I've made a couple hundred bucks back since my last adjustment but the XLI battle continues. At this point, I've cashed out of several positions in my portfolio because has from its crazy highs. The market has rallied beyond belief, and I've come to like the XLI is currently bringing to my portfolio. Because of that, I've decided to to June and my
This move costs me a debit but I'm paying less than the locked between my strikes thanks to the additional $2.30 of I'm selling in June. This improves my best case scenario from a nearly $8 loss to below a $6 loss. Still horrible, but better than it was. The position now holds over $4 of extrinsic value which I can make back through decay as long as the share price remains between my strikes. Uninverting the strikes will also help me in the event I am forced to play more defense. I'll consider shutting this losing position down if the extrinsic value decays by about half. I'm hoping XLI's share price declines slowly down toward $55 or so. That would be about the sweet spot for this position and allow me make money back the fastest.