Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA)

Update 11/7/2018: I have exited WBA for a debit of $503 per contract, $147 greater than the credit at entry, with shares at $890.65, $6.96 higher than at entry.

Shares rose by 9.4% over 28 days, or a +123% annual rate. Tye options position produced a 29.2% loss for a -381% annual rate.

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I have entered a short iron fly options spread on !S, using options that trade for the last time 37 days hence, on Nov. 16. The premium is a $3.56 credit per contract/share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $73.60.

I made the decision to enter the trade in my account to coincide with an earnings announcement, on Thursday, Oct. 11, before the opening bell. 

The profit zone for this position is between $78.06 on the upside and $71.06 on the downside.

Implied volatility stands at 30%, which is 1.7 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index.

WBA’s IV rank stands at 58%.

The price used for analysis was $73.74.

Premium:	$3.56	Expire OTM
WBA-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	77.50	74.0%	28
Break-even	76.06	74.7%	24
Short	72.50	44.0%	59
Puts
Short	72.50	56.0%	56
Break-even	71.06	74.0%	23
Long	67.50	81.0%	17

The premium is 71% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 0,4:1, with a $144 risk against a $356 reward per contract.

The bid/ask spread was 2.3%.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Oct. 10, 2018

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