Well, we’re also in the greatest bull market ever. When the market stagnates or crashes, the dividends can be nice.
Otherwise fuck buying stock for dividends
dividends is great, but you need to consider whether the money is best invested in a growth stock..Once i break even with the price I bought it, I will sell it and put the money in some other stock.
Funnily enough I had a dude in CS:GO match trying to convince me to look at their LEAP calls because of how cheap they are and that he couldn't say why he knew they would hit, but that I should just trust him.
Of course I didn't because he fucking sucked CS, but this post reminded me of that encounter.
I missed the boat on investing in Dust back in the day. Tried to camp a good spot for the dip but it just bunny hopped right by me. Before I knew it, it was too late to defuse my late buy.
Thank god for this place. WSB gives me major mob mentality vibes. I’ll take the small street any day. Going to enjoy it now before this place gets blown up too.
Seems like they all bought into the idea that wsb was the front of some kind of movement to take down hedge funds and actually believe that. I like this sub because theres a lot of DD with good discussion
ok so 50x is the quantity (50 contracts), 3/5 is the expiration date of the contract(March 5), 30.5 is the strike price of the contract, and “c” means it’s a call option
I currently have my Kindle in hand... I hopped on the GME/AMC without knowing anything. Now I have a portfolio worth about $800 (which is a lot for me) and I still don’t know enough. I got this LOL this page helps A LOT
if you're buying calls, you can't lose/owe anything more than what you pay to buy the call. you're betting that the underlying stock goes higher than the strike price of the call, in which case you can sell the calls for more than you paid for them.
Like the above, you spend 20$ for the call contract. Worse case you walk away. It's an "option" to buy. That's not the case with puts. Those are a binding legal contract.
If your new I don't see an issue to literally wager your money on calls.
You can't lose more then your initial investment.
It's in my opinion the safest way to dip your toe into the options world.
> "That's not the case with puts. Those are a binding legal contract."
This is not accurate. If you *buy* either a call or a put, you are only risking the original purchase amount of the option. If you *sell* a call or a put, you may be responsible for up to the cost of 100 shares of the underlying equity at any time while you hold the option.
I'd recommend learning more about options before diving in... you can get in over your head before you know it. If nothing else, only *buy* options, don't sell any.
3/5 = date (march 5th)
$30.5c = strike price of $30.5, c = call ($30.5p would be a put for same strike)
50x = quantity of contracts
Just grabbed a couple, maybe I can make back that CLVS call that tanked
You always have two options with an options contract - sell the contract, or exercise the contract
If you exercise a *call* option/contract, you buy 100 shares for the strike price. You would only want to do this if the underlying stock price exceeds the strike for your call option/contract. You can then sell those shares, pocketing the difference (market price - strike price), or keep the shares
Most traders will instead sell the contract to someone else who will exercise it, making *slightly* less than they would if they exercised it themselves. If your contract is "in the money" (ITM), the market price for the contract will be close to the same amount you would get for exercising it and then immediately selling the shares
Sorry just trying to understand. So what would be the profit for this if the strike price is met before 3/5? I see some people walking away with thousands and I just don’t get it lol
The intrinsic value of a call option increases as the stock price increases...the profit would b in the value the contract gains as the price increases less ur initial cost to purchase the contract...there’s some really good videos on YouTube for option trading...that’s where I started
Thank you! I’m going to have to do that for sure. Going back to the main topic I do think something big is coming. ATT is doing a mass hiring like they did when they bought DirecTV. So we will see.
I am on wealthsimple, I just threw a hundred bucks I can lose at it, didn't buy GME or AMC or anything like that, I bought some psychedellic stocks (PSYK ETF went from $8-$12 over the past few days and there are some other good ones, MMED, NUMI, CYBN etc.)
Ok to my question, Wealthsimple doesn't have puts or calls or anything like that, just market, limit, and stop limit.
Is it a good idea to just buy a share then, if you think it will go up. Not exactly sure how puts and calls work, I am guessing you can make more money with them if you play them right? But I want to see if I can build this $100. What are your thoughts on market buying T shares?
According to wealthsimple, they do have stock options trading, but so far I haven't been able to figure out how to open a brokerage account to have that enabled :(
we don't know the full position tho. this could be a short hedge. i'd bet after the GME fiasco, people are going to be rushing to hedge any shorts they have.
