How this NFLX Credit Put Spread Could Make 30% in 12 Days


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This NFLX Credit Put Spread Targets 30% Return in 12 Days

Bullish play with a target stock price of $350 or above

Strategy has +30% upside potential and 3% overvalued


Expiration10-Feb-23
Buy345 Put
Sell350 Put
Credit:$1.15


Netflix price is now up +0.8% today to $366.70. Based on moving averages, NFLX has been in a uptrend since January 3, so this spread would be a great way to leverage a bullish outlook. Based on historical stock price behavior, this spread for NFLX has a theoretical 88% success rate.

Option Profit Calculator for NFLX Put Spread at 10-Feb-23 Expiration

If NFLX stock price at expiration is at or above $350.00, this spread has a 30% upside potential

The optimal stock price for this option strategy is to close at or above $350.00 on the expiration date, February 10, 2023. In that scenario, both puts would expire worthless, allowing you to keep the entire $1.15 you received when selling the spread. That corresponds to a potential +30% return on the amount at risk with 12 days left until expiration.

The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is at or above 350.00. The maximum gain is $1.15

The breakeven point is at 348.85, which is 4.9% below the current spot price.

The maximum loss will occur when the stock price is at or below 345. The max loss is $3.85.

NFLX Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average

NFLX Put Spread is trading at a 3% premium to historical average.

Using historical data to measure how a similar spread in NFLX was priced in the market, the 4-year average value was 1.11, with a high mark of 1.53 and a low of 0.57.

Currently, this vertical put spread is bid at 1.15 and offered at 1.35. The midpoint of the spread is 1.25.

If we use 1.11 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 3% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 12% premium.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Spreads
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
1.151.351.251.111.530.57
Market Chameleon captures daily records of market data to calculate historical benchmarks and generate estimated values.

Takeaway

The NFLX put spread we've identified here can be a good way to play a bullish outlook because the option strategy has a +30% upside potential, is 3% overpriced relative to historical measures, and will benefit from a stock price at or above $350.

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