Option | Accounts (Position) |
GILD 10FEB2017 70 P | (-1) |
$GILD reported after closing with declining sales and less than optimistic guidance for next year. Traders hit $GILD hard bringing the stock down 10% in a matter of two days, closing at $65.59 per share on Feb 9th.
What are my options now?
- Buy to close (BTC) put to avoid forking over $7000 (assignment) and take a loss of about $397 as of today's market
- Take assignment of 100 shares @ $70 and my average would be $69.54/share. I would sell covered call to bring down my average cost base.
- Roll my short put to a further out date to avoid taking a loss and tying up my capital. BTC put for a loss then STO put to a further out date at the same or lower strike to offset the loss.
I haven't decided what to do yet. But most likely, I'll either pick option 2 or 3. I do not like to admit defeat just yet. When life throws you lemons, just make lemonade!
Update on Feb 10th:
I decided to pick option 3, so I rolled out my short put to March 17, 2017 in hopes that $GILD will recover. If $GILD is over $70 by March 17th, my put will be worthless. I'll stand to make +46-354+431= $123 instead of taking the loss and my cash will be left untouched.
Update on Feb 10th:
I decided to pick option 3, so I rolled out my short put to March 17, 2017 in hopes that $GILD will recover. If $GILD is over $70 by March 17th, my put will be worthless. I'll stand to make +46-354+431= $123 instead of taking the loss and my cash will be left untouched.
Update on Mar 17th:
The day has finally come! So how did my $GILD play out? $GILD closed at $69.06. I decided to take assignment (average cost $70-$1.23) and most likely sell it on the open market next Monday. Hopefully, $GILD will hold above this price range and I can make a few bucks!
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