[14 Feb 22 Trades] USD1456 Profits In 7 Days By Rolling Tesla Covered CALL Contracts + Update On My Tesla LEAPS

On 7th Feb, I sold a covered call contract on Tesla and received a premium of $1,600 for the covered call contract expiring on 11 March 22 (32 days contract) and the strike Price (SP) was $1100.

On 9 Feb 2022, the premium fell (due to Implied Volatility (IV) dropping) and I closed the contract by buying it back at $1062, thus making a profit of $538 in 2 days.

On the same day (9th Feb 22), I sold another covered call contract on Tesla (SP $1090, Expiration date: 18 March 22) and collected a premium of $1,595.

The stock market then went down on Thursday and Friday due to CPI data being announced at higher than expected. Tesla’s share price also dropped from $928 (9th Feb closing price) to $860 (11th Feb closing price), so did the premium for the covered call contract.

On 14th Feb, when the market opened and just before Tesla rises by another 3.7%, I closed the covered call contract sold on 9th Feb by buying it back at a premium of $677. Thus, the profit that I made for the 2nd covered call contract was $1,595 – $677 = $918.

So, the total profit that I made on closing 2 consecutive Tesla covered call contracts from 7th Feb to 14th Feb is $538 + $918 = $1,456.

I have explained further regarding this strategy of rolling my covered call contracts when the share price falls in the below article so that I can maximize the gains of selling covered calls: Why I Choose To Roll My CALL Option Contract When Share Price Falls

I also open up new covered call positions for my other stocks as the market rises. This is a summary of my new trades:

When the share prices increase, I am able to get a higher premium for selling covered call contracts with the same strike price (SP), as compared to when the prices are falling. This is because as share prices rise, the probability of hitting SP is higher as compared to when the share price was lower. Thus, the seller commands a higher premium for taking on a bigger risk of losing his shares.

My strategy for trading in a volatile and bearish market is to sell OTM CALL contracts and roll them if the share price continues to fall. If the prices stay stagnant and do not hit the strike price upon expiration, I get to keep the premium without having to sell away any of my shares. Thus, I can open up new contracts and keep repeating this process.

Update On My Tesla Sept 22 LEAPS
I have readers asking me about the status of my 8 x (SP $2,475) Tesla LEAPS, and whether I have sold them to cut loss. I am still holding onto the LEAPS though they have dropped to 10% of my average price. On 14th Feb, I added another 2 LEAPS to average down my price. So, the current breakeven average price of my 10 LEAPS is around USD2,112 per LEAPS contract.

I have shared the risks of buying LEAPS in this article and what I am doing to mitigate them:
The Risks Of LEAPS Options Trading & How I Mitigate Them

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