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AAOI · Covered-Calls

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI) covered calls

A modelled covered call from the published implied volatility, with premium yield and capped upside.

$122.54
Modelled strike
$160.00
Modelled premium
$3.94
Premium yield
3.2%
Annualized premium yield
49.0%
Breakeven
$118.60
Downside protection
3.2%
Days to expiration
29
Strategy payoffModelled covered call payoff. Spot $122.54. Expiry maximum profit $4,140.00 · Expiry maximum loss -$11,860.00 · Expiry breakevens $118.60. Total position fees $0.00 deducted once. Intrinsic at the common expiration; IV/time never alters expiry P/L. No early exercise, assignment, slippage, dividends or taxes modeled.

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$61.27Expiration P/L -$5,733.00Update time unavailable
Event / reference markers
  • Spot: $122.54
  • Expiry breakeven $118.60: $118.60
  • sell call strike $160.00: $160.00
Exact data table
Strategy payoff · full stored dataset, independent of graph range/toggles
ObservationExpiration P/L (USD)ContextUpdated
-$5,733.00Update time unavailable
-$5,610.46Update time unavailable
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-$4,017.44Update time unavailable
-$3,894.90Update time unavailable
-$3,772.36Update time unavailable
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-$3,527.28Update time unavailable
-$3,404.74Update time unavailable
-$3,282.20Update time unavailable
-$3,159.66Update time unavailable
-$3,037.12Update time unavailable
-$2,914.58Update time unavailable
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-$2,056.80Update time unavailable
-$1,934.26Update time unavailable
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-$1,689.18Update time unavailable
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-$1,321.56Update time unavailable
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-$1,076.48Update time unavailable
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-$463.78Update time unavailable
-$341.24Update time unavailable
-$218.70Update time unavailable
-$96.16Update time unavailable
$0.00Update time unavailable
$26.38Update time unavailable
$148.92Update time unavailable
$271.46Update time unavailable
$394.00Spot referenceUpdate time unavailable
$516.54Update time unavailable
$639.08Update time unavailable
$761.62Update time unavailable
$884.16Update time unavailable
$1,006.70Update time unavailable
$1,129.24Update time unavailable
$1,251.78Update time unavailable
$1,374.32Update time unavailable
$1,496.86Update time unavailable
$1,619.40Update time unavailable
$1,741.94Update time unavailable
$1,864.48Update time unavailable
$1,987.02Update time unavailable
$2,109.56Update time unavailable
$2,232.10Update time unavailable
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$2,477.18Update time unavailable
$2,599.72Update time unavailable
$2,722.26Update time unavailable
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$2,967.34Update time unavailable
$3,089.88Update time unavailable
$3,212.42Update time unavailable
$3,334.96Update time unavailable
$3,457.50Update time unavailable
$3,580.04Update time unavailable
$3,702.58Update time unavailable
$3,825.12Update time unavailable
$3,947.66Update time unavailable
$4,070.20Update time unavailable
$4,140.00Update time unavailable
$4,140.00Update time unavailable
$4,140.00Update time unavailable
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$4,140.00Update time unavailable
$4,140.00Update time unavailable
$4,140.00Update time unavailable

Black-Scholes from the published at-the-money implied volatility (one expected move above spot). Requires 100 shares per contract; above the strike the shares are called away.

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Data provenance

Figures are from published, reviewed research as of Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. Modelled option premiums use Black-Scholes with the published at-the-money implied volatility and are labelled as modelled, not as live quotes.

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