Add training workflow, datasets, and runbook
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The trade is no longer neutral, as it was when the underlying was at $90.
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It now has a delta of −2.54, which is like being short 254 shares of the
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underlying. Although the more time that passes the better—as indicated by
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the +0.230 theta—delta is of the utmost concern. The trader has now found
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himself short a market that he thinks may rally.
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Closing the entire position is one alternative. To be sure, if you don’t have
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an opinion on the underlying, you shouldn’t have a position. It’s like
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making a bet on a sporting event when you don’t really know who you
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think will win. The spread can also be dismantled piecemeal. First, the 85
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puts are valued at $0.07 each. Buying these back is a no-brainer. In the
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event the stock does retrace, why have the positive delta of that leg working
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against you when you can eliminate the risk inexpensively now?
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The 80 puts are worthless, offered at 0.05, presumably. There is no point
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in trying to sell these. If the market does turn around, they may benefit,
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resulting in an unexpected profit.
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The 80 and 85 puts are the least of his worries, though. The concern is a
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continuing rally. Clearly, the greater risk is in the 95–100 call spread.
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Closing the call spread for a loss eliminates the possibility of future losses
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and may be a wise choice, especially if there is great uncertainty. Taking a
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small loss now of only around $300 is a better trade than risking a total loss
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of $4,200 when you think there is a strong chance of that total loss
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occurring.
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But if the trader is not merely concerned that the stock will rally but truly
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believes that there is a good chance it will, the most logical action is to
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position himself for that expected move. Although there are many ways to
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accomplish this, the simplest way is to buy to close the 95 calls to eliminate
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the position at that strike. This eliminates the short delta from the 95 calls,
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