OK I think I have this all correct but I want a sanity check on this.
Let's say I'm planning to buy NKLA or some other high IV stock to hold for the long-term, 5+ years. With IV so high would it not make more sense to sell a waaaaay ITM put that I am sure to get assigned on rather than just buying the shares outright?
For instance NKLA trades at $64 right right now. Buying 100 shares would cost $6400.
However a July 2nd $125 put currently pays a credit of $8000. Obviously it's extremely likely that I will get assigned on that put because the share price won't exceed $125 by then (and if it does, free $8000 I guess from the credit). So I get a credit of $8000 and on July 2nd I have to pay $12,500 for 100 shares which = $4500 debit or $45/share.
Am I missing something here? If I'm looking to buy today it seems prudent to find the most lucrative way ITM put within the next few weeks to sell, where the gap between credit and share price is the narrowest, right?