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Opened (IRA): IWM August 16th 191 Monied Covered Call

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... for a 187.46 debit.

Comments: (Late Post). Sold the -75 call against a one lot to emulate the delta metrics of a 25 delta short put, but with built-in short call defense.

Metrics:

Buying Power Effect/Break Even: 187.46.
Max Profit: 3.54 ($354)
ROC at Max: 1.89%
ROC at 50% Max: .94%

Will generally look to take profit at 50% max on the entire setup (stock + short call) as a unit, but won't hesitate to roll out the short call if in profit to keep my break even at or near where the underlying is currently trading.
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Small adjustment here: Rolled the August 19th 191 down to the August 19th 189 (-75 delta) for a 1.58 credit. 185.58 break even. This reduces max slightly to 3.42, but keeps my delta at around +25 long.
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6/11 ex-divvy: 0.562204/share, 56.22/one lot. 185.02 break even (including dividends).
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Rolled the in profit August 189 call down and out to the Sept 20th 184/-75 delta call for a 6.05 credit, receiving a credit in excess of the strike improvement. 178.97 break even (with dividends); 179.83 (excluding dividends). ROC at max increases to 2.80% (with dividends); 2.32% without.

Still looking to take profit at 50% max, but just wanted more downside room to be wrong while I dawdle about on summer vacation ... .
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Taking profit here, closing for a 181.61 credit. 2.64 ($264) profit (including dividends). 1.48% ROC.

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