U.S. Bancorp (USB)

USB publishes earnings on Wednesday before the opening bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 10 days later, on July 28.

Implied volatility stands at 25%, which is 2.6 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

USB’s IV stands in the 96th percentile of its annual range and the 91st percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $51.86.

Premium:	$1.28	Expire OTM
USB-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	55.00	94.8%	6
Break-even	53.28
Short	52.00	54.2%	47
Puts
Short	52.00	45.7%	53
Break-even	50.28
Long	49.00	87.6%	11

The premium is 43% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.3:1.

Decision for My Account

The risk/reward ratio is slightly higher than my guidelines, and I shall pass on this trade. It’s not an awful trade by any means, but with earnings season washing in I have plenty of trades to choose from.

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

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