EFA Overpriced Bear Call Spread has 33% Yield Potential


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This EFA Credit Call Spread Aims for 30% ROI in 2 Days

Bearish play with a target stock price of $70.50 or below

Strategy has +30% upside potential and 17% overvalued


Expiration02-Jun-23
Buy71.5 Call
Sell70.5 Call
Credit:$0.23


iShares MSCI Eafe ETF has seen its price drop -1.6% today to $70.28. The above option strategy is a bearish play that shows a theoretical 74% win rate, based on EFA's historical stock price behavior.

Option Profit Calculator for EFA Call Spread at 02-Jun-23 Expiration

If EFA stock price at expiration is at or below $70.50, this spread has a 30% upside potential

The optimal stock price for this option strategy is to close at or below $70.50 on the expiration date, June 2, 2023. In that scenario, both calls would expire worthless, allowing you to keep the entire $0.23 you received when selling the spread. That corresponds to a potential +30% return on the amount at risk with 2 days left until expiration.

The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is at or below 70.50. The maximum gain is $0.23

The breakeven point is at 70.73, which is 0.6% above the current spot price.

The maximum loss will occur when the stock price is at or above 71.5. The max loss is $0.77.

EFA Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average

EFA Call Spread is trading at a 17% premium to historical average.

Using historical data to measure how a similar spread in EFA was priced in the market, the 4-year average value was 0.20, with a high mark of 0.38 and a low of 0.11.

Currently, this vertical call spread is bid at 0.23 and offered at 0.27. The midpoint of the spread is 0.25.

If we use 0.20 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 17% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 28% premium.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Spreads
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
0.230.270.250.200.380.11
Market Chameleon captures daily records of market data to calculate historical benchmarks and generate estimated values.

Takeaway

The EFA call spread we've identified here can be a good way to play a bearish outlook because the option strategy has a +30% upside potential, is 17% overpriced relative to historical measures, and will benefit from a stock price at or below $70.50.

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