Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)

Lot 2

Update 9/14/2021: I exited my bear call spread position on BABA 31 days before expiration, for a $0.99 debit per contract/share, a profit before fees of $138 per contract. Shares were trading at $162.31, down $8.61 from the entry level. The Implied Volatility Rank stood at 47.0% at exit, up 8.9 points from the entry level.

My decision to exit was based on the credit falling to greater than 50% of maximum potential profit.

Shares declined by 5.0% over 11 days for a -167% annual rate. The options position produced a 139.4% return for a 4,625% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bear call spread on BABA, using options that trade for the last time 42 days hence, on October 15.

The premium is a $2.37 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $170.92.

The implied volatility rank (IVR) stands at 38.1%.

Premium:	$2.37	Expire OTM
BABA-bear call spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Calls
Long	200.00	90.0%	13
Break-even	187.37	83.0%	21
Short	185.00	76.0%	29

The premium is 31.6% of the width of the position’s wing.

The profit zone covers a 9.6% move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 5.3:1, with maximum risk of $1,263 and maximum reward of $237 per contract.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, September 3, 2021

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