Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM)

TSM publishes earnings on Thursday before the opening bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time nine days hence, on July 21.

Implied volatility stands at 25%, which is 2.5 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

TSM’s IV stands in the 79th percentile of its annual range and the 87th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $35.63.

Premium:	$1.25	Expire OTM
TSM-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	38.00	93.2%	7
Break-even	37.25
Short	36.00	58.8%	43
Puts
Short	36.00	40.8%	57
Break-even	34.25
Long	33.00	89.3%	10

The premium is 50% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.4:1.

Decision for My Account

The trade described above is the best I an do with this grid. It’s not enough; the risk reward ratio is higher than I’m comfortable with. Therefore, I am passing on this trade.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, July 12, 2017

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