Thor Industries Inc. (THO)

Update 6/13/2017: Shares gapped up by more than $12 after earnings were published, fell slightly and then rose again. After unsuccessfully trying to exit for a profit for three days I exited for a loss.

Shares showed a net rise of 11.3% over eight days, or a +517% annual rate. The options position produced a 29.8% loss on debit for a -1,362% annual rate.

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THO publishes earnings on Monday after the closing bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 11 days hence, on June 16.

Implied volatility stands at 50%, which is 5.1 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

THO’s IV stands in the 97th percentile of its annual range and the 81st percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $95.10.

Premium:	$7.64	Expire OTM
THO-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	110.00	90.2%	12
Break-even	102.64
Short	95.00	51.8%	53
Puts
Short	95.00	48.2%	47
Break-even	87.64
Long	80.00	90.2%	8

The premium is 51% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered an order on THO as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $95.14.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 5, 2017

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