Carnival Corp. (CCL)

Update 6/22/2017: CCL’s price was little affected by its earnings announcement. A decline in implied volatility allowed me to exit at 27% of maximum potential profit.

Shares showed a net decline of 0.2% over the one day, entry to exit, or a -55% annual rate. The options position produced a 36.3% yield on debit for a +13,231% annual rate.

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CCL publishes earnings on Thursday before the opening bell.

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

Implied volatility stands at 23%, which is 2.1 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

CCL’s IV stands in the 26th percentile of its annual range and the 83rd percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $66.40.

Premium:	$2.18	Expire OTM
CCL-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	71.00	94.5%	6
Break-even	68.68
Short	66.50	54.3%	48
Puts
Short	66.50	45.1%	52
Break-even	64.18
Long	62.00	87.8%	11

The premium is 48% 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 CCL as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $66.26.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 21, 2017

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