TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP)

Update 8/9/2017: TRIP gapped up by $4 immediately after earnings were published, fell by $8 and then recovered by $4, ending up about where it had closed the day before earnings. I exited a bit below target, at $2.48, or 21.3% of maximum potential profit.

Shares showed a net decline of -8.25 over the day I held the position, or a -2,978% annual rate. The options position produced a 27.0% yield on debit for a +9,861% annual rate.

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TRIP publishes earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell.

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

Implied volatility stands at 55%, which is 5.6 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

TRIP’s IV stands in the 96th percentile of its annual range and the 93rd percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $39.14.

Premium:	$3.15	Expire OTM
TRIP-iron fly	`	Odds	Delta
Long	46.00	89.2%	14
Break-even	42.15	~71.6%	33
Short	39.00	51.1%	54
Puts
Short	39.00	48.4%	46
Break-even	35.15	~77.9%	18
Long	32.00	91.2%	7

The premium is 45% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.2:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered an order on TRIP as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $39.34.

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

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