SPDR S&P Biotech exchange traded fund (XBI)

Update 2/3/2020: I’ve exited my short iron condor on XBI with 18 days to go before expiration. The exit debit was $0.93, producing a profit of $0.13 per contract share ($13 per contract). Shares were trading at $89.91, down $4.18 from their entry level. The exit came at 12.3% of maximum potential profit.

XBI roamed along in a sideways pattern for eight days after entry, and then began a five-day decline that brought it close to the short puts strike price, where it established a new sideways trend. Implied volatility nearly doubled during the holding period, rising by 31.6 points from 32.0% to 63.6%.

Shares declined by 4.4% over 27 days, or a -60% annual rate. The options position produced a 14.0% return for a +189% annual rate.

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I have entered a short iron condor spread on XBI, using options that trade for the last time 45 days hence, on February 21. The premium is a $1.06 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $94.09.

The profit zone for this position is between $102.06 on the upside and $84.06 on the downside.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 32.0%.

Premium:	$1.06	Expire OTM
XBI-iron condor	Strike	Odds	Delta
Long	104.00	90.0%	12
Break-even	102.06	85.5%	16.5
Short	101.00	81.0%	21
Puts
Short	87.00	77.0%	21
Break-even	84.06	82.0%	16
Long	83.00	87.0%	11

The premium is 30.3% of the width of the position’s wings.

The profit zone covers an 8.5% move to the upside and an 11.9% move to the downside of the entry price, for total coverage of 20.4%

The risk/reward ratio is 2.31, with maximum risk of $244 and maximum reward of $106 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, January 7, 2020

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