Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Update 11/7/2018: I have exited JNJ for a debit of $847 per contract, a loss of $287 per contract, with shares at $144.18 each up $9.32 from entry.

Shares rose by 6.9% over 23 days, or a +110% annual rate. The optoins position produced a 33.9% loss for a -538% annual rate.

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I have entered a short iron fly spread on JNJ, using options that trade for the last time 32 days hence, on Nov 16. The premium is a $5.60 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $134.86.

I made the decision to enter the trade in my account to coincides with an earnings announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 16, before the opening bell.

The profit zone for this position is between $140.50 on the upside and $130.80 on the downside.

Implied volatility stands at 24%, which is 1.1 times the VIX, a measure of the volatility of the S&P 500 index. JNJ’s IV rank stands at 65%.

The price used for analysis was $134.80.

Premium:	$5.60	Expire OTM
JNJ-iron fly	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	145.00	89.0%	12
Break-even	140.60	70.0%	32
Short	135.00	51.0%	52
Puts
Short	135.00	49.0%	50
Break-even	130.60	67.0%	32
Long	125.00	85.0%	14

The premium is 56% of the width of the position’s wings. 

The risk/reward ratio is 0.8:1, with a maximum potential loss of $440 per contract and maximum potential gain of $560 per contract.

The bid/ask spread was 2.9%.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Oct. 15, 2018

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