Cabot Options Institute Fundamentals – Alert (TLT)
ALL-WEATHER PORTFOLIO
iShares 20 Year Bond ETF (TLT)
TLT has continued to rally so we need to adjust the deltas of our position a bit. The December 16, 2022 103.5 calls currently have a delta of roughly 0.70, which makes the overall delta of our position 0.10, near parity with our January 17, 2025 80 calls. As a result, I’m going to buy back my near-term 103.5 calls and sell some more calls at the 109 strike in January 2023.
We currently own the TLT January 19, 2024, 85 call LEAPS contract at $29.10. You must own LEAPS in order to use this strategy.
If you are new to the position, based on our approach, the LEAPS contract that works best is the one with a current delta of 0.80: the January 17, 2025, 80 calls. We typically initiate a LEAPS position, with a delta of roughly 0.80, that has about 18 to 24 months left until expiration.
Here is the trade:
Buy to close TLT December 16, 2022, 103.5 call for roughly $3.15 (adjust accordingly, prices may vary from time of alert)
Once that occurs (or if you are new to the position and already own LEAPS):
Sell to open TLT January 20, 2023, 109 call for roughly $1.82 (adjust accordingly, prices may vary from time of alert)
Premium received: 6.3%
Once the initial LEAPS purchase occurs, we maintain the position and focus on selling near-term call premium against our LEAPS, lowering the original cost basis of $29.10 (or the price at which you purchased your LEAPS) with each and every transaction.
We can continue to sell calls against our LEAPS contract every month or so to lower the total capital outlay. But remember, options have a limited life, so when we get closer to the LEAPS contract’s expiration, we will simply sell the contract and use the proceeds to continue our poor man’s covered call strategy in TLT.
Cabot Options Institute Fundamentals – Alert (CVX)
Growth/Value Portfolio
Chevron (CVX)
There isn’t much premium left in our December 16, 2022 195 calls, so I’m going to buy them back, lock in profits and immediately sell premium in January.
We currently own the CVX January 19, 2024, 115 call LEAPS contract at $48.60. You must own LEAPS in order to use this strategy.
If you are new to the position, based on our approach, the LEAPS contract that works best is the one with a current delta of 0.80: the January 17, 2025, 130 calls. We typically initiate a LEAPS position, with a delta of roughly 0.80, that has roughly 18 to 24 months left until expiration.
Here is the trade:
Buy to close CVX December 16, 2022, 195 call for roughly $0.35 (adjust accordingly, prices may vary from time of alert)
Once that occurs (or if you are new to the position and already own LEAPS):
Sell to open CVX January 20, 2023, 190 call for roughly $3.80 (adjust accordingly, prices may vary from time of alert)
Premium received: 7.8%
Once the initial LEAPS purchase occurs, we maintain the position and focus on selling near-term call premium against our LEAPS, lowering the original cost basis of $48.60 (or the price at which you purchased your LEAPS) with each and every transaction.
We can continue to sell calls against our LEAPS contract every month or so to lower the total capital outlay. But remember, options have a limited life, so when we get closer to the LEAPS contract’s expiration, we will simply sell the contract and use the proceeds to continue our poor man’s covered call strategy in CVX.
