Thursday, July 2, 2026

Established Covered Calls in NVIDIA Corporation

A Covered Calls position of 15 days duration was established today in NVIDIA Corporation (ticker NVDA).  My buy/write net debit limit order at $184.54 was executed and the time value was $2.96 per share [$11.25 Call options premium - ($195.79 stock purchase price - $187.50 strike price)].  An in-the-money strike price was established with the probability that NVIDIA's stock will close in-the-money (i.e. above the $187.50 strike price) on the 7/17/2026 options expiration date was 69.3% when this transaction was executed.  

As detailed below, a potential return-on-investment result if NVIDIA's share price is in-the-money (i.e. above the $187.50 strike price) and therefore assigned on its July 17th, 2026 options expiration date is +1.6% absolute return-on-investment (equivalent to +38.9% annualized return-on-investment for the next 15 days).

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) -- New Covered Calls Position
The buy/write net limit order transaction was as follows:
7/2/2026 Bought 200 NVIDIA Corporation shares at $195.79.
7/2/2026 Sold 2 NVIDIA 7/17/2026 $187.50 Call options @ $11.25 per share.  The Implied Volatility of these Calls was 39.4% when this position was established, which is well above (as preferred) the current value of the S&P 500 Volatility Index (i.e. VIX) of 16.2.

A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this NVIDIA Corporation Covered Calls position is as follows:
Covered Calls Net Investment: $36,909.34
= ($195.79 - $11.25) * 200 shares + $1.34 commission

Net Profit:
(a) Options Income: +$2,248.66
= ($11.25 * 200 shares) - $1.34 commission
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If 200 NVIDIA shares assigned (i.e. above the $187.50 strike price) on the 7/17/2026 options expiration date): -$1,658.00
+($187.50 strike price - $195.79 stock purchase price) * 200 shares

Total Net Profit Potential (If 200 NVIDIA shares assigned at the $187.50 strike price on the 7/17/2026 options expiration date): +$590.66
= (+$2,248.66 options income + $0.00 dividend income - $1,658.00 capital appreciation)

Potential Absolute Return-on-Investment (If 200 NVIDIA shares assigned (i.e. sold) at the $187.50 strike price on the 7/17/2026 options expiration date): +1.6%
= (+$590.66/$36,909.34)
Potential Annualized Return-on-Investment (If 200 NVIDIA shares assigned at the $187.50 strike price on the 7/17/2026 options expiration date): +38.9%
= (+$590.66/$36,909.34) * (365/15 days)