Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM)

Update 8/2/2017: ADM rose sharply after earnings were published and then moved back toward my short strikes, allowing an exit at 24.7% of maximum potential profit.

Shares produced a net rise on my position of 1.3% over two days, or a +243% annual rate. The options position produced a 32.8% yield on debit for a +5,981% annual rate.

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ADM publishes earnings on Tuesday before the opening bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 11 days hence, on Aug. 11.

Implied volatility stands at 25%, which is 2.4 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

ADM’s IV stands in the 57th percentile of its annual range and the 88th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $41.99.

Premium:	$1.58	Expire OTM
ADM-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	45.00	90.0%	11
Break-even	87.00
Short	42.00	49.5%	53
Puts
Short	42.00	50.6%	47
Break-even	40.58
Long	39.00	88.9%	10

The premium is 53% 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 ADM as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $42.08.

By Tim Bovee, Fukuoka, Japan, July 31, 2017

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