Under Armour Inc. (UAA)

Update 2/5/2018: UAA fell steadily from the time I entered a bear call options spread. I exited at 28.1% of maximum potential profit, a bit better than my goal of 25%.

Shares declined by 5.4% over my five-day holding period, or a -391% annual rate. The options position produced a 39.1% return for a +2,857% annual rate.

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I have entered a bear put vertical spread on UAA, using options that trade for the last time 16 days hence, on Feb. 16. The premium is a $0.32 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $14.11.

I made the decision to enter the trade in my account based on a downtrend signal from the Fisher Transformer and a very negative earnings surprise predictor of -80% from Zacks.

UAA publishes earnings on Feb. 13 before the opening bell.

Implied volatility stands at 73%, which is 5.3 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

UAA’s IV stands in the 81st percentile of its annual range and the 50th percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $14.09.

Premium:	$0.32	Expire OTM
UAA-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	15.50	73.3%	33
Break-even	14.18	66.4%	40
Short	14.50	59.5%	47

The premium is 64% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 2.1:1.

The bid/ask spread was 3.0%.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 13, 2018

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