Tesla Inc. (TSLA)

TSLA publishes earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 10 days hence, on Aug. 11.

Implied volatility stands at 52%, which is five times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

TSLA’s IV stands in the 95th percentile of its annual range and the 94th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $320.72.

Premium:	$22.00	Expire OTM
TSLA-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	365.00	92.0%	10
Break-even	687.50
Short	322.50	55.4%	49
Puts
Short	322.50	44.5%	51
Break-even	302.00
Long	280.00	85.0%	12

The premium is 52% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 0.9:1.

Decision for My Account

A well formed  position, but the high price of the stock means a greater commitment to a single position than I normally like to make. So with regret. I’m passing on the trade.

By Tim Bovee, Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017

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