| Which stock would I buy for Writing Covered Calls - PYPL vs SQ | |||||
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| COVERED CALL SHOWDOWN! - WHICH STOCK WOULD I PURCHASE TO WRITE A COVERED CALL | |||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | |||||
 | PYPL | vs | SQ |  | |
| Square, Inc. | |||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| This week 'Stock Showdown' is with PayPal (PYPL) and Square (SQ), two companies that are on the cutting edge of finance ... PayPal being much more respected and acting more like a traditional bank where as Square is now being the millennial Point of Sale system of choice for entrepreneurs ... both have growth opportunities and both are for The New Age of Banking ... let’s see who wins this Stock Showdown - BONUS - Remember that day back in April where PYPL was a CHART OF THE WEEK? > WOW! See what I said THEN here > https://cptdashboardchartblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/chart-of-week-paypal-holdings-pypl.html | |||||
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| NOTE - AT THE TIME OF THIS POSTING, BOTH COMPANIES STOCK PRICES BELOW | |||||
| PYPL | SQ | ||||
| $206.78 | $190.47 | ||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | Square, Inc. | ||||
| Just in case you didn't know ... here's some basic company information about what they do. | |||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology platform and digital payments company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. Its payment solutions include PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, and iZettle products. The company's payments platform allows consumers to send and receive payments, withdraw funds to their bank accounts, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in various currencies. It also offers gateway services that enable merchants to accept payments online with credit or debit cards, as well as digital wallets. PayPal Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Square, Inc. provides, together with its subsidiaries, payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that offers sellers to payment and point-of-sale solutions. It provides hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology; Square Terminal, a portable payments device that replaces keypad terminals, ... Square, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | ||||
| Yahoo Summary-PYPL | Yahoo Summary-SQ | ||||
| #1 - The Golden Rules of Covered Call Writing! | |||||
| The Golden Rules of Covered Call Writing are subjective ... the basic idea is to avoid as much risk as possible when determining a new stock purchase for a Covered Call Write ... we can not avoid risk entirely but using certain rules or guidelines will help use reduce that risk during the timeframe we use the stock for selling premium. I've included the most popular rules or guidelines below which include: avoid a company's earnings report, is the company apart of the S&P 500 or Dow Jones?. Does the company have a dividend? Does the company have same store sales reports? Do you want to own the stock? > This list isn't the end all be all list but a starter list for your research and lowering your risk ... but again, we can not avoid risk . | |||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | Square, Inc. | ||||
| S&P 500? | OPTIONS? | DIVIDEND? | S&P 500? | OPTIONS? | DIVIDEND? |
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| Confirm | Option Chain-PYPL | Verify-PYPL | Confirm | Option Chain-SQ | Verify-SQ |
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Both of these companies are 'S&P' type companies but only PYPL is officially in the S&P500 ...not a deal breaker for me as I would invest in both coming ... no clear winner here if you ask me. | |||||
| #2 - What story is the chart telling us? | |||||
| When buying stocks to Write Covered Calls the prime objective is for the stock to trade sideways to higher ... selling premium traders will purchase a stock and sell the Out of the Money strike to collect both the premium and the stock appreciation. I always like to look at a chart and ask the question "what story is this chart telling me?" ... if its trending higher, this is good. If its trending lower, well, I really need to do my research if I'm going to invest in a company that its stock is trending lower. | |||||
| See Support-PYPL | See Support-SQ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| I do see a clear winner here with a 'more' steady chart and less volatility ... PYPL has moved up and up and up while SQ has had some '1 step back, 2 steps forward' ... like both charts though as it shows this business type is growing. | |||||
| #3 - What are "THEY" saying? | |||||
| I'm not an expert when it comes to whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued or if its a Buy or a Sell ... so I use some great websites to 'paint a picture' for me. Some will have a stock as a Buy and another will have it as a Sell ... so I usually have 3 or 4 different sources to help me. | |||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | Square, Inc. | ||||
| Zacks | Yahoo Prem | AmBull | Zacks | Yahoo Prem | AmBull |
| HOLD | OVERVALUED | STAY IN CASH | BUY | OVERVALUED | STAY LONG |
| Corfirm Rating - PYPL | Yahoo Summary-PYPL | Trending? -PYPL | Corfirm Rating - SQ | Yahoo Summary-SQ | Trending? -SQ |
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Clear winner here for me as PYPL has had its move ... now SQ is a mover and WalL Street see's it ... in the short term I feel SQ is getting more love ... but make no mistake ... not much bad news out there on PYPL ... have to give this one to SQ as its chart pattern suggests to STAY LONG! | |||||
