Today’s Trades: SOFI, KO

The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI)

I am learning how to do vertical option spreads. Sold two low-risk bull put vertical spreads. See below:

SOFI Aug 16 Sell $6.00 $0.17
SOFI Aug 16 Buy $5.00 -$0.04
$0.13 Credit
$1.00 $0.02 Buy back
Minimum credit 10% times the strike difference
$0.10 Yes
Max reward $0.13
Max risk $1.00
Return 14.94%
Credit divided by the risk (credit to risk ratio)
13.00%
 

 

 

KO Aug 30 Sell $62.00 $0.41
KO Aug 30 Buy $60.00 -$0.16
$0.25 Credit
$2.00
Minimum credit 10% times the strike difference
$0.10 Yes
Max reward $0.25
Max risk $2.00
Return 14.29%
Credit divided by the risk (credit to risk ratio)
12.50%

Today’s Trades: PFE, USOI, SFL, NVDA, OXY, DVN

Today’s Trades: GLU, NLCP, FBTC

Had some available cash, so I added to three positions today:

Today’s Trades: SHEL, RPRX

I sold 2 covered calls on my holdings in Shell (SHEL).

Today’s Trades: AMD, USOI

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Another stock I would not mind owning in my portfolio, so I sold a Sept. 140 cash-secured put option @$6.55, which equates to 18.17% annualized yield.

Credit Suisse X-Links Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (USOI)

Added 14 shares @$74.52 to my portfolio. This energy play on oil pays a distribution of 19.6% monthly.

 

 

Today’s Trade: OCSL

Today I opened a small position on Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL).

  • Bought to open at $18.74 per share. Yield 11.62%, rated “2 Green” on Seeking Alpha.

I love business development compaines (BDCs) for their high yield, and I already own several, but I’ve had my eye on this one for quite some time. Today it fell below my buy price target.

Today’s Trades: GLU, NLCP

Took profits today (bought back) on a short UBER put option.

Divided the cash evenly between two new holdings that I’ve been wanting:

Gabelli Global Utility & Income (GLU), a global, closed-end, utility fund

  • currently selling at a -7.36% discount
  • 8.58% yield, pays monthly, very steady
  • uses reasonable leverage, 29.8%
  • reasonable expenses, 1.45%
  • uses no return on capital (ROC)

New Lake Capital Partners (NLCP), a REIT that specializes in cannabis properties

  • currently the top-rated stock on Seeking Alpha, all green ratings
  • 8.63% yield

Also see: UBER Put Trade May 17

 

Today’s Trade: RPRX

Sold an in-the-money put option today on a stock I wouldn’t mind owning should it get “put” to me:

Royalty Pharma (RPRX) was recommended by one of the dividend newsletters I subscribe to. Rated “3 Green” by Seeking Alpha and currently nearing its 52-week low. Just raised its dividend in March. RPRX dividend yield 3.13%.

Sold 1 June 27.50 put @ $1.30 ($130), resulting in a 59.50% annualized yield