NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE)

Update 7/22/2022: I exited my short bull put vertical spread on NEE, 28 days before expiration, for a $0.80 debit per contract/share, a profit before fees of $43 per contract. Shares were trading at $80.89, up $2.35 from the entry level.

The Implied Volatility Rank at exit was 54.0%, down 2.5 points from the entry level.

I exited on the day after entry because the position reached 35% of maximum potential profit, above my normal exit point for earnings plays of 25% of max.

Shares rose by 3.0% over one day for a +1,092% annual rate. The options position produced a 53.8% return for a +19,619% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bull put vertical spread on NEE, using options that trade for the last time 29 days hence, on August 19. The premium is a $1.23 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $78.54.

The Implied Volatility Ratio stood at 56.5%.

Premium:	$1.23	Expire OTM
NEE-bull put spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Puts
Long	72.50	86.0%	12
Break-even	78.73	77.0%	20
Short	77.50	68.0%	28

The premium is 49.2% of the width of the position’s short/long spread. The profit zone covers a 0.2% move to the downside and an unlimited move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 3.1:1, with maximum risk of $377 and maximum reward of $123 per contract.

How I chose the trade. The trade was placed to coincide with NEE’s earnings announcement, before the opening bell on the day after entry. The short strikes were set to coincide with the expected move of $4.24 either way, based on options pricing, which gives a price range of $75.78 to $81.30.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, July 21, 2022

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