Why Selling This Iron Condor Spread in COST Makes Sense for a $9.49 Credit


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This COST Iron Condor Targets 46% Return in 5 Days

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

Strategy has +46% ROI potential and 9% overvalued


Expiration04-Oct-24
Buy845 Put
Sell875 Put
Sell905 Call
Buy935 Call
Credit:$9.49


Costco Wholesale has seen its price drop -1.8% today to $885.08. Over the last two weeks, the stock has traded between $890.95 and $923.83. Implied volatility for COST is down -23.6% today and sits below its 20-day moving average, indicating the market's forecast towards lower volatility. Based on historical stock price behavior, this spread for COST has a theoretical 71% success rate.

Option Profit Calculator for COST Iron Condor at 04-Oct-24 Expiration

If COST stock price at expiration is between $875.00 and $905.00, this spread has a 46% upside potential

As you can see in the chart above, the ideal outcome is for COST stock price to close between $875.00 and $905.00 at the October 4, 2024 expiration. Within that price range, all of the options will expire worthless, and you'd keep the original $9.49 credit you received at the time of the trade.

The maximum gain will be realized if the stock price is between $875.00 and $905.00. The maximum gain is $9.49

The maximum loss would occur if the stock price at expiration is below $845.00 or above $935.00. The maximum loss is $20.51

COST Spread Current Market Price vs. Historical Average

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

Using historical data to measure how a similar spread in COST was priced in the market, the 4-year average value was 8.67, with a high mark of 13.36 and a low of 4.82.

Currently, this iron condor is bid at 9.49 and offered at 10.48. The midpoint of the spread is 9.99.

If we use 8.67 as our historical fair value benchmark, the current market bid price is at a 9% premium, while the current market midpoint represents a 15% premium.

Current PriceHistorical Values of Similar Iron Condors
BidAskMidpointAverageHighLow
9.4910.489.998.6713.364.82
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