Update 5/15/2020: I exited my short bear call options spreads on SPY for a $5.02 debit, a shortfall of $3.99 per options share, with shares of stock trading for $282.73, up $59.40 from entry. The market changed from a downtrend to an uptrend within hours of my trading. See my “lessons learned” study.
The implied volatility rank at exit was 33.4%, down 40.3 points from its level at entry.
Shares rose by 26.6% over 53 days for an +862% annual rate. The options position produced a 78.9% loss for a -547% annual rate.
I have entered a short bear call spread on SPY, using options that trade for the last time 53 days hence, on May 15. The premium is a $1.03 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $223.37.
The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 73.7%.
| Premium: | $1.03 | Expire OTM | |
| SPY-bear call spread | Strike | Odds | Delta |
| Calls | |||
| Long | 266.00 | 87.0% | 17 |
| Break-even | 259.97 | 85.5% | 19 |
| Short | 261.00 | 84.0% | 21 |
The premium is 41.2% of the width of the position’s wing.
The profit zone covers a 16.4% move to the upside.
The risk/reward ratio is 3.9:1, with maximum risk of $397 and maximum reward of $103 per contract.
By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, March 23, 2020
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