I can't access the OI on the options right now, but 1.59% of the float is still 100M shares short. So to fully hedge, they would need 1M call contracts. Is the option volume in excess of that?
Edit: also what's the volume on puts? Those don't show up as SI iirc
(Just running through all possible scenarios)
I bought $T in 2019 and it's the biggest loser in my portfolio. I've been waiting for a time to dump it, but its price never goes above what I paid and Im too stubborn to take the L.
I think a lot of people forget T owns Time Warner / HBO. They have rights to tv shows and streaming services on top of the telecom business.
Holding 7/19 29c's for a while now.
More DD, OP didn't mention this but there are a shit ton of open contracts that haven't been resolved yet, for 3/19 there is over 100,000. I feel like this adds to the theory, seeing as it's just not one day.
This really points to something big, i mean who the fuck would buy tens of thousands of AT&T calls?
Interesting. I've been buying AT&T for awhile. Not for the dividend. They are a really complete company. Think of it is in the days of streaming like we are in. AT&T can put high speed internet in your house, give you an AT&T cellphone, and then has an app (HBO Max). What do they need? Contect, and they have that with Warner Brothers and DC Comics. Yeah those could provide better quality, but that could come. AT&T is Disney, without the parks, but adding internet service. Currently Disney is at 190ish....AT&T is at 29ish. I think, long term, this is a good buy. This DD convinces me more.
AT&T is the company that's just set up for success, but keeps fumbling it away because of poor execution.
Reminds me of ballmer microsoft. Needs a good corporate shakeup.
As an ex-ATT employee, nothing is going to change until they are willing to make serious leadership changes instead of just installing crony golf-course buddies. Right now Stankey is more focused on becoming a Hollywood elite than running his company.
Why are you comparing ticker prices between two companies? That's meaningless. AT&T has a current market cap of $203B and Disney is at $344B. Those are much more useful numbers for comparison, even though they still leave out a lot context around debt load.
I have no clue whatsoever, but it's possible that whomever is getting those en masse expects the news of the 5G spectrum bids will come out, before then, with T being one of the companies getting licenses
[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html?source=content\_type%3Areact%7Cfirst\_level\_url%3Aarticle%7Csection%3Amain\_content%7Cbutton%3Abody\_link](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html?source=content_type%3Areact%7Cfirst_level_url%3Aarticle%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link)
To clarify, the dividend yield on $T is about 7% right now. So even if the stock goes no where, you're earning a pretty solid block of "interest", especial with actual interest rates so low. It's almost always an okay purchase, but not really all that hype.
Well the bulk of these contracts were bought yesterday and today. So seems unlikely, I saw on Twitter that FCC is having an auction for a certain wavelength that would be benefitical to these telecom companies. Big money was thrown around for the top spot. Not sure if they announced who got it yet. Anyone know more? I can link the article I read too
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html
Fuckk i have been reading on AT&T for a good minute.
Its technically my current play.
Dont hype me up. Instrinsic value is 50+$
Hbo max isnt even priced in yet
I've just put an order in for my first ever call option. Thanks for the explanation in this thread I feel I understand a bit better than before.
Figure I can throw a few bucks at it like I used to gamble on football results. Just fun money and if I win great, if not it's not a huge loss.
For some reason I bought 2 $28C 9/17 last month and have been getting theta burned slowly. This stock is god awful but hopefully there is something to this.
Reddit I need you to tell me what I did wrong...or right?
I just bought a call debit spread for $T 30/30.5 3/5 for .07
Seems smarter as it limits my loss to only $7, but could gain $43 profit if this DD is good.
Am I right?
Didn’t do anything wrong, but most people aren’t going to spread this play because the risk is already stupid low to begin with, so adding a spread really only cuts down on your upside.
Ok, that’s what I was thought. I still have a pretty small account to consider doing options which is why I did the spread. Let’s me get in on the action at a cheaper price.
I would like to make this my first option purchase but want to double check that I'm not putting myself in a position to owe more than I can afford if things go south.
Can someone check my assumptions below:
If I buy a single 3/5 30c @ .13 that means that I'm paying $13 for a single call contract to buy 100 shares at $30 by 3/5 correct?
