01 — MRK · COVERED CALLS

Best MRK covered calls setups.

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Merck

Healthcare / Pharma

MRK

$149.52+2.9% / 30d

IV rank (1y)

56% · moderate

Next earnings

Oct 29

Market cap

$368.9B

P/E (fwd)

16.2

Dividend

$3.32 · Sep 15

Option vol

3K /day

02 — Live setups

Suggested strikes

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$155 call · Dec 4

34 DAYS · 3.7% OTM · SELL TO OPEN

Credit

$330

Return

2.21%

PoP

62%

Strike	Expiration	Credit	Return ↓	PoP
$155 3.7% OTM	Nov 27 27 days	$299 $2.99 / share	2%	64%
$157.5 5.3% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$255 $2.55 / share	1.71%	68%
$157.5 5.3% OTM	Nov 27 27 days	$250 $2.50 / share	1.67%	71%
$160 7.0% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$235 $2.35 / share	1.57%	74%
$210 40.5% OTM	Nov 27 27 days	$0 $0.00 / share	0%	70%
$190 27.1% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$0 $0.00 / share	0%	70%
$195 30.4% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$0 $0.00 / share	0%	70%
$200 33.8% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$0 $0.00 / share	0%	70%
$205 37.1% OTM	Dec 4 34 days	$0 $0.00 / share	0%	70%