The Home Depot Inc. (HD)

Update 5/17/2022: I exited my short bull put vertical spread on HD, one day before expiration, for a $1.10 debit per contract/share, a profit before fees of $66 per contract. Shares were trading at $308.87, up $17.32 from the entry level.

The Implied Volatility Rank at exit was 68.8%, down 21.3 points from the entry level.

I exited on the day after entry, at 64.9% of maximum potential profit, well above my normal exit point for earnings plays, 25% of max.

Shares rose by 5.9% over one day for a +2,168% annual rate. The options position produced a 60.0% return for a +21,900% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bull put vertical spread on HD, using options that trade for the last time 32 days hence, on June 17. The premium is a $1.87 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $291.55.

The Implied Volatility Ratio stood at 90.1%.

Premium:	$1.87	Expire OTM
HD-bull put spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Puts
Long	280.00	59.0%	35
Break-even	286.87	56.5%	37.5
Short	285.00	54.0%	40

The premium is 74.8% of the width of the position’s short/long spread. The profit zone covers a 1.6% move to the downside and an unlimited move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.7:1, with maximum risk of $313 and maximum reward of $187 per contract.

How I chose the trade. The trade was placed to coincide with HD’s earnings announcement, before the opening bell on the day after entry. The expected move after the announcement is $15.09 either way, based on options pricing, which gives a price range of $277.95 to $308.13. I moved closer in than the price range would suggest for the sake of a lower risk in comparison with the reward.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, May 16, 2022

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