OK, you are good with holding the stock longer term so it's back to my put "no risk" logic. 
And I don't disagree with your opinions on T. It does tend to snap back off the dips. And yes, short-term options are tough to sell on T. Very few non-tech stocks under $40 offer much premium on a short option. I won't enter a position with only 1% upside potential, but yeah if you successfully did that monthly you just beat the S&P 500 return most years.
And I don't disagree with your opinions on T. It does tend to snap back off the dips. And yes, short-term options are tough to sell on T. Very few non-tech stocks under $40 offer much premium on a short option. I won't enter a position with only 1% upside potential, but yeah if you successfully did that monthly you just beat the S&P 500 return most years.