How to Make 16% ROI with GLD Bull Put Spread


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This GLD Credit Put Spread Could Pay 15% Return in 17 Days

Bullish play with a target stock price of $235 or above

Strategy has +15% upside potential and 5% overvalued


Expiration06-Dec-24
Buy230 Put
Sell235 Put
Credit:$0.65


SPDR Gold Shares has seen its price drop -0.3% today to $241.38. The above option strategy is a bullish play that shows a theoretical 93% win rate, based on GLD's historical stock price behavior.

Option Profit Calculator for GLD Put Spread at 06-Dec-24 Expiration

If GLD stock price at expiration is at or above $235.00, this spread has a 15% upside potential

The optimal stock price for this option strategy is to close at or above $235.00 on the expiration date, December 6, 2024. In that scenario, both puts would expire worthless, allowing you to keep the entire $0.65 you received when selling the spread. That corresponds to a potential +15% return on the amount at risk with 17 days left until expiration.

The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is at or above 235.00. The maximum gain is $0.65

The breakeven point is at 234.35, which is 2.9% below the current spot price.

The maximum loss will occur when the stock price is at or below 230. The max loss is $4.35.

GLD Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average

GLD Put Spread is trading at a 5% 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 0.62, with a high mark of 0.78 and a low of 0.47.

Currently, this vertical put spread is bid at 0.65 and offered at 0.69. The midpoint of the spread is 0.67.

If we use 0.62 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 5% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 8% premium.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Spreads
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
0.650.690.670.620.780.47
Market Chameleon captures daily records of market data to calculate historical benchmarks and generate estimated values.

Takeaway

The GLD put spread we've identified here can be a good way to play a bullish outlook because the option strategy has a +15% upside potential, is 5% overpriced relative to historical measures, and will benefit from a stock price at or above $235.

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