Covered Call Position Established in Cheniere Energy Inc.

Early in this morning's trading session, a Covered Call position in Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) was established when one hundred shares were purchased at $193.83 and one January 16th, 2026 Call option was sold at $6.33 per share at the $190.00 strike price.  The buy/write net debit limit order at $190.00 was executed, so the time value was $2.50 per share [$6.33 Call option premium - ($193.83 stock purchase price - $190.00 strike price)].  As I prefer, Cheniere's next quarterly earnings report on February 19th, 2026 is after the January 16th, 2026 options expiration date.  An in-the-money Covered Call position was established with a 66.9% probability of assignment on the options expiration date when this buy/write limit order was executed. 

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States. The Company provides clean and secure LNG to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. It operates two natural gas liquefaction and export facilities at Sabine Pass, Louisiana (Sabine Pass LNG Terminal) and near Corpus Christi, Texas (Corpus Christi LNG Terminal). Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, which has natural gas liquefaction facilities consisting of six operational trains, for a total production capacity of approximately 30 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG (the SPL Project). Corpus Christi LNG Terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas, consists of three trains for a total production capacity of approximately 15 mtpa of LNG, three LNG storage tanks and two marine berths. It also owns and operates a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate pipelines.

Cheniere passed all criteria in my Earnings Growers stock screener which is shown below.  Furthermore, the average target price of the 21 analysts currently covering the company is +39.6% above today's stock purchase price and it is Buy rated by all four third-party stock research services provided by my broker (Schwab) -- CFRA, Morningstar, Argus, and LSEG.

 As detailed below, a potential return-on-investment result is +1.3% absolute return-on-investment (equivalent to +34.7% annualized return-on-investment over the next 14 days) if the stock is assigned on the January 16th, 2026 options expiration date.

Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) -- New Covered Call Position
The simultaneous buy/write transaction today was as follows:
1/2/2026 Bought 100 Cheniere Energy Inc. shares @ $193.83
1/2/2026 Sold 1 LNG 1/16/2026 $190.00 Call option @ $6.33 per share
Note: the Implied Volatility of the Call was 27.6 when this transaction was executed.  As I prefer, this value exceeds that of the S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) which is currently at 14.7.

A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this Cheniere Energy Covered Call position if assigned on the options expiration date is as follows:
Covered Call Cost Basis: $18,750.67
= ($193.83 - $6.33) * 100 shares + $.67 commission

Net Profit Components:
(a) Option Income: +$632.33
= ($6.33 * 100 shares) - $.67 commissions
(b) Dividend Income $0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Cheniere Energy shares assigned at $190.00 strike price at options expiration): -$383.00
+($190.00 strike price - $193.83 stock purchase price) * 100 shares

Total Net Profit (If Cheniere Energy shares assigned at the $190.00 strike price at the 1/16/2026 expiration): +$249.33

= (+$632.33 Call option income + $0.00 dividend income - $383.00 capital appreciation)

Absolute Return-on-Investment (If Cheniere Energy shares assigned at $190.00 strike price on Jan. 16th, 2026 options expiration date): +1.3%

= +$249.33/$18,750.67

Annualized Return-on-Investment (If Cheniere's stock is assigned at $190.00 at the 1/16/2026 options expiration date): +34.7%

= (+$249.33/$18,750.67) * (365/14 days)