BCRX – Covered Call – 19.12% potential return in 15 days

Updated: 28 May, 2020 seen 70

On April 30, 2020, I bought 110 shares of BCRX, paying $3.875 per share. BCRX is a small pharma doing a clinical study on galidesivir for treating the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).​

Found this name on Biotech Stocks Under $5. After a quick read on Yahoo Finance and options price research - I decided to sell covered call options on this stock. This is a bit of gambling, but as the money invested is not large, this is the gamble I'm ready to take

Here is the setup

  • BOT 100 BCRX Stock 3.875 USD
  • SLD 1 BCRX MAY 15 '20 4 Call Option 0.62 USD 

Potential income return 19.12% in 15 days
Break-even: $3.25

If the stock will trade above $4.00 on the expiry day - very well, I realize my max gain, 100 shares get called away. I keep 10 shares for a memory or seed for the future buys

If trades in between $3.25-$4.00 I keep selling covered calls

If trades below $3.25 - my max loss, in such scenario I will most probably double up to lower the cost basis and keep selling covered calls.

Selling covered calls with BCRX

Selling covered calls with BCRX

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Hi! My name is Reinis Fischer (38), a proud dad and devoted husband. CEO and Founder of Terramatris crypto hedge fund, drone enthusiast, world traveler, photographer, and passionate lover of Georgian cuisine (vegetarian).

An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs, work out at the gym, and many more. Here I write about travel, finance, and other things that might interest me.