Netflix Inc. (NFLX)

Update 6/16/2017: Tech stocks, NFLX among them, began a sharp decline the day after I entered into the position, rapidly carrying the price below the profit zone. With a week to go before expiration, I attempted to roll the position forward for a small premium in hopes of a partial recovery, but was unable to get a fill. I instead exited for a loss.

When I entered implied volatility had been rising for a month, coming off of a small pop to the downside after earnings were published, within a context of a price uptrend that had been running for nearly a year. There was no visible trigger for the decline, which hit much of the tech sector.

NFLX shares declined by 7.5% over eight days, or a -341% annual rate. The options position produced a -41% loss o debit for a -1,892% annual rate.

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NFLX has sufficiently high implied volatility in relation to its most recent trend and in comparison to the VIX to support a trade.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 15 days hence, on June 23.

Implied volatility stands at 34%, which is 3.3 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

NFLX’s IV stands in the 29th percentile of its annual range and the 87th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $165.53.

Premium:	$5.11	Expire OTM
NFLX-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	175.00	88.6%	12
Break-even	170.11
Short	165.00	48.2%	54
Puts
Short	165.00	51.9%	46
Break-even	160.11
Long	155.00	89.6%	10

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 NFLX as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $165.36.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 8, 2017

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