SPXS Dividend Type Payments
Although SPXS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):
| Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X (SPXS) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 38.78 |
38.80 |
38.66 |
+0.16 |
7.7M |
- |
0.1B |
SPXS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With SPXS at 38.66, 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% |
1.16 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
1.93 |
0.5 |
| 10% |
3.87 |
1.1 |
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 SPXS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
39.00 |
1.25 |
25 |
5.0 |
0.20 (0.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
39.50 |
1.30 |
32 |
4.1 |
0.70 (1.8%) |
| 5% Yield On SPXS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
39.00 |
1.25 |
25 |
5.0 |
0.20 (0.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
39.50 |
1.30 |
32 |
4.1 |
0.70 (1.8%) |
| 10% Yield On SPXS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
39.00 |
1.25 |
25 |
5.0 |
0.20 (0.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
39.50 |
1.30 |
32 |
4.1 |
0.70 (1.8%) |
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