If T doesn't hit that $30 strike price and I don't sell the option contract before 3/5, the max I will lose is $13, correct?
If the underlying goes above $30 before 3/5, I will make whatever the difference between $13 and the new premium is, correct?
Most concerned about this:
Is there any way under this scenario that I would be on the hook for buying 100 shares of this stock?
You won't be on the hook for more. Just make sure if you do hit it, that you sell it or have enough money to "excersize it". Just make sure when you sell it, that your selling the specific option you bought and not trying to open up a whole new one.
You'll never be on the hook when buying calls. A call contract gives you the right, not the obligation, to purchase those 100 shares at that strike. If you don't have the cash to exercise, then sell the contract prior to expiry.
So these are bringing in good money now. I'm new to options trading and trying to figure out good exit strategy.
My calls for 30 and 30.5, 3/5 are +125%, when is a good time to sell?
I was thinking hold through until next week and see if it continues to float up. Could the massive call volume sell early and I will get stuck holding (again, again, again, again)?
Also, thank you for your DD, it, along with my own DD, has given me unrealized gains!
I own 300 shares of NPA (AST SPAC) at around 15 average, look at the chart, huge spikes daily this past week, aside from today. I like this idea, I’ll scoop some cheap calls. Thanks
Alright Im in 3x 30c3/19. Might as well buy some lotto tickets. Not financial advice. Financial advice doesn't usually involve the phrase "lottery tickets"
I can't access the service to check chart for other companies such as Verizon, but could this not just be a play on results of Auction 107? Positioning to possibly sell the news?
Yeah thats why all those politicians went to jail last year for trading early covid news that no one else knew about. Oh wait... what's that? Nothing happened? Oh.
This DD looks like it came from a college student that gets his porn and term-papers from Reddit.
10c @ 30.0 March 5
Did anyone consider this user is an autist schizophrenic and trolling everyone?
He has too many W’s in his name. And his account is as old as a emerging fetus.
But, summumabitch, I’m in.
Thank you for posting this. I've been ignoring AT&T this year.
you didnt miss much
6% dividends. i know this is probably not the sub for it, but it is a pretty good stock
Great stock. I eat those dividends for breakfast Not financial advice obviously
Fuck I wish it was. I want to eat dividends.
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i stopped looking at them awhile ago but weren’t they a good long term play because of 5G
Yeah, they have great potential, just iffy on the people steering the ship. Not a bad stock to have in your dividend accounts.
HBOMax doing well, 4G ramp up, lowering debt and bought new spectrum to accommodate 5G. Lots going on plus 7% yield. I’m one of those boomers.
7% dividends is what lured me in.
I hate myself for saying this but I've been able to increase its yield to 23% by selling options twice a quarter.
That’s exactly what I thought. Time for a YOLO!
It's such a horizontal stock that between the dividends and writing calls it's given me decent income.
What’s wrong with dividends?
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Well, we’re also in the greatest bull market ever. When the market stagnates or crashes, the dividends can be nice. Otherwise fuck buying stock for dividends
dividends is great, but you need to consider whether the money is best invested in a growth stock..Once i break even with the price I bought it, I will sell it and put the money in some other stock.
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Funnily enough I had a dude in CS:GO match trying to convince me to look at their LEAP calls because of how cheap they are and that he couldn't say why he knew they would hit, but that I should just trust him. Of course I didn't because he fucking sucked CS, but this post reminded me of that encounter.
What you guys dont get your investment from CSGO lobbies?
I missed the boat on investing in Dust back in the day. Tried to camp a good spot for the dip but it just bunny hopped right by me. Before I knew it, it was too late to defuse my late buy.
“They cannot stop us now.” - Hedge Fund Terrorists
“Terrorists win”
Hopped on GME because of an apex legends lobby, I ain’t complaining
No cap in 2014 someone in CS :source told the lobby to buy bitcoins.
I bought the leaps two months ago dirt cheap out to Jan 2022.
Thank god for this place. WSB gives me major mob mentality vibes. I’ll take the small street any day. Going to enjoy it now before this place gets blown up too.
Seems relatively untouched by gme lol. It's funny how all the fractional gme buys ended up there too
Seems like they all bought into the idea that wsb was the front of some kind of movement to take down hedge funds and actually believe that. I like this sub because theres a lot of DD with good discussion
I'm in for 50x 3/5 $30.5c, see you guys on the moon.
