Symbols traded today: SPY (0DTE)

I’ve entered a short Iron Fly position on SPY. I had intended that it expire on Monday, December 18, but I erred and it turned out to be a 0DTE trade that expired after the close on the date of entry, for a loss.

SPY short Iron Fly

LOT:	20	ENTRY DATE:	12/15/2023
		EXIT DATE:	12/15/2023
		DAYS HELD:	1

Entry and Exit

METRIC	CREDIT	DEBIT	CHANGE	CHANGE %	ANNUALIZED CHANGE %
Options premium	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	$ (0.10)	-8.3%	-3025%
METRIC	ENTRY	EXIT	CHANGE	CHANGE %	ANNUALIZED CHANGE %
Stock price	$ 468.48	$ 468.89	$ (0.41)	0.09%	32%
Impllied Volatility Rate	4.0	5.9	1.9
Days to expiration	0	0

The structure of the position

STRUCTURE	STRIKE	ODDS EXPIRE OTM	DELTA
Calls
Long	471.00	97.0%	4
Break-even	470.10	75.5%	25
Short	469.00	54.0%	46
Puts
Short	469.00	46.0%	55
Break-even	468.10	70.0%	31
Long	467.00	94.0%	7

Risk and Reward

Per contract:
Reward	110.00
Risk	90.00
R/R Ratio (n:1)	0.8

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By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, December 15-16, 2023

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