In my first newsletter, I
recommended to buy BAC on a scale down basis starting @$14 down to $13.55 a
share.
If you are looking for penny stocks, day trades, I'm not your man! I
am a long term thinker.
Having said that, there is a way to take advantage of
short term situations of your individual stock holdings by using cover call
options.
For example, back in late 2012, I bought DIS @ $50.29. When the DOW
first hit the 15,500 mark, DIS rallied to $68. I sold October 70 strike price
calls @ $2.50 and collected $250 for every call I sold. For every 100 shares of
DIS I owned I could sell 1 covered call, because 1 call represents 100 shares of
stock.
Now, what does that mean? I believed that DIS stock would not reach
$70 by October 18th, 2013. These are the kind of opportunities to enhance
your percentage of profit on your individual stock holdings.
Now, what is the
downside on my DIS trade?
What if DIS closes over $70 a share on October
18th, 2013.
If that happens, my DIS shares will be called away @ $70 a share
and I will keep the $250 for each DIS call I sold.
If that happens, I sold my
DIS shares @ $72.50 a share. That is approximately a 45% return in 11 months and
that does not include any dividends I may have collected!
However, DIS stock
is now trading between $65 to $66 a share.
So I believe the call options,
which expire October 18th,2013, will expire worthless. That means I keep the
$250 per call I sold.
Now I see the same opportunity in AAPL and GOOG
stocks.
In my opinion, I do not see AAPL achieving a stock price of $550 a
share by January 18th, 2014. I do not see GOOG achieving a stock price of $1,000
a share by January 18th,2014.
So here are my recommendations - "IT'S JUST MY
OPINION".
For every 100 shares you own of AAPL, I would sell 1 January
18th,2014 $550 strike price call @ $15.00 on an open order and collect $1,500
for each call, which gets credited to your account!
For ever 100 shares you
own of GOOG, sell 1 January 18th, 2014 $1,000 strike price @ $7.00 on an open
order and collect $700 for each call, which gets credited to your account!
What is the worst case scenario?
If AAPL closes over $550 a share on
January 18th, 2014 - your AAPL shares will be called away, which is like selling
your AAPL shares @ $565 a share on January 18th, 2014 and you keep the $1,500
you collected on each call.
If GOOG closes over $1,000 a share on January
18th, 2014 - your GOOG shares will be called away, which is like selling your
GOOG shares @ $1,007.00 a share and you keep the $700 you collected on each call
you sold.
If AAPL closes under $550 a share on January 18th, 2014 you keep
the $ you collected on your calls. If GOOG closes under $1,000 a share on
January 18th, 2014 you keep the $ you collected on your calls.
Now "THAT'S
JUST MY OPINION"
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