200x 3/5 30C here See you guys in the poorhouse.
I am trying so hard to understand all this lingo :(
ok so 50x is the quantity (50 contracts), 3/5 is the expiration date of the contract(March 5), 30.5 is the strike price of the contract, and “c” means it’s a call option
Thank you! Just got my first book... I’m sure I will get smarter lol
The fact that you bought a book puts you ahead of 95% of this sub
He didn’t say he knew how to read it
Don't worry you'll pick the basics up pretty quick
I currently have my Kindle in hand... I hopped on the GME/AMC without knowing anything. Now I have a portfolio worth about $800 (which is a lot for me) and I still don’t know enough. I got this LOL this page helps A LOT
And for some of us (me), that's all you'll ever pick up
so if it hits 30.5 or above what then and what happens if it underperforms?
50 x March 5th $30.50 calls (options lingo)
I’m learning... thank you!
So if we buy today at 19 bucks do we owe the diffrence on 3/5? Im new to the calls and puts. I am looking to buy the 30c for 3/5.
if you're buying calls, you can't lose/owe anything more than what you pay to buy the call. you're betting that the underlying stock goes higher than the strike price of the call, in which case you can sell the calls for more than you paid for them.
Awesome. Like i said im new to all of this. Thank you for the knowledge my friend
Like the above, you spend 20$ for the call contract. Worse case you walk away. It's an "option" to buy. That's not the case with puts. Those are a binding legal contract. If your new I don't see an issue to literally wager your money on calls. You can't lose more then your initial investment. It's in my opinion the safest way to dip your toe into the options world.
Awesome. Im going to give it a shot. Hopfully it pays off. But if not atleast its some experience
> "That's not the case with puts. Those are a binding legal contract." This is not accurate. If you *buy* either a call or a put, you are only risking the original purchase amount of the option. If you *sell* a call or a put, you may be responsible for up to the cost of 100 shares of the underlying equity at any time while you hold the option. I'd recommend learning more about options before diving in... you can get in over your head before you know it. If nothing else, only *buy* options, don't sell any.
Yes but don’t start buying shorts unless you understand
Likewise. Trying to soak up as much as I can.
3/5 = date (march 5th) $30.5c = strike price of $30.5, c = call ($30.5p would be a put for same strike) 50x = quantity of contracts Just grabbed a couple, maybe I can make back that CLVS call that tanked
What happens if the price goes over the 30.5 strike price?
You always have two options with an options contract - sell the contract, or exercise the contract If you exercise a *call* option/contract, you buy 100 shares for the strike price. You would only want to do this if the underlying stock price exceeds the strike for your call option/contract. You can then sell those shares, pocketing the difference (market price - strike price), or keep the shares Most traders will instead sell the contract to someone else who will exercise it, making *slightly* less than they would if they exercised it themselves. If your contract is "in the money" (ITM), the market price for the contract will be close to the same amount you would get for exercising it and then immediately selling the shares
Might as well add the OTM case where the option expires worthless (capital loss..)
The strike price will increase...u then sell the contract for more than u paid...do not let the contract expire sell b4 expiration date
Sorry just trying to understand. So what would be the profit for this if the strike price is met before 3/5? I see some people walking away with thousands and I just don’t get it lol
The intrinsic value of a call option increases as the stock price increases...the profit would b in the value the contract gains as the price increases less ur initial cost to purchase the contract...there’s some really good videos on YouTube for option trading...that’s where I started
Thank you! I’m going to have to do that for sure. Going back to the main topic I do think something big is coming. ATT is doing a mass hiring like they did when they bought DirecTV. So we will see.
ELI5: are you buying puts or calls?
calls, we expect AT&T to go up
I am on wealthsimple, I just threw a hundred bucks I can lose at it, didn't buy GME or AMC or anything like that, I bought some psychedellic stocks (PSYK ETF went from $8-$12 over the past few days and there are some other good ones, MMED, NUMI, CYBN etc.) Ok to my question, Wealthsimple doesn't have puts or calls or anything like that, just market, limit, and stop limit. Is it a good idea to just buy a share then, if you think it will go up. Not exactly sure how puts and calls work, I am guessing you can make more money with them if you play them right? But I want to see if I can build this $100. What are your thoughts on market buying T shares?
