Wednesday, July 15, 2015

EBAY Analysis

Update 8/22/2015: My EBAY position expired Saturday. Shares fell 5.7% over 37 days, or a -56% annual rate. The options produced a 100.0% yield on debit for a +986% annual rate.

The online auction house eBay Inc. (EBAY), headquartered in San Jose, California, publishes earnings on Thursday before the opening bell.

[EBAY in Wikipedia]

EBAY

Ranges

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EBAY at 10:30 a.m. New York time, 30 days hourly bars
Implied volatility stands at 34.2%, which is 2.6 times the VIX, a measure of volatility of the S&P 500 index. EBAY’s volatility stands in the 97th percentile of its most recent rise.

I shall use the AUG weekly series of options, which trades for the last time 37 days hence, on Aug. 21.

Ranges implied by options and the chart
WeekSD1 68.2%SD2 95%ChartEarns
Upper70.5677.4864.2967.41
Lower56.7249.8059.1159.87
Gain/loss10.9%21.8%
Implied volatility 1 and 2 standard deviations; chart support and resistance, maximum earns move

The Trade

Iron condor, short the $67.50 calls and long the $70 calls,
short the $60 puts and long the $57.50 puts,
sold for a credit and expiring Aug. 22.
Probability of expiring out-of-the-money

AUGStrikeOTM
Upper67.576.9%
Lower6073.7%

The premium is $0.74, which is 30% of the width of the position’s wings.The stock at the time of purchase was priced at $63.66.

The risk/reward ratio is 2.3:1

The zone of profit in the proposed trade covers a $$3.75 move either way. The biggest immediate move after each of the past four earnings announcements was $3.77, and the average was $2.15.

Decision for My Account

I've opened a position in EBAY as described above.

-- Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, July 15, 2015

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