SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Note: This post was originally, and incorrectly, labeled as lot 6. “Lot 5” is correct.

Update 3/12/2020: I have exited my short bear call options spread, three days after entry, for a $0.49 debit per contract share, a $0.94 profit, as shares were trading for $252.11 per share, down $23.50 from the entry level. The exit came at 64.7% of maximum potential profit.

After I entered the position, SPY did a mini-bump to the upside before continuing its downward movement. The implied volatility rank at the close was 113.8%, 23.9 percentage points higher than at entry.

Shares declined by 8.5% over three days, for a -1,037% annual rate. The options position produced a 189.2% return for an annual rate of +23,2340%.

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I have entered a short bear call spread on SPY, using options that trade for the last time 39 days hence, on April 17. The premium is a $1.43 credit and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $276.41

The position is profitable below $300.57.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 89.8%.

The entry came after a 7-1/2% price drop at the opening. From my Elliott wave analysis, I expect that the present Minor 3rd wave will continue down within an Intermediate 3rd wave.

Premium:	$1.43	Expire OTM
SPY-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	307.00	90.0%	13
Break-even	300.57	87.5%	17
Short	302.00	85.0%	20

The premium is 57.2% of the width of the position’s wing.

The profit zone covers an 8.7% move to the upside and an unlimited move to the downside of the entry price.

The risk/reward ratio is 2.5:1, with maximum risk of $357 and maximum reward of $143 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, March 9, 2020

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