Below is a daily chart of ProShares Trust II – ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), $36.22.
Trade: Consider shorting Aug (8/18) $27.5 naked puts (8 DTE) for a limit of $.38/share.
Technical Setup: Continued breakout daily/hourly, confirmed by broader market weakness.
Option Strategy: Short Naked Puts (SP). We sell put strike price below support where the pattern suggests that the stock will not close under at expiry. In exchange for the premium received, the put seller has the obligation to buy the underlying stock at the strike price on or before expiry at the put buyer’s discretion.
The Max Gain is the Premium received, which is realized if the stock closes above the short put strike at expiration. The return on investment (ROI) is the credit received divided by the margin required to hold the position. The break-even is the short strike price less credit received (i.e., also your cost basis if assigned the stock).
Considered a mildly bullish strategy since we are not buying calls or stock and just calling a short-term bottom in the pattern. Trade has positive theta (meaning you make money on time decay) making it a high probability trade since we time entry with the technical pattern.
Max Gain: Credit received. Cost basis if assigned is short strike minus Credit.
Stop Loss: $28.28.
Happy trading! If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail Greg Capra at Greg@mastertrader.com or Dan Gibby at Dan@mastertrader.com
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Greg Capra
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Dan Gibby
Chief Options Strategist
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