SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Update 12/7/2017: I exited my SPY position preliminary to a roll forward into a new position. The options produced a net debit of $2.24, with shares at $264.28.

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My reading of the chart, applying Elliott wave analysis, has persuaded me that SPY has taken a turn downward, marking the end of its long-running upward push beginning a major downtrend.

I shall use options that trade for the last time 51 days hence, on Dec. 15.

Implied volatility stands at 14%, which is 1.2 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

SPY’s IV stands in the 30th percentile of its annual range and at the peak of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $254.23.

Premium:	$1.81	Expire OTM
SPY-vertical	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	262.00	83.9%	17
Break-even	258.81
Short	257.00	61.0%	40

The premium is 36.2% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.8:1.

Decision for My Account

I have entered a position on SPY as described above. The stock at the time of entry was priced at $254.65.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, October 25, 2017

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