Thursday, September 10, 2015

9/10 trade

Bear Vertical Call 198/200 (20/20) for 0.43

Bull Vertical Put 193/194 (30/30) for 0.12

Reason: 1 day to expire, weak new up cycle on the Primary, lots of resistance above and weak extension intra-day.

At origination:

Probability of profit : 68.53%
Probability of loss to the downside: 19.17%
Probability of loss to the upside: 13.5%

Percent to the downside: -1.46%
Percent to the upside: +1.1%


Maximum profit: +2.68%
Maximum loss: -5.32%


NOTES:

Negative delta two vertical spreads (full Iron Condor) with some bias to the downside. Bias to the downside is given due to the fact that we might be closing a little bit lower today and the Primary. The break-even points are defined by the recent ranges, and given the recent range-behavior of The Primary and the price, they leave plenty of room for Friday trading.

This ultimately supports the bias that Friday trading will continue to be range-bound.

Current 5-day average daily change sits at 1.46%, and our break-even points allow bigger movement by 3/4.


I will be looking to put a bull put spread on Friday into weakness with a break-even point in the recent support. 
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End of the Day update:


Probability of profit : 67.36%
Probability of loss to the downside: 19.52%
Probability of loss to the upside: 13.23%

Percent to the downside: -1.12%
Percent to the upside: +1.44%


Price has moved lower, and given the Primary, upside risk is minimized now, as it is exactly the average 10-day range. Downside risk is modestly higher, than what I would like to see, but given its position at the gap closure, it still remains reasonable.

The bull put spread should have been put later into the fade.

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