Skin in the Game
Market: CL_F, CLZ12, Crude Oil
Original Trade Recommendation: Neutral premium collection strategy: Sell December crude oil $104 call and $80 put for about $1.14 ($1,140)
Original Projection: We suspect any rally will be limited to the $100 mark, and selling should find support in the mid $80s.
Update: Take a profit!
Chart:
Original Trade Recommendation:
December Crude Oil Short Option Strangles:
Down $4.00 per barrel yesterday, up $3.00 today! As luck would have it, we exited our previous crude oil strangles (the 110/76 strikes) right before the market started getting frisky (and it was nice to avoid the stress that might have come with being in). However, it feels like it might be time to get back in. Excessive price changes in recent sessions allow traders to collect attractive premium for options nicely out of the money. Specifically, we like the idea of selling the December $104 call and the $80 put for about $1.14 or $1,140. The futures price is at $91, so we have plenty of breathing room on both sides of the trade. Assuming this trade is held to expiration, the trade is profitable between about $103 and $79, the max profit of $1,140 comes into play if the market is between $104 and $80 (see chart above) but don’t forget, there is unlimited risk of loss in option selling!
Update
Ring the cash register! You should be able to buy this strangle back for about 59 cents, a profit of $550 in about two weeks per strangle. These options still have 30 days to expiration, which leaves a lot of time for things to go wrong. Also, once the option value gets in to the 20′s, the erosion slows down considerably.
**There is unlimited risk of loss in option selling!
Thanks,
Carley
DeCarleyTrading.com
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