Category: Rescue and Repair Strategies

Less than a month ago an investor emailed asking for some ideas on repairing his position in Deckers Stock (DECK). At that time the investor had ended up holding 200 shares of the stock at $150, had sold 2 covered ....... Read More

I recently received an email from an investor who is holding shares in Newell Brands Stock (NWL) which has collapsed more than 50% since June 2021. His concern is whether management will cut the dividend and the outlook for the ....... Read More

I recently received an email from an investor who is holding some deep in-the-money short put positions on Meta Stock (META). As we all know, Meta stock collapsed starting in the fall of 2021. As of Friday November 11 2022 ....... Read More

With the recent market collapse, an investor has found himself holding a losing trade in Home Depot Stock (HD). He emailed in, wondering if there were some ideas on how to repair his trade and return it to a profit. ....... Read More

With the recent decline in energy prices, most energy related stocks have been hammered. As these stocks fall lower some investors are left holding short put contracts that are deep in-the-money and they are at risk of being assigned shares ....... Read More

After writing an article last week on repairing deep in-the-money naked puts, an investor wrote in with further questions including if a repair can be done without using any further capital. Here are a number of further ideas along with ....... Read More

I have received a number of emails requesting some repair ideas for short put positions caught in the decline of PayPal Stock (PYPL). The decline has been huge and severe. Since August 2021 the stock has lost 66% of its ....... Read More

In a message on twitter, an investor asked for some information on his XBI ETF position.  His question is on rolling short put options forward. The investor is holding a number of short put options against XBI ETF which is ....... Read More

An investor wrote in looking for some repair ideas for a position caught in the recent sell-off. They are holding a large position of the TQQQ ETF which has fallen dramatically over the past couple of weeks and left the ....... Read More

Questions today on Eli Lilly and Company Stock (LLY) from an investor who sold naked calls only to find the stock soared above his strike price leaving his position deep in-the-money. He has two trades and is looking for some ....... Read More

The tumble in the markets today hit the majority of stocks. The tech sector especially was hard hit. Apple Stock fell to $120.99 by the close of the day. I have a number of positions in Apple Stock that are ....... Read More

On the members forum an investor asked for help with his trade in Kraft Heinz Stock (KHC) where he has found his credit put spreads caught in-the-money as the stock turns lower. Let's look at this questions and then discuss ....... Read More

An email received from an investor needs a reply as he got caught selling naked puts with an expiry date after earnings last week (Thursday Oct 8) in Domino's Pizza Stock (DPZ). This investor sold put options before earnings were ....... Read More

Here is a recent question from an investor who is concerned about his in-the-money Apple Stock credit put spreads set to expire in a week’s time. I have expanded on the original answer posted to the forum as this is ....... Read More

On the members only forums a member asked out the trade done on June 5 in Constellation Brands Stock (STZ).  Let's review some questions and some answers as this investor wants to be prepared with some repair ideas in advance ....... Read More

On the members only forums a member asked some questions as he tries to get a better understanding of the value of using a long put for credit put spreads versus naked put trades. I was working on a longer ....... Read More

Here is what I did with my weekend! I received an email a couple of weeks back with the subject line "Need Help Desperately". That certainly caught my attention so I did some research, went over this gentleman's portfolio and ....... Read More

Among the dozens of emails received was this dilemma by an investor who jumped in and bought put options when Apple Stock was imploding back in the collapse in March. The investor never sold them and now with the stock ....... Read More

On the members forums an investor snatched up some shares of SQQQ ProShares UltraPro 3X Short NASDAQ 100 (SQQQ) late Friday (March 27) when the NASDAQ 100 was falling. The next trading day (Mar 31 2020) however, the investor continued ....... Read More

Here is a recent question from an investor wondering about options that are rolled far out in time, but the stock continues to decline. Is he better to just close his trade, take a loss in the bear market collapse ....... Read More