts. I’ve sold 6 covered calls and 1 cash secured put. I...
View ArticleMarch Options Income
Welcome to my monthly options income post. My March options income came in under $1,000 again this month. I hope to consistently earn more than $1,000 a month. However, with little market volatility,...
View ArticleMy Last Post
Just writing to let you all know that I’m shutting down Options Hunting. My personal life has become much more hectic the past few months and maintaining multiple blogs isn’t working out for me. For...
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