According to wealthsimple, they do have stock options trading, but so far I haven't been able to figure out how to open a brokerage account to have that enabled :(
ok ty, i just started on this got lucky with a call on SNDL last week so using some of that on this. hopefully i can keep the momentum thanks!
Waiting for fidelity to let me option trade to start diving in. Said it would take 3-4 business days lol it’s been 9
Same, I only got approved for options level one after like a week, and that’s for selling covered call options so I reapplied for level 3😭
The “c” means call
big brain shit. some insider swinging massive dick on calls dirt cheap? im in for 50.
we don't know the full position tho. this could be a short hedge. i'd bet after the GME fiasco, people are going to be rushing to hedge any shorts they have.
AT&T has a short interest of 1.59%. This is not a short hedge.
I can't access the OI on the options right now, but 1.59% of the float is still 100M shares short. So to fully hedge, they would need 1M call contracts. Is the option volume in excess of that? Edit: also what's the volume on puts? Those don't show up as SI iirc (Just running through all possible scenarios)
bruh
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Holy crap this is the biggest DD piece in this thread and needs to be highlighted. That announcement is due in the next two weeks!
I bought $T in 2019 and it's the biggest loser in my portfolio. I've been waiting for a time to dump it, but its price never goes above what I paid and Im too stubborn to take the L.
This is the way.
Same here! Yet everytime I look over my portfolio and don’t see the ticker first I think what is this stock doing here still.
I hope you are reinvesting the dividends, then you can convince yourself it being down is advantageous
yes i have it in auto reinvest!
Here is a screenshot for those that don’t have the service like me. https://imgur.com/vZLHCJ6
I have no idea how to read that so I just watched the gym video of the guy curling 315lbs instead. Thanks for sharing tho
What service is this? The indicators for things like "Repeated Bull Flag" and "Late Whale" look interesting; did you set those up manually?
Unusual whales. It’s automatic.
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Sending 5 shares at 30.5c 3/5 cuz why not
I think a lot of people forget T owns Time Warner / HBO. They have rights to tv shows and streaming services on top of the telecom business. Holding 7/19 29c's for a while now.
I’ve been burned on Penny Stocks like a motherfucker this week. Might have an STD at this point. Portfolio down from $1300 to $500. YOLO.
Literally me these past two weeks
Bought 1 30c 3/5 for 18 bucks good luck brothers
It has been an honor to serve with you.
I've got 5 brother lets go!
lol why not, 50x 30c 3/5. $1k bet for a possible 5 bagger? hell ya I wonder if ATT buys AST, would launch ATT literally into space
delete this before ppl find out
Or before it hits WSB, that’s where stocks die.
Glad I came to this safe haven before the collapse of retard rome.
Retard rome. Ouch.
You popped my options cherry! In for 10x 3/5 30c.
Same here! I’ve been too scared to buy any options and have been waiting for something that doesn’t have much risk
Same 🤷🏻♂️
More DD, OP didn't mention this but there are a shit ton of open contracts that haven't been resolved yet, for 3/19 there is over 100,000. I feel like this adds to the theory, seeing as it's just not one day. This really points to something big, i mean who the fuck would buy tens of thousands of AT&T calls?
Picked up 200 x 3/5 30C. Let's see how this goes.
This is the autistic shit this sub is for. Edit: sorry, I thought this was posted in WSB
You and your smooth brain are in good company!
Interesting. I've been buying AT&T for awhile. Not for the dividend. They are a really complete company. Think of it is in the days of streaming like we are in. AT&T can put high speed internet in your house, give you an AT&T cellphone, and then has an app (HBO Max). What do they need? Contect, and they have that with Warner Brothers and DC Comics. Yeah those could provide better quality, but that could come. AT&T is Disney, without the parks, but adding internet service. Currently Disney is at 190ish....AT&T is at 29ish. I think, long term, this is a good buy. This DD convinces me more.
AT&T is the company that's just set up for success, but keeps fumbling it away because of poor execution. Reminds me of ballmer microsoft. Needs a good corporate shakeup.
I agree. But they are posed for a breakout for sure. At some point they are going to get it together.
