CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE)

Update 2/27/2018: FXE declined in line with the Elliott wave formation, and I exited at 41.2% of maximum potential profit for a $-0.30 debit. Shares stood at $117.79 upon exit.

At the exit the Fisher Transform and the Elliott wave count both continue to point toward a downtrend, and I intend to re-enter if their present conditions hold, continuing the series that began in October 2017.

Shares declined by 0.% over six days, or a -43% annual rate. The options position produced a 70.0% return for a +4,258% annual rate.

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I have entered a bear call vertical spread on FXE, using options that trade for the last time 23 days hence, on March 16. The premium is a $0.51 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $118.63.

I made the decision to enter the trade in my account based on a trend reversal to the downside as measured by the Fisher Transform, within the context of a sharp reversal from the Feb. 16 peak on the chart..

Implied volatility stands at 9%, which is half the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index. Currencies and their derivatives typically have low IV in comparison with equities.

FXE’s IV stands above 44% of the symbol’s IVs of the past year, and in the 83rd percentile of its most recent broad movement.

The price used for analysis was $118.68.

Premium:	$0.51	Expire OTM
FXE-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	120.50	74.7%	26
Break-even	118.49	64.6%	36
Short	119.00	54.4%	46

The risk/reward ratio is 1.9:1.

The bid/ask spread was 9.6%.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 2018

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