This diagram explains the sell put โ assignment โ covered call fund cycle.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Step 1: Sell Cash-Secured Put โ
โ โข Collect premium โ
โ โข Set potential entry price โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
|
v
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Step 2: Market Movement โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
/ \
Price โฅ strike (good/ok) Price < strike (dip)
---------------------------- ------------------------
Put expires worthless Put assigned โ you buy shares
You keep premium at strike - premium
\ /
\ /
v v
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Hold no shares โ โ Step 3: Now you own stock โ
โ (profit = prem) โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ |
v
Market strong Market weak
--------------------- ---------------------
Hold shares โ growth Sell covered call
(no action needed) โ collect premium
|
v
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Step 4: Fund Cycle Continues โ
โ โข If called away โ return to Step 1โ
โ โข If not called โ sell call again โ
โ โข Close call early โ pay to exit โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