| #4 - SHOW ME THE MONEY! | |||||
| Another great visual when quickly trying to determine if this/these are companies we want to own ... remember, we have to own these companies and if the picture isn't telling us a clear picture of a companies prospects then I have to make sure I really do my homework. | |||||
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| Yahoo Summary-PYPL | Yahoo Summary-SQ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| PYPL is acting just like a BIG BANK with that steady Rev growth with Earnings ... notice the rate of earnings has leveled off ... SQ on the other hand seems to have turned profitable and has grown those earnings by double ... clear winner here for me. | |||||
| #5 - What kind of Covered Call profits can we make? | |||||
| Giving someone the right but not the obligation to take your shares can be very profitable if done correctly ... typically most Covered Call writers will try to make 3% Cash on Cash profit in a 30 day period. Mastering this skill of selling premium can increase your annual returns vs a buy and hold investment strategy. Below is a (1) deviation Out of the Money Covered Call that one might do if they sell premium. | |||||
| Looking at a 30 day window using (3) deviationS Out of the Money | |||||
| THESE ARE NOT REAL TIME! CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THAT | POSTED > | 10/13/2020 | |||
PYPL | Current Price | Strike Price | LAST TRADE | 30 day return | Expiration |
| $206.78 | $207.50 | $10.50 | 5.43% | 11/13/2020 | |
| $206.78 | $210.00 | $9.35 | 6.08% | 11/13/2020 | |
| $206.78 | $212.50 | $5.08 | 5.22% | 11/13/2020 | |
| THIS IS NOT THE BID OR MID | |||||
| Check this stocks options here > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PYPL/options?p=PYPL | ||||
| THESE ARE NOT REAL TIME! CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THAT | |||||
SQ | Current Price | Strike Price | LAST TRADE | 30 day return | Expiration |
| $190.47 | $192.50 | $13.83 | 8.33% | 11/13/2020 | |
| $190.47 | $195.00 | $12.70 | 9.05% | 11/13/2020 | |
| $190.47 | $197.50 | $10.45 | 9.18% | 11/13/2020 | |
| THIS IS NOT THE BID OR MID | |||||
| Check this stocks options here > | https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SQ/options?p=SQ | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk | |||||
| Both pay Premiums that would fit the 3% 30 day wheelhouse trade ... SQ is paying fr better but to make 5 / 6% like PYPL is paying ... not much to say negative for either one here ... TIE! | |||||
| #7 - "HURRY HURRY, READ ALL ABOUT IT!" | |||||
| The internet has so many resources for good information on companies ... whether its news, events or just some blogger with a great perspective on a company's prospects ... I love just glancing at the news feeds to get a feel for what's going on with a company I'm researching ... below are some helpful jump links I use. | |||||
| Seeking Alpha | DivChannel | Seeking Alpha | DivChannel | ||
| Alpha Articles Search-PYPL | Verify-PYPL | Alpha Articles Search-SQ | Verify-SQ | ||
| MY WINNER IS!!! | |||||
 | PYPL | vs | SQ | | |
| SCORE | SCORE | ||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||
| Seeing the World Thru my Eyes - the Straight Talk Recap! | |||||
| Square WINS! With both of these companies doing so well these days its really hard to pick one over the other ... I guess if you're looking at a LONG TERM Buy and Hold both could be great investments ... but for the 30 Day Selling Premium trade ... SQ edges out PYPL today ... BOTH are in the DANGER ZONE right now as they both have Earnings coming in the beginning of Nov-2020 ... but after that ... both of these stocks are on my radar. > Don't forget to check that CHART OF THE WEEK post I did on PYPL back in Apr-2020 > https://cptdashboardchartblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/chart-of-week-paypal-holdings-pypl.html | |||||
| The BONUS Deeper Dive! | |||||
| #8 - More number that help us Up Our Game! | |||||
| I'm not an expert when it comes to whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued or if its a Buy or a Sell ... so I use some great websites to 'paint a picture' for me. Some will have a stock as a Buy and another will have it as a Sell ... so I usually have 3 or 4 different sources to help me. | |||||
| FFTY | ST50 | S&P 500 | FFTY | ST50 | S&P 500 |
| - | - |  | - | - | |
| Does either of these companies have Earnings Report (next 30 days) | |||||
| November 3, 2020 | - | November 5, 2020 | |||
| ~ | Nov 03, 2020 - Nov 03, 2020 | ~ | Nov 05, 2020 - Nov 05, 2020 | ||
| Verify-PYPL | Verify-SQ | ||||
| Dividend 2% | EX-DATE | Ave Vol | Dividend 2% | EX-DATE | Ave Vol |
| 0.00% | - | 7.882M | 0.00% | - | 11.037M |
| Verify-PYPL | Verify-SQ | ||||
| What story is the chart telling you? | |||||
| StockCarts | Finviz | BarCharts | StockCarts | Finviz | BarCharts |
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| View Chart-PYPL | See Support-PYPL | View Chart-PYPL | View Chart-SQ | See Support-SQ | View Chart-SQ |
| I hope you enjoyed this Covered Call Stock Showdown blog ... as always you know this is for entertainment and before EVER investing a nickel of your hard earned money you need to do your research or what they call due diligence ... no, nada, zip zilcho stock recommendations were made here ... this ALL should be your STARTING POINT for determining if either of these companies meet your stock investing risk profile. Good luck everyone! | |||||
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