iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

Update 10/23/2019: I’ve exited my short iron condor position on TLT as it attained 50% of maximum potential profit. I closed the position for a $0.41 debit, half of the $0.82 credit I received upon entry. Shares at exit were trading at $140.16, down $2.95 from their entry level.

TLT rode a roller coaster during the lifespan of my position. It rose sharply for four days and then declined for 11 days to below its price when I entered the position, thereafter recovering for two days and triggering my exit. The implied volatility rank at exit was 40.8%, down 25.6 points from the entry level.

Shares had a net decline of 2.1% over 22 days, or a -34% annual rate. The options position produced a 100.0% return for a +1,659% annual rate.

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I have entered a short iron condor spread on TLT, using options that trade for the last time 45 days hence, on November 15. The premium is a $0.82 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $143.52.

The profit zone for this position is between $151.82 on the upside and $132.82 on the downside.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 66.4%.

Premium:	$0.82	Expire OTM
TLT-iron condor	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	157.00	94.0%	6
Break-even	151.82	89.0%	11.5
Short	151.00	84.0%	17
Puts
Short	136.00	85.0%	15
Break-even	132.82	89.5%	10.5
Long	132.00	94.0%	6

The premium is 16.4% of the width of the position’s wings.

The profit zone covers a 5.8% move to the upside and an 8.1% move to the downside of the entry price, for total coverage of 13.8%

The risk/reward ratio is 5.1:1, with maximum risk of $418 and maximum reward of $82 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, October 1, 2019

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