SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)
Update 2/27/2018: GLD trended downward in line with its Elliott wave count and its Fisher Transform signal. I exited at 41.2% of maximum potential profit for a $-.38 debit. Shares stood at $125.04 upon exit.
I intend to re-enter GLD if the downtrend continues, continuing a series that began in October 2017.
Shares declined by 0.7% over six days for a -43% annual rate. The options position produced a 68.4% return for a +4,162% annual rate.
I have entered a bear call vertical spread on GLD, using options that trade for the last time 23 days hence, on March 16. The premium is a $0.64 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $125.94
I made the decision to enter the trade in my account based on its decline from the high of Feb. 16 and a downtrend signal from the Fisher Transform.
Implied volatility stands at 13%, which is 7/10s of the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.
GLD’s IV stands above 68% of the symbol’s IVs of the past year, and in the 57th percentile of its most recent broad movement.
The price used for analysis was $126.02.
Premium: | $0.64 | Expire OTM | |
GLD-bear call spread | Strike | Odds | Delta |
Calls | |||
Long | 128.50 | 73.4% | 28 |
Break-even | 125.86 | 64.6% | 37 |
Short | 126.50 | 55.7% | 46 |
The premium is 64% of the width of the position.
The risk/reward ratio is 2.1:1.
The bid/ask spread was 4.8%.
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 2018
Disclaimer
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