Seeking Immediate Advice on Covered Call

Discussion in 'Options' started by arncap, May 4, 2023.

  1. arncap

    arncap

    I am just looking for some feedback on this. I own 500 shares of Shopify (SHOP) on the TSE. I sold 5 covered calls on them, all to expire tomorrow. 2 of them @ 67 strike price and 3 of them @ 70 strike price. The stock is up 23.7% on teh day currently and @ 78.00 as I type this. Should I roll any of them? Should I just let them be taken from me? Or should I close them out? Any advice is appreciated! FYI, I bought 200 of them @ $65.00 and the other 300 @ $64.50 / share. I am wondering what the best course of action would be in this situation...!
     
  2. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    What you talkin about, the stock is at $57. Where you getting $78 from??

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  3. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    Lazy question so lazy answer: let them expire. You will lose some on microstructure if you roll.

    too many other variables like tax situation, your view, etc.
     
  4. monet

    monet

    78 CAD?
     
  5. arncap

    arncap

    IT'S THE ONE ON THE TSE AS I STATED IN MY POST!
     
  6. arncap

    arncap

    CURRENTLY 78.25
     
  7. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Well i'll be damned...
     
  8. arncap

    arncap

    It's not a bad situation to be in. One of those "why did I sell covered calls?" The stock is 23.6% the day before expiration! Not much I can do. The key thing here would be: Do I think the stock will keep rising or return to where it was? If the former, then maybe roll all or some of them. If the latter then maybe let them expire and take my profits.
     
  9. arncap

    arncap

    I did well on Wayfair today. I bought 5 calls on it the other day and it's up 16.87% right now on the day! I sold to close and made myself $672.00 CAD...
     
  10. rb7

    rb7

    You may be assigned if you don't do anything with the calls.
    Meaning, you'd be forced to sell them at 67$ and 70$ respectively.

    When you do this type of strategy, you usually have a plan: Why you do this, and what you'll do next. If you are asking the question it's because you didn't answer the second part.
     
    #10     May 4, 2023
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