SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP)
Update 9/27/2019: I’ve exited my short iron condor position on XOP 21 days prior to expiration. That point is management day, when I take the profits and run on all of my money-making positions, leaving only the unprofitable ones for me to figure how to squeeze out a dime or two. The exit cost a $0.35 debit, leaving a $0.09 profit, with shares trading at $22.56, which is $0.81 above entry point.
The position produced 20.5% of maximum potential profit. My goal, as always for iron condors, was 50% of max, so I got out with less than half of what I had hoped for. The implied volatility rank was 43.0%, down 1.2 percentage points from the entry level.
XOP rose steadily for 13 trading days after entry, culminating in an upward gap of nearly 12% that placed the price well above the short calls strike. That proved to be the peak, and XOP declined steadily until I exited, ending up easily within the profit range.
Shares showed a net rise of 3.7% over the 23-day holding period, or a +59% annual rate. The options position produced a 25.7% return for a +408% annual rate.
I have entered a short iron condor spread on XOP, using options that trade for the last time 44 days hence, on October 18. The premium is a $0.44 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $21.75.
The profit zone for this position is between $24.44 on the upside and $17.44 on the downside.
The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 40.6%.
Premium: | $0.44 | Expire OTM | |
XOP-iron condor | Strike | Odds | Delta |
Long | 26.00 | 95.0% | 6 |
Break-even | 24.44 | 88.0% | 14 |
Short | 24.00 | 81.0% | 22 |
Puts | |||
Short | 19.00 | 80.0% | 16 |
Break-even | 17.44 | 86.5% | 11 |
Long | 17.00 | 93.0% | 6 |
The premium is 22.0% of the width of the position’s wings.
The profit zone covers a 12.4% move to the upside and a 24.7% move to the downside of the entry price, for total coverage of 37.1%
The risk/reward ratio is 3.5:1, with maximum risk of $156 and maximum reward of $44 per contract.
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, September 4, 2019
Disclaimer
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