Facebook Inc. (FB)

Update 6/16/2017: FB traded sideways during the brief lifespan of this trade, and I exited at 4.8% of maximum potential profit.

Shares declined by 1.0% over three days, or a -121% annual rate. The options position produced a 5.0% yield on debi for a +610% annual rate.

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FB stands at a high level of implied volatility compared to its most recent trend and so is worth looking at more closely as a potential trade.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 10 days hence, on June 23.

Implied volatility stands at 19%, which is 1.8 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

FB’s IV stands in the 36th percentile of its annual range and the 55th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $150.69.

Premium:	$3.56	Expire OTM
FB-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	157.50	90.9%	10
Break-even	153.56
Short	150.00	46.3%	55
Puts
Short	150.00	53.8%	45
Break-even	145.56
Long	142.00	143.0%	11

The premium is 46% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.1:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered an order on FB as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $150.59.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 13, 2017

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