Covered Call Analyzer AGGRESSIVE "STOCKS-TO-CONSIDER"    

  for August, 1999

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Company Name

Stock Symbol

Stock Price

# of shares

Total Cost*

 Option Symbol

 Sep Option Price

Income from sale*

Strike Price

Projected return if Called after one month*

Actual 

return*

Actual 

Return*

Books-a-Million

BAMM $10.25 900 $9,320

QMCIV

$0..625

$563 12.5 27% ($1,969) -15%
Comments:

Not called in September. Sold Oct12.5 at $0.50. Not called in October. Sold Nov12.5 at $0.3125. Not called November. Sold Dec12.5 at $0.50. Not called in December. Sold Jan12.5 at $0.75. Not called. Sold Feb10 at $0.25. note that we dropped the strike price to 10. Not called February. Sold Mar10 at $0.25. Not called in March. Sold Apr7.5 at $0.5625. note that we dropped the strike price to 7.5 Not called in April. Purchased similar number of shares at $4.6875, bringing average price down to $7.46875. Sold May7.5 at $0.25. Not called. Holding. Sold Jul7.5 at $0.375. Not called in July. Sold all shares at $4.25 to close out position.

Drug Emporium

DEMP

$8.50 1100 $9,445 DUGIB

$0.4375

$781 20 22% ($7,224) -38%
Comments:

Not called in September. Sold Oct10 at $0.25. Not called October. Bought similar amount of shares (1100 more) at $4.875 averaging price down to $6.69. Sold Nov7.5 at $0.25. Not called in November. Sold Dec 7.5 at $0.25. Not called in December. Sold Jan7.5 at $0.5625. Not called in January. Holding. Sold Apr5 at $0.4375. Not called in April. Bought similar number of shares (2200 more) at $1.9375, bringing average price down to $4.31375. Sold May5 at $0.25. Holding. Sold all shares at $1.50.

NBTY Inc.

NBTY $8.5625 1100 $9,514 NBQIB

$0.4375

$481 10 21% +$2,930 +31%
Comments:

Not called in September. Sold Oct10 at $0.50. Not called in November. Sold Dec10 at $0.375. Called in December at $10.00. 

Take Two

TTWO

$8.8125

1100

$9,789

TUOIB

$0.5625

$619

10

19%

+$1,830 +19%
Comments:

Called in September at $10.00.

Riggs National Bank

RIGS

$20.00

400

$8,095

RNQIX

$1.3125

$525

22.5

18%

($1,225)

-15%

Comments:

Not called in September. Sold Oct 22.5 at $0.50. Not called in October. Sold Nov22.5 at $0.375. Not called in November.  Sold Dec20 at $0.25.  note that we lowered the strike price. Not called in December. Sold Jan17.5 at $0.25. Note that we lowered the strike price. Not called in January. Holding. Sold Apr15 at $0.50. Note that we have lowered the strike price again. Not called in April. Sold May15 at $0.25. Not called in May. Sold Jun15 at $0.50. Not called in June. Sold Jul 15 at $0.50. Not called in July. Sold all shares at $12.75 to close out position.

Genesco

GCO $11.625 800 $9,395 GCOI

$0.8125

$650 12.5 13% +$1,255 +13%
Comments:

Called in September at $12.50.

DataStream Sys. DSTM $11.5625 800 $9,345 DWKIV

$0.6875

$550 12.5 13% +$1,205 +13%
Comments:

Called in September at $12.50.

GLB Imaging Sys

GISX

$18.6875 500 $9,439 GQCID

$1.00

$500 20 11% ($1,031) -8%%
Comments:

Not called in September. Sold Oct20 at $0.8125. Not called in October. Sold Nov20 at $0.50. Not called in November. Sold Dec20 at $0.625. Not called in December. Sold Jan17.5 at $0.50. Note that we have lowered the strike price. Not called in January. Holding. Sold Mar10 at $0.375. Note that we have lowered the strike price. Not called in March.  Sold Apr10 at $0.50. Not called April. Bought similar number of shares at $6.0625, bringing average price down to $12.375. Sold May10 at $0.25. Not called in May. Sold Jun10 at $0.50. Not called in June. Sold Jul12.5 at $0.25. Not called in July. Sold all shares at $8.50 to close out position.

Nochols Resources

NRES

$21.25

400

$8,595

QNNIX

$1.00

$400

22.5

9%

+$805 +9%
Comments:

Called in September at $22.50.

Magellan Healthcare MGL $9.8125 1000 $9,908 MGLIB

$0.8125

$813 10 9% ($5,675) -42%
Comments:

Not called. Sold Oct10 at 13/16. Not called. Sold Nov10 at 1/2. Not called. Sold Dec10 at 1/8. Not called. Sold Feb7.5 at 1. Note that we have lowered the strike price. Not called. Sold Mar7.5 at 1/2. Not called. Sold Apr7.5 at 1/4. Not called. Bought similar number of shares at 3 7/8, bringing average price down to 6.84375. Holding. Sold all shares at $1.50.

All positions closed out with value down ($9,099).

*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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