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Shareholders of Duke Energy Corp (DUK) can enhance their income by selling a January 2026 covered call at the $120 strike, which offers a premium of $4.60, resulting in an additional annualized return of 6.9% on top of the current 3.6% dividend yield. This could yield a total annualized return of 10.5% if the stock is not called away, while any rise above $120 would forfeit the upside, though an 8% return could still be achieved if called.
Duke Energy’s trailing twelve-month volatility is calculated at 18%, based on the last 250 trading days and a current price of $115.88. In mid-afternoon trading on Friday, there were 923,677 put contracts and 1.61 million call contracts among S&P 500 components, producing a put:call ratio of 0.57, indicating a preference for calls among traders.
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