In Q4 2025, Intel’s $50 call option provided a profit of $368, a 69.2% annualized return, due to better-than-expected Q3 results. As of Oct. 31, the Barchart Technical Opinion for Intel is a 64% Buy, indicating potential further gains. However, since then, Intel’s momentum has likely stalled.

The Nov. 7 covered strangle strategy on QQQ using the Sept. 18 $800 call and $480 put generated $1,916 in premium income, but with a limited annualized return. The expected move by Sept. 18 is $75.79, making it less likely that the share price will be below $480 at expiration.

Implementing the “Wheel” strategy on Workday, Robinhood Markets, and SoFi Technologies involved selling cash-secured puts for premium income and then doing Covered Calls to generate more income. The combined premium income from all three stocks was $579, with an annualized return of 16.4% based on the average days to expiration. The options for HOOD, SOFI, and WDAY have different expiration dates, with HOOD already expired, SOFI expiring today, and WDAY expiring in 14 days. On Dec. 26, Robinhood’s $115 put expired OTM. SoFi’s share price is $26.96, 3.7% OTM, while Workday’s share price is $217.33, well above the $185 strike price.

The wheel strategy faced challenges as the selected puts were OTM by 16.4% (WDAY), 11.5% (HOOD), and 9.6% (SOFI) on Nov. 7. Despite the risk of assignment not materializing, a 16.4% annualized return is a decent outcome. Will Ashworth has no positions in the mentioned securities, and the article is for informational purposes only.

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