SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Update 3/20/2020: One day after I entered the SPY, lot 10, short bear call spread, I exited the position. The debit at exit was $0.42 per contract share, a $0.76 profit that is 64.4% of maximum potential profit, as shares traded for $235.11 per share, up 90 cents from the entry price.

During the  lifespan of the trade the S&P 500 was executing an upward correction and a downward reverse, all at a small scale. The implied volatility rank was 65.8% at exit, down 24.0% from the entry level. The profit from the trade came largely from the rapidly declining implied volatility, along with the usual supply and demand impacts.

Shares rose by 0.4% over one day, or a +0.2% annual rate. The options position produced a 178.63% return for a +66,048% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bear call spread on SPY, lot 10, using options that trade for the last time 57 days hence, on May 15. The premium is a $1.18 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $234.26.

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

Premium:	$1.18	Expire OTM
SPY-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	294.00	91.0%	16
Break-even	286.82	83.5%	18
Short	288.00	76.0%	20

The premium is 39.3% of the width of the position’s wing.

The profit zone covers a 22.4% move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 4.1:1, with maximum risk of $482 and maximum reward of $118 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, March 19, 2020

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