Options Trading for Beginners 2022: The Pratical Course to Start Investing and Create a Passive Income with the Stock Market's Best Strategies and Technical Analysis + Money Management Blueprint by Peters Lucas

Author:Peters, Lucas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

CALL BACK SPREAD OPTION STRATEGY

A call-back spread is a technique that entails selling lower strike price calls (point A) and then purchasing a bigger number of higher strike price calls (point B). The lower strike price is normally an at-the-money option at the execution time.

This trader is positive and looking for a stronger upward surge in the stock, but he or she is taking a cautious approach. The trader would want to execute a call-back spread for credit if possible since this gives them an advantage from the start, and even if the stock trades down, they will still make a modest profit.

The longer the expiration, the better the investor's chances of winning, as the stock needs time to reach that higher level. More time, on the other hand, comes at a larger price.

The better the investor, the closer the strike prices are together, but this comes at a cost. It is easier to set up this trade for a credit when the strikes are wider apart, but the likelihood of the stock reaching the further out strike price is reduced.

Profit/Loss

Once the stock crosses past the upper strike and continues to trade higher, the profit potential of this strategy is limitless.

This trade will lose the most money if the stock pins at the upper long strike prices at expiration. Short calls would end in the money and be valuable, whereas long calls would end in the red and be worthless.

Breakeven

There are two breakeven points in the call back spread, which can be determined as follows:

• Lower breakeven = short call strike price

• Upper breakeven = long call strike price + maximum loss point

Example

A trader might execute a back spread by selling a 50-strike price call for $3 and then buying two 55-strike price calls for $1.50 with no out-of-pocket costs.

The trader will break even if the stock stays below $50 at expiration, as both options will expire worthlessly.

If the stock trades at $55, the lower strike price call is $5 in the money, while the 55-strike price calls are out of the money. In this case, the investor loses the entire $5.

The trader would lose $20 on the 50-strike price call and $15 on both 55-strike price calls ($30), for a total profit of $10 ($30-$20).

This is a good approach to use when a firm is expected to provide exceptionally good news that could propel the stock to new heights. This could result from a lawsuit being settled or introducing a new high-value service.

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