If GLD Price Stays Inside $181 to $188 Band This Iron Condor Spread Will Yield 40%


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This GLD Iron Condor Can Net 40% in 12 Days

Outlook is neutral, with stock confined to a range of ±2%

Strategy has +40% ROI potential and 9% overvalued


Expiration16-Jun-23
Buy175 Put
Sell180.5 Put
Sell187.5 Call
Buy193 Call
Credit:$1.58


SPDR Gold Shares has seen its price gain +0.6% today to $183.07. Over the last two weeks, the stock has traded between $180.09 and $184.45. Implied volatility for GLD currently sits below its 20-day moving average, indicating the market's forecast for lower volatility. Based on historical stock price behavior, this spread for GLD has a theoretical 71% success rate.

Option Profit Calculator for GLD Iron Condor at 16-Jun-23 Expiration

If GLD stock price at expiration is between $180.50 and $187.50, this spread has a 40% upside potential

As you can see in the chart above, the most profitable outcome is for GLD stock price to close between $180.50 and $187.50 at the June 16, 2023 expiration. Within that price range, all of the options will expire worthless, and you'd keep the original $1.58 credit you received at the time of the trade.

The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is between $180.50 and $187.50. The maximum gain is $1.58

The maximum loss would occur if the stock price at expiration is below $175.00 or above $193.00. The maximum loss is $3.92

GLD Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average

GLD Iron Condor is trading at a 9% premium to historical average.

Using historical data to measure how a similar spread in GLD was priced in the market, the 4-year average value was 1.45, with a high mark of 2.07 and a low of 1.09.

Currently, this iron condor is bid at 1.58 and offered at 1.66. The midpoint of the spread is 1.62.

If we use 1.45 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 9% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 12% premium.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Iron Condors
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
1.581.661.621.452.071.09
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