The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY)

Update 9/20/2019: XLY hit the point at which I manage, half of maximum potential profit, and I exited, doing better than expected by taking 51.7% of the max. The exit cost on the options was a $0.57 debit, a $0.61 profit, with shares trading for $121.03, up $1.11 from the entry price.

Shares rose for three days after entry and then traced a sideways pattern. The implied volatility rank at exit was 33.0%, down 14.2 from the IVR level at entry.

Shares rose by 0.9% over 16 days, or a +21% annual rate. The options position produced a 107.0% return for a +2114% annual rate.

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I have entered a short iron condor spread on XLY, using options that trade for the last time 44 days hence, on October 18. The premium is a $1.18 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $119.92.

The profit zone for this position is between $126.18 on the upside and $106.18 on the downside.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 44.2%.

Premium:	$1.18	Expire OTM
XLY-iron condor	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	129.00	94.0%	6
Break-even	126.18	86.5%	14
Short	125.00	79.0%	22
Puts
Short	112.00	81.0%	18
Break-even	106.18	87.0%	12
Long	105.00	93.0%	6

The premium is 21.5% of the width of the position’s wings.

The profit zone covers a 5.2% move to the upside and a 12.9% move to the downside of the entry price, for total coverage of 18.2%

The risk/reward ratio is 3.7:1, with maximum risk of $432 and maximum reward of $118 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, September 4, 2019

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