SPY Bullish Calendar Call Spread with 260% Upside


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This SPY Calendar Call Spread Could Pay 2.6 to 1

Bullish play with a target stock price of $585

Strategy has +260% upside potential and 14% undervalued


Strategy: SPY Calendar Call Spread
Sell 11-Oct-24 585 Call2.27
Buy 25-Oct-24 585 Call4.10
Debit:$1.83


SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust stock price has gained +2.0% today to $572.83. The shares have been in a steady uptrend since September 10, based on SPY moving averages. Setting up this calendar spread with strikes at $585 gives you a bullish bias to tap into SPY stock's strength.

Option Profit Calculator Results for SPY Calendar Spread at 11-Oct-24 Expiration

In this scenario, the optimal stock price for the option strategy would be $585.00 on the date of the first expiration, October 11, 2024. This is equal to the strike price of the options in the spread. Since SPY is in a technical uptrend currently, and the strikes are above the current stock price of $572.56, the spread is taking advantage of the stock's upward momentum. If the stock price is $585.00 at expiration, we can benefit from the 11-Oct-24 call, which we sold, expiring worthless, and the option that we are long, the 25-Oct-24 call, will still have time premium built in.

Since we do now know what the exact implied volatility will be on October 11, we can use our historical data to make an educated estimate to help us calculate the value of the 25-Oct-24 option. Applying the median historical implied volatility of 13.0 from similar options, the theoretical value of the call is 6.59 at the date of the 11-Oct-24 expiration. Using the above assumptions gives us a potential upside of +260% for this calendar spread.

SPY Calendar Spread Value vs. Market Price

According to Market Chameleon estimated value, SPY Calendar Spread is trading at a 14% discount to historical benchmark.

If we use historical data to measure how similar spreads in SPY were priced in the market, the 4-year average price was 2.13, with a high mark of 3.20 and a low of 1.38.

Currently, the calendar call spread is bid at 1.78 and offered at 1.83. The midpoint of the spread is 1.81.

If we use 2.13 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market ask price is at a 14% discount, while the current market midpoint represents a 15% discount.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Spreads
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
1.781.831.812.133.201.38
Market Chameleon captures daily records of market data to calculate historical benchmarks and generate estimated values.

Takeaway

The SPY calendar call spread we've identified here can be a good way to play a bullish outlook because the option strategy has a +260% upside potential, is 14% underpriced relative to historical measures, and will benefit if the stock continues to trend higher to $585.

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