Nutanix Inc. (NTNX)

Update 9/1/2022: I exited my short bull put vertical spread on NTNX, 50 days before expiration, for a $0.32 debit per contract/share, a profit before fees of $63 per contract. Shares were trading at $21.50, up $3.83 from the entry level.

The Implied Volatility Rank at exit was 51.3%, down 27.9 points from the entry level.

I exited on the day after entry because the position reached 66.3% of maximum potential profit, well above the 25% of max that is my normal exit point for earnings plays.

Shares rose by 21.7% over one day for a +7,911% annual rate. The options position produced a 196.9% return for a +71,859% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bull put vertical spread on NTNX, using options that trade for the last time 51 days hence, on October 21. The premium is a $0.95 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $17.67.

The Implied Volatility Ratio stood at 79.2%.

Premium:	$0.95	Expire OTM
NTNX-bull put spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Puts
Long	15.00	67.2%	22
Break-even	18.45	57.6%	31
Short	17.50	48.0%	40

The premium is 76% of the width of the position’s short/long spread. The profit zone covers a 4.4% move to the downside and an unlimited move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.6:1, with maximum risk of $155 and maximum reward of $95 per contract.

How I chose the trade. The trade was placed to coincide with NTNX’s earnings announcement, after the closing bell on the day of entry. The short strikes were set to coincide with the expected move of $0.76 either way, based on options pricing, which gives a price range of $17.37 to $18.88. The Zacks Investment Research earnings surprise predictor gave NTNX a score of 4.66%, with a rank of 3. The Zacks momentum and overall style scores were both C.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, August 31, 2022

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