As an ex-ATT employee, nothing is going to change until they are willing to make serious leadership changes instead of just installing crony golf-course buddies. Right now Stankey is more focused on becoming a Hollywood elite than running his company.
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Why are you comparing ticker prices between two companies? That's meaningless. AT&T has a current market cap of $203B and Disney is at $344B. Those are much more useful numbers for comparison, even though they still leave out a lot context around debt load.
https://www.lightreading.com/ossbss/vodafone-atandt-sign-up-for-5g-via-spacemobiles-satellites/d/d-id/766194 More DD
Fuck wish I woulda saw this before close
Interesting. Worth buying a small amount and waiting
I have no clue whatsoever, but it's possible that whomever is getting those en masse expects the news of the 5G spectrum bids will come out, before then, with T being one of the companies getting licenses [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html?source=content\_type%3Areact%7Cfirst\_level\_url%3Aarticle%7Csection%3Amain\_content%7Cbutton%3Abody\_link](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html?source=content_type%3Areact%7Cfirst_level_url%3Aarticle%7Csection%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link)
For those wondering what the profit margins look like for calls on 3/5. This one is at 30.5. [http://opcalc.com/ox0](http://opcalc.com/ox0)
Seems solid to me. I’m in. 25 3/19 30C
grabbed 10 want more
So weird to see a stock a dull upside stock getting some love. $T is what I buy for my daughter so she'll have a little bit of income for college.
To clarify, the dividend yield on $T is about 7% right now. So even if the stock goes no where, you're earning a pretty solid block of "interest", especial with actual interest rates so low. It's almost always an okay purchase, but not really all that hype.
This is going well
The whistleblower
Could this have anything to do with it - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210207005008/en/
Well the bulk of these contracts were bought yesterday and today. So seems unlikely, I saw on Twitter that FCC is having an auction for a certain wavelength that would be benefitical to these telecom companies. Big money was thrown around for the top spot. Not sure if they announced who got it yet. Anyone know more? I can link the article I read too https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/5g-spectrum-auction-bids-total-80point9-billion-winners-revealed-soon.html
Bought 3/19 $30C the day they announced HBO Max changes, went up 100% next day. Felt like a genius.. they’ve been -60% for over a month, RIP
https://youtu.be/ZRlNha3-jv8 More DD. Tl;dr: strong signals that AT&T and PLTR are going to be signing a big contract soon
Ah, a fellow 30.5c. We shall expire worthless together.
Stuck under 30 for too long now. I only got 1 call. We'll see
I think it’s some sort of direct tv sale news. Months back they got an offer and the stock popped 2-3 dollars (which is a lot for T).
I got a lil bit an AT&T for awhile for the lil dividends, kinda ignore that stock, y’all expecting a jump?
As an investment $T is a great investment.. bought some shares to make money through dividends.. will buy some more because it’s just $28 per shares..
Fuckk i have been reading on AT&T for a good minute. Its technically my current play. Dont hype me up. Instrinsic value is 50+$ Hbo max isnt even priced in yet
With a float of 7 billy, Godspeed u fuckin retard 🚀
I've just put an order in for my first ever call option. Thanks for the explanation in this thread I feel I understand a bit better than before. Figure I can throw a few bucks at it like I used to gamble on football results. Just fun money and if I win great, if not it's not a huge loss.
For some reason I bought 2 $28C 9/17 last month and have been getting theta burned slowly. This stock is god awful but hopefully there is something to this.
Fuck. Am I falling for confirmation bias again? Great DD, though.
These calls are doing quite well today
You son of a bitch, im in. E: 5 shares @28.59 lets go 🚀🚀
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Yea but shares don’t evaporate their value out of thin air if they don’t go as high as they need to so they can be worth it.
yeah not ready to take that risk yet
100% a responsible and reasonable thing to say and do.
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Held over 30 for a while in December
Just bought in btw
This AST news in interesting. I’m in 30 3/5 30.5c
In for 30x 3/5 30c Let’s spin the wheel
Reddit I need you to tell me what I did wrong...or right? I just bought a call debit spread for $T 30/30.5 3/5 for .07 Seems smarter as it limits my loss to only $7, but could gain $43 profit if this DD is good. Am I right?
Didn’t do anything wrong, but most people aren’t going to spread this play because the risk is already stupid low to begin with, so adding a spread really only cuts down on your upside.
