Fossil Group Inc. (FOSL)

Update 8/14/2017: FOSL shares fell about $4.50 after reporting earnings at a $0.61 loss per share, below the Street expectation of a $0.39 loss. Shares traded sideways for two sessions, and the fell an additional 50 cents, then traded sideways for an additional two sessions. I exited with shares at $8.31.

Shares declined by 32.5% over my six-day holding period, or a -1,977% annual rate. The options position produced a -49.9% loss on debit for a -3,033% annual rate.

The Zacks Investment Research earnings surprise predictor showed a 200% negative earnings surprise coming. Had I used the ESP as a screen, I would have passed on the trade.

Had I exited the first session after earnings were published, the cost would have been a $3.23 debit, or $0.32 below the $3.55 I paid to get out. It was the decline in the third session after publication that made holding a losing tactic.

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FOSL publishes earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 10 days hence, on Aug. 18.

Implied volatility stands at 99%, which is 9.9 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

FOSL’s IV stands at the peak of both its annual range and its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $12.30.

Premium:	$1.75	Expire OTM
FOSL-iron fly	`	Odds	Delta
Long	15.00	83.9%	22
Break-even	14.25	~75.4%	~32
Short	12.50	57.0%	52
Puts
Short	12.50	42.7%	48
Break-even	10.75	~63.6%	~28
Long	9.00	84.5%	10

The premium is 58% 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 FOSL as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $12.31.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 8, 2017

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