Intel Corp. (INTC)

Update 7/28/2017:  INTC rose at the open after earnings were published. I exited a 26% of maximum potential profit, one point above my target.

Shares rose by 0.82% during the day I held the position, or a +298% annual rate. The options position produced a 34.4% yield on debit for a +12,559% annual rate.

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INTC publishes earnings on Thursday after the closing bell.

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

Implied volatility stands at 34%, which is 2.4 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

INTC’s IV stands in the 59th percentile of its annual range and the 75th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $34.91.

Premium:	$1.25	Expire OTM
INTC-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	37.00	92.3%	8
Break-even	72.00
Short	35.00	53.7%	48
Puts
Short	35.00	46.3%	52
Break-even	33.75
Long	32.50	87.6%	11

The premium is 56% 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 INTC as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $34.91.

By Tim Bovee, Fukuoka, Japan, July 27, 2017

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