Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG)

Update 7/24/2017: HOG gapped downward after earnings were published and then rose to recover a portion of the decline, and I exited as expiration approached.

Shares declined by 5.4% over 10 days, or a -198% annual rate. The options position produced a 0.1% yield on debit for a +35% annual rate.

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HOG publishes earnings on Tuesday before the opening bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 11 days later, on July 28.

Implied volatility stands at 39%, which is four times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

HOG’s IV stands in the 66th percentile of its annual range and the 86th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $51.32.

Premium:	$3.17	Expire OTM
HOG-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	58.00	92.0%	9
Break-even	54.67
Short	51.50	54.3%	49
Puts
Short	51.50	45.7%	51
Break-even	48.17
Long	45.00	87.8%	10

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 HOG as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $51.21.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, July 14, 2017

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