Friday's Agenda

Half an hour into the trading day all three of my prospects fall short of passing final screening, all for the same reason: Low implied volatility relative to their most recent range.

HAS is at the 52nd percentile of its range, PEP the 8th percentile and RCL the 49th percentile.

Both HAS and RCL are close enough to my 60th percentile minimum that each could conceivably meet that standard before the trading day is over.

In addition, HAS has open interest that is lower than I like at strike prices important to building a trade.

If HAS or RCL meet the minimum standards during trading today then I'll do a full analysis. (PEP's implied volatility is so low that there is little hope that it will come up to snuff.)

Otherwise, I shall do no analysis and enter no new positions today.

-- Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, April 15, 2016

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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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