Update for AMZN and FB trades from SOM TV from Yesterday

AMZN  Double Butterfly in Jul 27 Expiration. Our short strikes in the Butterflies were 1910 in the Calls and 1710 in the Puts. AMZN opened at 1876, hit a high of 1880 , and then dropped off to 1849 area. At the opening, I sold out the Call Butterfly for .36. The total cost of the Butterfly was .75. Net we lost $36 for every 1 Double Butterfly. Not bad for a cheap shot. The move in AMZN was less than the expected range of $100 , which is where we structured the short strikes of the Butterfly. Lesson Learned: Next Earnings , I will probably do this strategy , but I will pick an expiration 1-2 weeks past the earnings date to structure the Fly. Reason?  It’s very rewarding but difficult to structure a Double Butterfly in the expiration that is the same week as the Earnings Release date. Doing a Double Butterfly in an expiration that is the same week as the Earnings release date requires almost precise accuracy when picking the short strikes, very difficult. It’s like making a Bullseye. Giving us an extra 1-2 weeks next time should provide just the right tweak to this very low cost and potentially high reward strategy!

FB: Bullish Butterfly in Aug 3 Expiration: B 1  175 C, S 2  180 C, B 1  185 C,  .87 Debit.  Today, with FB at 177.70  + 1.42. Just Sold out the Butterfly for 1.25 Credit, 43% yield in 1 day, excluding commissions!

Dan Sheridan

dan@sheridanmentoring.com