LABD Dividend Type Payments
Although LABD has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X Shares (LABD) |
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 20.84 |
20.97 |
20.98 |
-0.76 |
4.0M |
- |
0.0B |
LABD Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With LABD at 20.98, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:
| Annual Yield |
Annual Premium |
Cents/Day |
| 3% |
0.63 |
0.2 |
| 5% |
1.05 |
0.3 |
| 10% |
2.10 |
0.6 |
So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:
| 3% Yield On LABD Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
21.00 |
0.70 |
9 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
21.00 |
1.25 |
16 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
| 5% Yield On LABD Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
21.00 |
0.70 |
9 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
21.00 |
1.25 |
16 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
| 10% Yield On LABD Using Covered Calls |
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 12 |
21.00 |
0.70 |
9 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
| Dec 19 |
21.00 |
1.25 |
16 |
7.8 |
0.03 (0.1%) |
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