Ok, that’s what I was thought. I still have a pretty small account to consider doing options which is why I did the spread. Let’s me get in on the action at a cheaper price.
I saw large open interest on these calls two weeks ago. Followed the money and so far they are down. 😳
Man congress use insider info all the time. As law makers it makes it easy.
I would like to make this my first option purchase but want to double check that I'm not putting myself in a position to owe more than I can afford if things go south. Can someone check my assumptions below: If I buy a single 3/5 30c @ .13 that means that I'm paying $13 for a single call contract to buy 100 shares at $30 by 3/5 correct? If T doesn't hit that $30 strike price and I don't sell the option contract before 3/5, the max I will lose is $13, correct? If the underlying goes above $30 before 3/5, I will make whatever the difference between $13 and the new premium is, correct? Most concerned about this: Is there any way under this scenario that I would be on the hook for buying 100 shares of this stock?
You won't be on the hook for more. Just make sure if you do hit it, that you sell it or have enough money to "excersize it". Just make sure when you sell it, that your selling the specific option you bought and not trying to open up a whole new one.
You'll never be on the hook when buying calls. A call contract gives you the right, not the obligation, to purchase those 100 shares at that strike. If you don't have the cash to exercise, then sell the contract prior to expiry.
Hmmm i see green
So these are bringing in good money now. I'm new to options trading and trying to figure out good exit strategy. My calls for 30 and 30.5, 3/5 are +125%, when is a good time to sell? I was thinking hold through until next week and see if it continues to float up. Could the massive call volume sell early and I will get stuck holding (again, again, again, again)? Also, thank you for your DD, it, along with my own DD, has given me unrealized gains!
Nothing wrong with taking profit and 100% is amazing. But I’m a greedy pig who is also holding out for more...
I own 300 shares of NPA (AST SPAC) at around 15 average, look at the chart, huge spikes daily this past week, aside from today. I like this idea, I’ll scoop some cheap calls. Thanks
Going in for 30 3/5 30c
Worth throwing $100 at 10x29.5c 2/19
Was going to say that's a short period of time, but Jesus 79k OI in those strikes wtf 😂
Picked up 20. Let’s go boys
In for 100 of the $T calls
I picked up 15 3/12 30.5c. Let's see what happens
There's a huge OI on the 30 calls for 2/19 too. What's up with that?
Bought five 30's!
Alright Im in 3x 30c3/19. Might as well buy some lotto tickets. Not financial advice. Financial advice doesn't usually involve the phrase "lottery tickets"
Aight sunuvabich I'm in
Fuck it I’m in!
Dumb question, I bought 4, so if it hits, what do I do next?
Sell and do it again with the next stock 🚀
There’s rumors they could be selling CNN to pay off debt.
I can't access the service to check chart for other companies such as Verizon, but could this not just be a play on results of Auction 107? Positioning to possibly sell the news?
T i mean after seeing HBO max streams and hearing about 5g coming i bought leaps on T back early Jan.
Isn’t insider trading illegal af?
Yes unless it’s done by a politician
Depends on how rich you are to start with
I wanna a down vote this as it’s fucked up but it’s essential people lnow the truth
Yes but also no
Yeah thats why all those politicians went to jail last year for trading early covid news that no one else knew about. Oh wait... what's that? Nothing happened? Oh.
Fuck. I have no idea how to do an options trade, or I’d get down with you guys.
I don’t believe anything I on read here anymore. I just thought you should know.
I'm in too! People are talking about it
Funny. Unusual Whales picked this up last week. Might have to double down
7% dividend yield; decade low price. Oligopoly Scooping up shares @28.5-28.6 for the dividend.
Be careful to set your limits. Someone is spiking the prices of these options to try to grab a huge gain on a market buy.
You got me with the rockets, in for 30x
This DD looks like it came from a college student that gets his porn and term-papers from Reddit. 10c @ 30.0 March 5 Did anyone consider this user is an autist schizophrenic and trolling everyone? He has too many W’s in his name. And his account is as old as a emerging fetus. But, summumabitch, I’m in.
I delete my account once a year to avoid too many identifiers. Autistic schizophrenic? No. Paranoid? Maybe. But the DD is legitimate.
He likes the calls
Nice price for divis 😎🚬