VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)

Update 4/26/2019 : I exited GDXJ on April 26, which was 21 days prior to expiration, for an $0.89 debit, with shares at $29.92 per share. The loss on the position was $0.27 after a $2.38 decline in the shares price.

The price drop followed a decision by the Federal Open Market Committee, announced March 20, to stop raising interest rates. Basically, this is gold acting in its traditional role as a hedge against inflation.

Shares declined by 7.4% over 42 days, or a -64% annual rate. The optins position produced a loss of 30.3% for a -274% annual rate.

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On March 15 I entered a short iron condor spread on GDXJ, using options that trade for the last time 63 days later, on May 17. The premium is a $0.62 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $32.30.

The profit zone for this position is between $36.62 on the upside and $27.62 on the downside.

I entered the position before formally restarting with my new trading rules.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 34.

Premium:	$0.62	Expire OTM
GDXJ-iron condor	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	39.00	94.0%	7
Break-even	36.62	88.5%	13
Short	36.00	83.0%	19
Puts
Short	30.00	75.0%	23
Break-even	27.62	84.5%	14
Long	27.00	94.0%	5

The premium is 21% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 3.8:1.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, April 27, 2019

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