$ETJ is now trading at over 9% discount:

Monthly payer, yield now over 8.80%. NAV near ATH:

Opened $GOOGL Ironfly for Feb. It has a flat T0 line and should accommodate volatility.

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Opened ITM covered call for $MRVL. It went down substantially last week on earnings. If it stays above 60 on 9/12, the annualized rate of return is around 62%:

Opened another ITM covered call. This time in $AMD when it dropped in the morning. $155 is some support. IV is high and if it stays above 152.5 on 9/12 (10 days), I make over 50% annualized rate of return.

ITM Covered Call for $AMAT. It collapsed on Friday (8/15) after reporting poor future earnings. My goal is to get 1% in two weeks.Would own it at $153.5 if it collapses:

Sold 2 contracts exp 8/29 155 call.

Net basis as shown 30771, ex-Div this week $92. Annualized return if assigned: 27%

ITM covered call options income trade. Targeting around 1% in two weeks. $GILD and $IBB are in uptrend. Small portion of IRA:

Bought 300 shares and Sold 8/29 115 call for $113.97:

Max Annualized Return, if assigned: 30% (11 days expiry)
If not, I own $GILD at $113.97.
#options #coveredcall

$SPX Iron Fly Sale:

Sold Jan 2026 IronFly for $13335 on Friday (8/15) even though Volatility is very low but Max Loss is $1665. Slightly negative Delta. I write naked puts against all my Iron Flys, usually as Put Ratio Spreads.

Option Strat: optionstrat.com/1cYKkXOfVvgC

New growth on my newly planted Twombly's Red Sentinel Japanese Maple. I am in Zone 6 and this is planted in Full Sun. I bought this 3 gallon tree by mail last year from Maple Ridge Nurserary (Georgia). I am guessing it's around 4 years old.

#Gardening #JapaneseMaple

Opened a mildly positive delta trade for income on semiconductor ETF $SMH. Its in a non IRA margin account:

OptionStrat: optionstrat.com/jd0MVqNcABSU

October expiry:
Sold 1 250P (+ve delta)
Bought Unbalanced Butterfly: 1x280C, -2x300C, 1X330C

#options

$BTCUSD

Tariff Man's Crypto Reserve seems to not know how to buy Bitcoin. No one belives Orange Buffoon. Marked fresh low since his inauguration: