The Covered Call Analyzer

AGGRESSIVE "STOCKS-TO-CONSIDER" for August, 2008

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We suspended our get-out rule on September 15, 2008 due to volatility. They continued suspended till October 18, 2008.

 

NOTE: In April 2008, we have increased this list from 10 to 20 and reduced the money available from $10,000 to $5,000 for each stock purchase. The text in the table below is what the Analyzer provides for each buy/write. The Comments row will provide what happened to each of these buy/writes next month on expiration weekend.

Buy 500 shares of DELTA AIR LINES INC (DAL) at $9.41  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of DAL IV (Sep$12.50) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,725, and income from sale of the calls is $233 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 388%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $8.00 (-15%) on August 27 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,190, down (11.3%).

Buy 400 shares of NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP (NWA) at $11.34  (closing last trade price) and sell 4 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of NWA IC (Sep$15.00) at $0.60 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,556, and income from sale of the calls is $224 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 382%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $9.64 (-15%) on August 27 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,044, down (11.2%).

Buy 500 shares of BIDZ.COM INC (BIDZ) at $9.79  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of QGZ IV (Sep$12.50) at $0.60 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,915, and income from sale of the calls is $283 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 343%.

Comments:

Called on September 20 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,263, up 7.1%.

Buy 300 shares of HUNTSMAN CORP (HUN) at $14.26  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of HUN IW (Sep$17.50) at $0.75 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,298, and income from sale of the calls is $211 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 282%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $12.12 (-15%) on September 8 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,817, down (11.2%).

Buy 500 shares of US AIRWAYS GROUP INC (LCC) at $9.02  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of LCC IB (Sep$10.00) at $1.10 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,530, and income from sale of the calls is $533 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 231%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $7.67 (-15%) on August 19 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,325, down (4.5%)

Buy 300 shares of SOLARFUN POWER HLDGS ADR (SOLF) at $15.17  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of QFG IW (Sep$17.50) at $1.15 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,571, and income from sale of the calls is $331 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 230%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $12.89 (-15%) on September 11 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,168, down (8.8%).

Buy 400 shares of NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP (NWA) at $11.34  (closing last trade price) and sell 4 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of NWA IV (Sep$12.50) at $1.35 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,556, and income from sale of the calls is $524 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 222%.

Comments:

Not called on September 20. Will now sell Oct12.5 at $1.10. Price at $11.53 and value at $5,550 , up 22.0% on September 20 including sale of all calls. Sold all shares at $10.97 to close out position on October 18. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,336, up +17.1.

Buy 500 shares of RASER TECHNOLOGIES INC (RZ) at $8.63  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of RZ IB (Sep$10.00) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,335, and income from sale of the calls is $233 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 216%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $7.34 (-15%) on September 5 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,860, down (11.0%)

Buy 400 shares of SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC (SGMO) at $10.74  (closing last trade price) and sell 4 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of UGD IV (Sep$12.50) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,316, and income from sale of the calls is $184 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 210%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $9.30 (-15%) on September 10 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,868, down (10.4%)

Buy 500 shares of WESTERN REFINING INC (WNR) at $9.06  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of WNR IB (Sep$10.00) at $0.80 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,550, and income from sale of the calls is $383 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 191%.

Comments:

Called on September 20 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,363, up 17.9%.

Buy 500 shares of DELTA AIR LINES INC (DAL) at $9.41  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of DAL IB (Sep$10.00) at $1.15 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,725, and income from sale of the calls is $558 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 184%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $8.00 (-15%) on August 27 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,515, down (4.4%)

Buy 200 shares of RENESOLA LTD ADR (SOL) at $18.13  (closing last trade price) and sell 2 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of SOL ID (Sep$20.00) at $1.40 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $3,646, and income from sale of the calls is $267 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 178%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $15.41 (-15%) on September 5 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,326, down (8.8%)

Buy 500 shares of CHINA SUNERGY CO LTD ADS (CSUN) at $9.05  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of FTU IB (Sep$10.00) at $0.65 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,545, and income from sale of the calls is $308 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 175%.

Comments:

Not called on September 20. Will now sell Oct10 at $0.35. Price at $9.32 and value at $5,125 , up 12.8% on September 20 including sale of all calls. Sold all shares at $4.53 to close out position on October 18. Final value including sale of all calls is $2,730, down (39.9%).

Buy 300 shares of YINGLI GREEN ENERGY ADS (YGE) at $15.64  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of YGE IW (Sep$17.50) at $0.80 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,712, and income from sale of the calls is $226 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 169%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $13.29 (-15%) on September 11 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,183, down (11.2%)

Buy 300 shares of BOYD GAMING CORP (BYD) at $13.52  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of BYD IC (Sep$15.00) at $0.75 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,076, and income from sale of the calls is $211 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 162%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $11.49 (-15%) on August 19 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,628, down (11.0%)

Buy 300 shares of VERIFONE HOLDINGS INC (PAY) at $16.00  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of PAY IW (Sep$17.50) at $1.10 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,820, and income from sale of the calls is $316 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 161%.

Comments:

Not called on September 20. Will now sell Oct17.5 at $1.10. Price at $17.23 and value at $5,899 , up 20.3% on September 20 including sale of all calls. Sold all shares at $11.73 to close out position on October 18. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,150, down (13.9%).

Buy 500 shares of REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP (RF) at $9.10  (closing last trade price) and sell 5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of RF IB (Sep$10.00) at $0.55 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,570, and income from sale of the calls is $258 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 157%.

Comments:

Called on September 20 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,237, up 14.6%.

Buy 300 shares of HUNTSMAN CORP (HUN) at $14.26  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of HUN IC (Sep$15.00) at $1.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,298, and income from sale of the calls is $436 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 155%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $12.12 (-15%) on September 8 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,072, down (6.0%)

Buy 300 shares of DELTA PETROLEUM CORP (DPTR) at $16.10  (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of QHR IW (Sep$17.50) at $1.05 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,850, and income from sale of the calls is $301 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 151%.

Comments:

Called on September 20 at $17.50. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,800, up 20.3%.

Buy 700 shares of ISTAR FINANCIAL INC (SFI) at $6.97  (closing last trade price) and sell 7 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of SFI IU (Sep$7.50) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 9/20/2008. Cost is $4,899, and income from sale of the calls is $330 and includes your commissions.  Annualized return if called is 145%.

Comments:

Exercised get-out price at $5.92 (-15%) on August 20 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,418, down (9.8%)

Income from sale of calls is +$6,772.

All Positions closed out on October 18.

Cost of these ten (20) stocks is $90,492. At October 18, 2008 (expiration weekend), this list value is $85,995, down (5.0%).

*After the effect of all commissions.

The stocks listed above are for illustrative and educational purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement, recommendation, or solicitation to buy or sell any particular security.

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