SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Update 3/20/2020: Three days after I entered the SPY, lot 9, short bear call spread, the S&P 500 bumped down, and I exited the position. The debit at exit was $0.48 per contract share, a $1.28 profit that is 72.7% of maximum potential profit, as shares traded for $235.11 per share, down $5.80 from the entry price.

SPY traded in a sideways trend during the position’s brief lifespan. As luck would have it, I entered high in the range and profited from fall to low in the range. At exit the implied volatility rate was 65.8%, down 12.4 percentage points from the entrance level.

Shares declined by 2.4% over four days, or a -6.3% annual rate. The options position produced a 266.7% return for a +24,333% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bear call spread on SPY, using options that trade for the last time 32 days hence, on April 17. The premium is a $1.76 credit per contract/share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $242.67.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 78.2%.

Premium:	$1.76	Expire OTM
SPY-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	282.00	90.0%	12
Break-even	274.24	87.5%	16
Short	276.00	85.0%	20

The premium is 58.7% of the width of the position’s wing.

The profit zone covers a 13% move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 2.4:1, with maximum risk of $424 and maximum reward of $176 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, March 16, 2020

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