[FB in Wikipedia]
FB
I shall use the DEC series of options, which trades for the last time 44 days hence, on Dec. 18.
Ranges
Implied volatility stands at 37%, which is 2.5 times the VIX, a measure of volatility of the S&P 500 index. FB’s volatility stands in the 48th percentile of its annual range.
FB's volatility declined below the 50th percentile in the first hour or so of trading. Given that decline, I can now skip the rest of the analysis and go directly to a decision.
Decision for My Account
For this sort of trade, my standard requires implied volatility in the 50th percentile or greater of the one-year range. The volatility decline puts FB outside of my standard, and so I shall go no further with the analysis and don't plan to enter a new position on FB.
-- Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 4, 2015
References
Tradecraft: Playing the odds to build winning stock market trades from options, a description of how I trade, can be read here.
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