Why I did what I did last Friday
Visitors went to the Parliament Hill, I am waiting to see an emergency dentist. There are about 20 minutes left. Let me document the reasons behind my reshuffling my decks last Friday.
Buy --- DNDN: if the ROW partnership news hit and depending on the content of the agreement (upfront payment, milestone payment and royalty; and possble co-development of Nuevenge), I would not be surprised if my 40 LEAP calls are ITM in a few days. If there will be no news, the pps will be tight-range bound in the next few months. I would rather park here waiting than potentially missing this news. May add some more 50 LEAP calls or initial 60 LEAP calls tomorrow. Once being ITM, the majority of 40 calls will be rolled over into the 50 and 60 strikes.
Sell --- BAC 30 LEAP calls: as the pps steadily moved up over the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking about rolling some 30 LEAP calls into the 40 strike. Already got some 40 LEAP calls and will add significantly. At this stage of the game, a few pennies in price won't make much of a difference. What matters a lot more is the number of shares under control. Plan to roll a few hundred 30 LEAP calls into the 40 strike to increase the number of shares I am effectively in control. Very confident my 30 LEAP calls will be in the money in the foreseeable future. Once that is reached, the 40 strike has more room to grow than ITM calls in %age terms.
Sell --- ELN 15 LEAP calls: I cleaned house at the bid. I don't want my financial fortune to be in the hand of a judge. Once the court decision is rendered, I will re-enter but at a lower strike. I am bullish on ELN's long-term prospects should it remain independent but there is a real possibility of a buyout offer coming to the table. If the offer falls below 15, all my LEAP calls will be worthless --- this is the main driver for my house-cleaning last Friday. I may have to pay a much higher price for a re-entry. But confirmation is more important than the size of potential profits.
Sell --- TSPT: nothing more than the cash need. The FDA decision won't be made until the end of October. There will be plenty of time for me to get back in. The surprise news on marketing partnership was already out. I don't expect much more surprise to come down until judgement day.