SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Update 10/23/2018: I have exited SPY for a $1.76 per contract/share with the share price at $270.95. Overall the position produced a profit of $260 per contract, which is 61.7% of maximum potential profit.

I had entered the position in the midst of a 3rd wave down in Elliott wave analysis. That wave ended and moved into a 4th wave to the upside, moving the position out of the profit zone, 

Shares declined by 2.5% over the 12-day holding period, or a -75% annual rate. The options position produced a 147.7% return for a +4,493% annual rate.

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I have entered a short vertical spread on SPY, using options that trade for the last time 36 days hence, on Nov. 16. The premium is a $4.36 credit per contract/share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $277.28.

I made the decision to enter the trade in my account based on Elliott wave analysis showing a major downtrend began on Sept. 20. 

The profit zone for this position is $274.84 and lower.

Implied volatility stands at 22%, which is identical to the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index. SPY’s IV rank stands at 40%

The price used for analysis was $277.16.

Premium:	$4.36	Expire OTM
SPY-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	289.00	84.0%	17
Break-even	274.64	69.7%	32
Short	279.00	55.4%	47

The premium is 87% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.3:1, with maximum loss of $564 and maximum reward of $436 per contract.

The bid/ask spread was 0.7%.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Oct. 11, 2018

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