Amgen Inc. (AMGN)

Update 4/27/2017: AMGN gapped sharply to the downside after earnings were published and then moved sharply to the upside, back into winning territory. I exited at 38.4% maximum potential profit.

Shares showed a net decline of 0.9% over one day, or a -321% annual rate. The options position produced a 63.3% yield on debit for a +22,738% annual rate

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AMGN publishes earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.

I shall use the series of weekly options that trade for the last time nine days hence, on May 5.

Implied volatility stands at 22%, which is 2.1 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

AMGN’s IV stands in the 38th percentile of its annual range and the 59th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $164.81.

Premium:	$4.85	Expire OTM
AMGN-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	175.00	93.2%	7
Break-even	169.85
Short	165.00	52.8	49
Puts
Short	165.00	47.5%	51
Break-even	159.85
Long	155.00	90.1%	9

The premium is 49% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.1:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered a position on AMGN as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $164.75.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, April 26, 2017