Mustard Seed Capital Automation

MSCA

C# / .NET 8

Alpaca API

MongoDB

Yahoo Finance

MSCA is an automated stock trading bot that executes trades on Alpaca.Markets. It implements a HODL (buy-and-hold) strategy with options overlay for continuous income generation. The system sells cash-secured puts on quality stocks in downswings, and when assigned, sells covered calls on owned positions—generating premium income regardless of market direction.

Income Generation Cycle

1. Sell Cash-Secured Puts

→ Expires worthless? Keep premium, repeat

→ Assigned? Own stock at discount

2. Stock Ownership

→ From averaging down, new purchase, or put assignment

3. Sell Covered Calls

→ Expires worthless? Keep premium, repeat

→ Called away? Shares sold at strike

4. Back to Cash

→ Return to Step 1

HODL Strategy

Buy-and-hold with options overlay. Sells cash-secured puts to acquire stocks at a discount, then sells covered calls for income.

Black-Scholes Pricing

Uses Black-Scholes mathematics for options pricing and Greeks calculation to evaluate contracts.

Risk Management

Conservative position sizing, margin limits, cash reserves, and assignment probability management.

24/5 Automation

Continuous operation during market hours with background data services and automatic data updates.