With shares trading well above my purchase price of $64.55, Thursday seemed like a good time to make a new high-yield trade with Qualcomm (QCOM).
For this new trade, I sold one June 21, 2019 $80 call option for $3.69 per share.
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]I sold this call on the 100 shares I originally purchased at $64.55 per share during a high-yield trade I made back in March 2018.That previous call option generated $95 in cash when I sold it and the contract expired in March 2018, so I’m still holding the shares and have been collecting dividend income in the process.
Thursday, for my new high-yield trade, I simply sold another call option on those same 100 shares I originally purchased in March 2018.
Every time you’re able to sell an option like this, you generate additional income.
It’s a trade-off… and one I’m willing to make because this strategy, by its very nature — selling a call option instead of buying one — is designed to be conservative and to generate income.
There are likely two ways this new trade will work out — and they both spell double-digit annualized yields.
Scenario #1: QCOM stays under $80 by June 21
If QCOM stays under $80 by June 21, I’ll get to keep my 100 shares.
In the process, I’ll also have received $369 in call income ($3.69 x 100 shares).
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]The call income — known as a “premium” in the options world — was collected Thursday.It was deposited in the account where I made the trade, which is my 401k retirement account.
On a percentage basis, I received an instant 5.7% yield for selling the call ($3.69 / $64.55).
In the end, I’m looking at a 5.7% yield in 64 days… which works out to a 23.9% annualized yield.
Scenario #2: QCOM climbs over $80 by June 21
If QCOM climbs over $80 by June 21, my 100 shares will get sold (“called away”) at $80 per share.
In “Scenario 2″ — like “Scenario 1″ — I get to keep the $369 in call income ($3.69 x 100 shares). I’ll also generate a $1,545 gain ($15.45 X 100) because I bought at $64.55 and will be selling at $80.
In this scenario, I’ll be looking at a $1,914 profit.
From a percentage standpoint, this high-yield trade will deliver an instant 5.7% yield for selling the call ($3.69 / $64.55) and a 23.9% capital gain ($15.45 / $64.55).
At the end of the day, I’m looking at a 29.7% total return in 64 days.
That works out to a 169.2% annualized yield from QCOM.
Greg Patrick
TradesOfTheDay.com
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