Quick Take: Bullish Credit Spread Trade
Time Frame: One Week.
Underlying Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position.
Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Up.
Option Position: Bullish Put Credit Spread.
Maximum Risk: The difference between the strike prices minus the credit spread.
Summary: If stock stays the same or moves up, the spread will expire worthless and you will keep the entire
credit. If the stock goes down big, you will lose the maximum risk amount. If the stock closes within the spread,
you will keep part of the spread.
Quick Take: Bearish Credit Spread Trade
Time Frame: One Week.
Underlying Stock: Bearish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position.
Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Down.
Option Position: Bearish Call Credit Spread.
Maximum Risk: The difference between the strike prices minus the credit spread.
Summary: If stock stays the same or moves down, the spread will expire worthless and you will keep the
entire credit. If the stock goes up big, you will lose the maximum risk amount. If the stock closes within the
spread, you will keep part of the spread.
The following is a list of this week’s Bullish and Bearish Credit Spread Selections. Each week, when conditions warrant, one – two new Bull and Bear credit spreads with a one or two week expiration are added to the Open Positions list. These stocks have either a Bullish (Bull Spread) or Bearish (Bear Spread) technical Opinion from Market Edge. The selections are added to the portfolio on Monday’s morning with Monday’s prices. The stocks are removed from the portfolio on the option’s expiration date.
This Week’s Bull – Bear Credit Spread Selections
| Market Edge ‘Market Posture’ | Bearish | VIX–> | 23.23 | Neutral | |||||
| Bullish Spreads | |||||||||
| Break | |||||||||
| Open | One Week | One Week | Even Price | ||||||
| Open | # | Stock | Short Put | Long Put | Credit | Max | *** % Of | Credit-SP | |
| *Stock | Date | Spreads | Price | Strike Price | Strike Price | Spread | Loss | Spread | (Below) |
| IBM | 12/10/18 | 1 | $119.80 | 120.0 | 118.0 | $0.81 | -$1.19 | 40.5% | $119.19 |
| MA | 12/10/18 | 1 | $196.47 | 195.0 | 192.5 | $0.84 | -$1.66 | 33.6% | $194.16 |
| Bearish Spreads | |||||||||
| Break | |||||||||
| Open | One Week | One Week | Even Price | ||||||
| Open | # | Stock | Short Call | Long Call | Credit | Max | *** % Of | Credit+SP | |
| **Stock | Date | Spreads | Price | Strike Price | Strike Price | Spread | Loss | Spread | (Above) |
| NONE | 12/10/18 | 0 | $0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | #DIV/0! | $0.00 |
| $0.00 | #DIV/0! | $0.00 | |||||||
| Prices Are Monday’s Opening Prices | |||||||||
| * Stocks Have A Bullish Market Edge Opinion | |||||||||
| ** Stocks Have A Bearish Market Edge Opinion | |||||||||
| *** % Of Spread: The Higher The Better | |||||||||
Last Week’s Bull – Bear Credit Spread Results
| Bullish Spreads | ||||||||||
| Open | # | Closing | Short Put | Long Put | Credit | Max | Close | *P/L Per | Weekly | |
| Stock | Date | Spreads | Price | S Price | S Price | Spread | Loss | Date | Spread | P/L |
| NONE | 12/03/18 | 0 | $0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | $0 | |
| 0 | $0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Profit/Loss Bullish Spreads: | $0 | |||||||||
| Weekly % Return: | 0.0% | |||||||||
| Bearish Spreads | ||||||||||
| Open | # | Closing | Short Call | Long Call | Credit | Max | Close | *P/L Per | Weekly | |
| Stock | Date | Spreads | Price | S Price | S Price | Spread | Loss | Date | Spread | P/L |
| PM | 12/03/18 | 1 | $84.56 | 86.0 | 88.0 | $0.74 | -$1.26 | 12/07/18 | $74 | $74 |
| TSLA | 12/03/18 | 1 | $357.95 | 362.5 | 365.0 | $1.40 | -$1.10 | 12/07/18 | $140 | $214 |
| Profit/Loss Bearish Spreads: | $214 | |||||||||
| Weekly % Return: | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Risk Capital–> | $20,000 | |||||||||
| Total Profit/Loss: | $214 | |||||||||
| Total Weekly % Return: | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Total Number Of Trades: | 2 | |||||||||
| *Transaction Fees NOT Included In Results | ||||||||||
| Avg. % | Avg. % | Avg. % | Avg % | Avg. % | Avg. % | |||||
| Full Win | Part Win | Part Loss | Full Loss | FW + PW | FL + PL | |||||
| 45.5% | 11.4% | 8.0% | 31.8% | 56.9% | 39.8% | |||||