Any stock I am assigned would follow standard risk control process: stock is sold as soon as it generates a loss larger than 1% of the total value of the portfolio. Applies to all my holdings. Matter of fact this lately happened on Liberation Day to JPM that I bought earlier this year.
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I can see writing puts in what is effectively a cash account (IRA). Writing puts on names where the vol-line is high and prior to ex-div where the forward is above cash if you're effectively looking to leg into a short synthetic once assigned or overwrite upside where the forward isn't much of an impact (inside div payout date) to the prem you're receiving. Shorting puts is not a bear strategy (wxy moron) nor is it a proxy for long stock in terms of path-dependence; you don't benefit until it moves against you in a material way, unless you're short DITM puts and that's an IQ-test. A short put is not synthetic long stock... you need a call for that. And then ask yourself why you're doing it.
do you agree if a trader wanted to buy a stock (but was not desperate) at a lower price it would be sound to write puts (below the price a few clicks or a %) and purchase it that way and collect the prem?
For the reasons stated, yeah. If you think XYZ is going to rally 10% in three months than it's counterproductive to write a put for a 2% premium.
actually i hope it doesn't rally cause i want to then sell calls against it and roll if needed just 30 days out max but only on spikes to collect the most prem.
That's a methodology argument. You're using the shares as a vehicle once assigned. sp -> long stock -> CC or overwrite. You're not looking to simply buy the stock so RIF in this case.