Quote from rdemyan:
Got my first fill on my new strategy for one of my IRA accounts.
I've changed it a little from my earlier posts. Strategy is:
1) Bear calls only so as to avoid a black swan event
2) FOTM call spreads the second month out, put on 7 to 8 weeks out.
3) I'm going for a little better credit than posted earlier and will compensate by risking less margin.
Fill: June SPX 1375/1385 bear call at $0.55
20% of the IRA portfolio in this position.
No additional positions will be put on until just after May expiration. At that time I'll look at July bear calls. So after about a month passes I'll have 40% of the account in bear calls spread out over two months.
My goals are to make a good annual rate of return (around 15 to 20% on the entire account amount, not margin risked), obviate the possibility of a black swan event affecting this account, and be further FOTM than my regular account.