Bonus Trade Review: Calendar Spreads - Plus, The Importance of Risk Management
Condor Options (May 6th, 2008) Writes:
With the continuation yesterday of Friday’s market weakness, the last of our April 3 calendar-spread bonus trades hit its minimum profit target. Here’s a summary of the three positions:
EEM May/June 140 - Reached 20% profit on April 15, less than two weeks into the trade.
XLE May/June 77 - Even if entered at the less-than-optimal price of $1.20, this position achieved our 20% minimum profit target on the sell-off in energy that occurred May 1, which was within 4 weeks of entering.
IYR May/June 69 - The iShares real-estate ETF proved stronger than we expected, but a week ago the spread was trading near a 20% gain. It would’ve been hard to get an order filled at the target price of $1.50 last week, but today the mid price rose as high as $1.575, ...
EEM May/June 140 - Reached 20% profit on April 15, less than two weeks into the trade.
XLE May/June 77 - Even if entered at the less-than-optimal price of $1.20, this position achieved our 20% minimum profit target on the sell-off in energy that occurred May 1, which was within 4 weeks of entering.
IYR May/June 69 - The iShares real-estate ETF proved stronger than we expected, but a week ago the spread was trading near a 20% gain. It would’ve been hard to get an order filled at the target price of $1.50 last week, but today the mid price rose as high as $1.575, ...
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Anticipation, Continuation, Current Market News, Dollar Loss, duration, ETF, Iyr, Market Weakness, May 1, Mid Price, Minimum Profit, Optimal Price, Percentage Loss, Profit Target, Proper Risk Management, Return On Capital, S Market, Small Portion, Target Price, Technical Resistance, Unexpected Strength
Anticipation, Continuation, Current Market News, Dollar Loss, duration, ETF, Iyr, Market Weakness, May 1, Mid Price, Minimum Profit, Optimal Price, Percentage Loss, Profit Target, Proper Risk Management, Return On Capital, S Market, Small Portion, Target Price, Technical Resistance, Unexpected Strength


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