xFacebook Inc. (FB)

Update 7/31/2017: FB gapped to the upside by $10 after earnings were published and then traded sideways for the ensuing two market days. I exited for a loss as earnings approached.

Shares rose by 4.4% over five days, or a +317% annual rate. The options position produced a -2.9% loss on debit for a -209% annual rate.

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FB publishes earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time nine days hence, on Aug. 4.

Implied volatility stands at 30%, which is 3.2 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

FB’s IV stands in the 81st percentile of its annual range and the 94th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $165.47.

Premium:	$7.45	Expire OTM
FB-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	180.00	91.0%	10
Break-even	345.00
Short	165.00	50.4%	52
Puts
Short	165.00	49.5%	48
Break-even	157.45
Long	150.00	91.0%	8

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

The risk/reward ratio is 1:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered an order on FB as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $165.19.

By Tim Bovee, Fukuoka, Japan, July 26, 2017

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