buy +1 Nov 2015 $113 call (30% prob ITM)
sell -1 Nov 2015 $111 call (39% prob ITM)
sell -1 Nov 2015 $108 put (48% prob ITM)
buy +1 Nov 2015 $107 put (44% prob ITM)
FACTS:
- net credit received: $1.25 (or $125)
- the call vertical is $2.00 wide
- the put vertical is $1.00 wide
- zero risk on the down side
- $0.75 (or $75 risk on the up side)
- this trade is more bearish than bullish
- IWM was near $109 on 10/1
11/17/2015 (10:45:51 am, PT) (3 days before expiration)
- buy back the call vertical for $1.76 (debit) to avoid losing the maximum ($75) on exp.
- buy back the short $108 put for $0.04 (debit)
- leave open the long $107 put in case IWM drops A LOT in the next 3 days (anything is possible, right?)
11/20/2015 (expiration)
IWM closed at $116.81
- it's a good thing I bought back the call vertical on 11/17
- the long $107 put expired worthless
TOTAL LOSS: $55 (instead of $75 if I had held the entire trade until expiration)
COMMENTS:
When I entered the trade on 10/1/2015, I was more bearish than bullish.
However, I also knew that there's always the probability that IWM could rally back up and go through my call strikes. That's why I kept the risk under control by doing only 1 contract.
My goal was to buy back the entire iron condor at around $0.60 so I could walk away with a 50% profit. However, I never had the opportunity because IWM started rising right after I placed my trade.
Looking back, I would say that this was a dumb trade. I should have sold put options instead because the stochastics were in the oversold region and IV was VERY high. Lesson learned!
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