when i look for momentum, i'm looking at the bollinger bands, and when it hugs, that means it's on theer end of the standard deviation so when we're making higher highs, i want that to be aggressive and show that momentum, which is what i see, but i also want to consider the overall macropicture, which is we're getting to higher highs with the overall market, which could lead to consolidation, which means i need to mirror, really, my macro view hwith a micro view with an options strategy >> just to put a point on this, the optimal outcome is that you basically collect this premium, and the stock just keeps going higher, and nothing happens except you collect the premium or at the very worst, you actually get put the stock by the time it's done >> absolutely. it's a wonderful way to utilize options to get a neutral to bullish view, especially if you have any type of trepidations on the market or just for consistent income purposes the way i'm structuring this one, though, i'm selling the october 4th, 2024, 187.5 puts. i'm collecting about 570 that was earlier today when dr was around $1