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Steve B's avatar

Also have you had any success getting selling puts on GROY? Spreads seems all over the place. Or have you just DCA into GROY?

The Royalty King's avatar

my asking price has been obnoxious so yet to be filled. Might switch to an ITM covered call strategy - will keep Machina members updated, looks to be a better strategy near term

Steve B's avatar

Great interview with Mike Howell. Love the point of long term trend versus the cycles within that trend. Helping me ride the wave in gold right now.

Rickson? Are you a bjj guy?

The Royalty King's avatar

Thank you, yes I think the most under appreciated concept in global macro.

I was, my body struggles with it now haha so just some boxing here and there

Steve B's avatar

Got ya. I was able to get filled today on put writes.. $3 strike with an .18 premium for the may expiration. Not a bad annualized yield. I didn't have a position in GROY so using the sell-off as a chance to build a position

The Royalty King's avatar

Great minds.. I'm doing the same but luckily I've been able to get a higher premium, lots of embedded downside protection now

Steve B's avatar

Thanks man. Yeah neglected to mention it was a 3 by 2.5 credit spread. Got caught naked put writing during the yen carry trade and I have rule to always have downside protection.

Anyways I was able to close the position this morning and collecting 2/3 of the premium in a couple days. I think kuppy was saying it, Make Volatility Great Again!

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Nice, anytime. Yep - the machina is prinitng in this environment w vol high