Wednesday, November 16, 2016

BBY Analysis

The consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, publishes earnings on Thursday before the opening bell.

[BBY in Wikipedia]

BBY

I shall use the DEC series of options, which trades for the last time 30 days hence, on Dec. 16.

Ranges

Implied volatility stands at 49%, which is 3.4 times the VIX, a measure of volatility of the S&P 500 index. NTAP’s volatility stands in the 69th percentile of its annual range. The price used for analysis was $39.71.

Ranges implied by options and earnings
WeekSD1 68.2%SD2 95%Earns
Upper45.2750.8340.42
Lower34.1528.5939.00
Gain/loss±$5.56±$11.52±$0.71
Implied volatility 1 and 2 standard deviations; central tendency earns move

The Trade

BBY since 2013 has been executing a series of wide swings in a sideways correction within a downtrend that began in 2006.

The most recent swing, to the upside, began in January and is in its 4th wave, itself a sideways correction that began Aug. 24 within boundaries of about $37 and $40. It has stalled near the upward boundary in a 4th wave movement. Absent a breakout, the next movement would be to the downside.




Zacks Investment Research gives BBY a bullish rating with strong evidence that a positive earnings surprise is in the making.

Brokerages on balance have a negative view of BBY's prospects, coming down with a negative 47% enthusiasm rating. Only 27% of 15 analysts have issued strong buy recommendations.

BBY has risen only once the trading session after the last four earnings announcements.

It's a very mixed assessment, with no clear direction. I'll build a direction-neutral position but out of deference to Zacks' earnings surprise expectation, attempt to skew it a bit to the upside.


Iron condor, short the $45 calls and long the $46 calls,
short the $35 puts and long the $34 puts,
sold for a credit and expiring Dec. 17.
Probability of expiring out-of-the-money

DECStrikeOTM
Upper4585.2%
Lower3577.9%

The premium is $0.29, which is 29% of the width of the position’s wings.

The risk/reward ratio is 2.5:1.

The zone of profit in the proposed trade covers a $5 move either way. The biggest immediate move after each of the past four earnings announcements was $6.43, and the average was $2.13. After eliminating the maximum and minimum post-earnings movements, the central tendency is $0.71.

Decision for My Account

I placed an order on BBY as described above but was unable to get a fill at my asking price. The stock at the time of the order was priced at $39.81.

-- Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 16, 2016

References

Tradecraft: Playing the odds to build winning stock market trades from options, a description of how I trade, can be read here.


Elliott wave analysis tracks patterns in price movements. StockCharts has a good explainer. The principal practioner of Elliott wave analysis is Robert Prechter at Elliott Wave International. His book, Elliott Wave Principle, is a must-read for people interested in this form of analysis, as is his most recent publication, Visual Guide to Elliott Wave Trading

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