This QQQ Credit Call Spread Can Net 38% in 18 Days
Bearish play with a target stock price of $322 or below
Strategy has +38% upside potential and 8% overvalued
| Expiration | 21-Apr-23 |
| Buy | 326 Call |
| Sell | 322 Call |
| Credit: | $1.10 |
Option Profit Calculator for QQQ Call Spread at 21-Apr-23 Expiration
If QQQ stock price at expiration is at or below $322.00, this spread has a 38% upside potential
The optimal stock price for this option strategy is to close at or below $322.00 on the expiration date, April 21, 2023. In that scenario, both calls would expire worthless, allowing you to keep the entire $1.10 you received when selling the spread. That corresponds to a potential +38% return on the amount at risk with 18 days left until expiration.
The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is at or below 322.00. The maximum gain is $1.10
The breakeven point is at 323.10, which is 4.0% above the current spot price.
The maximum loss will occur when the stock price is at or above 326. The max loss is $2.90.
QQQ Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average
QQQ Call Spread is trading at a 8% premium to historical average.
Using historical data to measure how a similar spread in QQQ was priced in the market, the 4-year average value was 1.02, with a high mark of 1.38 and a low of 0.55.
Currently, this vertical call spread is bid at 1.10 and offered at 1.14. The midpoint of the spread is 1.12.
If we use 1.02 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 8% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 10% premium.
| Current Price | Historical Values of Similar Spreads | ||||
| Bid | Ask | Midpoint | Average | High | Low |
| 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.38 | 0.55 |
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