Netflix Inc. (NFLX)

Update 6/26/2017: NFLX rose steadily after my entry into the position. I exited for a loss as expiration approached.

Shares rose by 3.6% over six days, or an annual rate of 217%. The options position produced an 18.4% loss on debit for a -1,120% annual rate.

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NFLX has sufficiently high implied volatility to qualify for analysis and possibly a trade.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 10 days hence, on June 30.

Implied volatility stands at 47%, which is 4.4 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

NFLX’s IV stands at the 58th percentileof its annual range and the peak of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $153.31.

Premium:	$5.01	Expire OTM
NFLX-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	162.50	90.2%	11
Break-even	157.51
Short	152.50	48.9%	53
Puts
Short	152.50	51.0%	47
Break-even	147.01
Long	142.00	90.7%	8

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 an order on NFLX as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $153.06.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 20, 2017

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