This position was continued since Micron continues to be a good value-oriented investment that meets all four primary criteria used by the Covered Calls Advisor to identify good candidates for investment in the current volatile stock market environment:
As detailed below, a potential return-on-investment result is +11.5% absolute return (equivalent to +53.3% annualized return over the 79 total days of this position) if the stock is above the $70.00 strike price and therefore assigned on the June 17th, 2022 options expiration date.
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) -- Continuation of Covered Calls Position
The original transaction was as follows:
03/31/2022 Sold 5 Micron April 14th, 2022 $72.50 100% Cash-Secured Put options @ $.92 per share.
04/14/2022 5 Micron $72.50 Puts expired in-the-money (stock price below the strike price), so 500 shares were purchased at $72.50 in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio
04/18/2022 Continued Micron position by selling 5 May 6th, 2022 $73.00 Call options @ $2.28 per share against the 500 Micron shares owned to establish a Micron Covered Calls position. The Implied Volatility of these Calls was 43.4 and the Delta was 44.5 when these Calls were sold.
05/06/2022 Five Micron $73.00 Call options expired out-of-the-money, so 500 MU shares remain in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
05/09/2022 Continued Micron position by selling 5 May 20th, 2022 $72.50 Call options @ $2.02 per share against the 500 Micron shares owned.
5/20/2022 Five Micron Call options expired out-of-the-money. The stock price was $68.90 at options expiration last Friday.
05/23/2022 Sold 5 Micron 6/03/2022 $70.00 Call options @ $2.48 when the stock price was $69.54.
06/03/2022 5 MU $70.00 Calls closed slightly below the $70.00 strike price @ $69.94 per share. So, the Call options expired and 500 Micron shares remain in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
06/06/2022 Continued Micron Covered Calls position by selling 5 June 17th, 2022 $70.00 Call options @ $3.20 per share against the 500 Micron shares owned. Micron's stock price had increased to $71.53 early in this morning's trading when this transaction was executed.
A possible overall performance result (including commissions) would be as follows:
100% Cash-Secured Puts Cost Basis: $36,246.65
= ($72.50 - $.92) * 500 shares + $3.35 commission
Net Profit:
(a) Options Income: +$5,433.25
= ($.92 + $2.28 + $2.02 + $2.48 + $3.20) * 500 shares - $16.75 commissions
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Micron stock remains above the $70.00 strike price at the June 17th, 2022 options expiration date): -$1,250.00
= ($70.00 June 17th, 2022 strike price - $72.50 original strike price) * 500 shares
Total Net Profit (If Micron stock price is above the $70.00 strike price at options expiration): +$4,183.25
= (+$5,433.25 options income +$0.00 dividend income -$1,250.00 capital appreciation)
= +$4,183.25/$36,246.65
Annualized Return-on-Investment: +53.3%
= (+$4,183.25/$36,246.65)*(365/79 days)