I continue to scan for ways to profit on what I believe will be the inevitable rise of interest rates in the future. I think the classic 30 to 40% weighting in bonds that financial advisers propose for balanced risk, moderate growth portfolios is going to be a big loser in the next couple of years. This Bloomberg webpage has a daily graphical update …
Did covered calls on SDS (double short S&P 500). Bought SDS at 35.86, sold March 34 calls at 2.37 for a net investment of 33.52. Extrinsic value is .48, so the max profit potential is .48/33.52 = 1.4%
The data for the chart of DIA’s dividend history below is from SPDR’s website. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
Looking forward to some possibilities in March: Oil (EFT USO) — I’m bearish right now at 38. I will probably jump back in with covered calls if it drops to the 36 range. . SPY — I’m bearish now. Will probably jump back in with covered calls if SPY drops to around 106. . Monday March 1 — Ex-dividend date for most ETFs with monthly distributions …
Below I have provided links to the 2021 website links for dividend distribution schedules for various Exchange Traded Product (ETP) providers. For historical dividend information, I recommend the Dividend Investor site. Alerian website link for dividend declaration, ex-dividend, record, and distribution dates (Fund Distributions, Current Year) Invesco website link with ex-dividend and pay information. iShares website link 1 , website link 2 for ex-dividend and pay …
