Netflix Inc. (NFLX)

Update 7/24/2017: NFLX shot up after earnings were published, moving it beyond the range of profitability, and I exited as expiration approached.

Shares rose by 18.4% over 10 days, or a +670% annual rate. The options position produced a 43.7% loss on debit for a -1,594% annual rate.

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NFLX publishes earnings on Monday after the closing bell.

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

Implied volatility stands at 46%, which is 4.7 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

NFLX’s IV stands in the 56th percentile of its annual range and the 90th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $158.38.

Premium:	$13.04	Expire OTM
NFLX-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	186.00	98.8%	8
Break-even	173.04
Short	160.00	55.2%	49
Puts
Short	160.00	44.8%	51
Break-even	148.04
Long	135.00	88.7%	9

The premium is 51% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 0.9:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered an order on NFLX as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $158.48.

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

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