Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names
Bull Call Spread60 trades pass on BB
- Return on risk
- 102.0% to 1,000%+
- Probability of profit
- 25.4% to 55.9%
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BB last closed at $8.90 with 30-day implied volatility of 68.0%. That is in the lower half of its one-year range (IV rank 28), so premiums are on the modest side for BB. Measured by IV percentile, IV is higher than 60% of the past year's readings. Options expiring Dec 11 (28 days out) price a one standard deviation move of about $1.61, or 18.1%.
The price is above both its 50-day (+3.9%) and 200-day (+26.3%) moving averages. It is 30.5% below its 52-week high and 182.5% above its 52-week low. The 14-day RSI of 50.9 is between 30 and 70, neither overbought nor oversold. The 14-day average true range is $0.59, about 6.6% of the price, a measure of a typical day's range.
Option volume at the close (18.2K contracts) was 0.7x its average, quieter than usual. A beta of 1.84 means BB has tended to move about 1.8 times as much as the broad market. 3 of our preset screens found trades on BB at the close, led by Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names with 60 trades.
Expected move = price x at-the-money IV x the square root of (days to expiration / 365), a one standard deviation range. The straddle is the at-the-money call plus put, the market's own price for a move. Compare expected moves across stocks.
| Expiration | IV | Expected move | 1 SD range | Straddle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 20267 days | 66.4% | ±$0.82 (9.2%) | $8.08 to $9.72 | $0.66 |
| Dec 11, 202628 days | 65.4% | ±$1.61 (18.1%) | $7.29 to $10.51 | $1.29 |
| Jan 15, 202763 days | 72.0% | ±$2.66 (29.9%) | $6.24 to $11.56 | $2.12 |
Each expiration has its own implied volatility, and short-dated IV reacts more to near-term events, so the nearest expiration can differ a lot from the 30-day figure.
Counts and ranges for BB from our preset scans at the last close. Open a preset in the app to see each trade with its strikes, prices, and risk, refreshed intraday. Income strategies show annualized return; the rest show return on risk.
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