When John identifies a strategic exit point, he will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what security to sell, when to sell it, and at what price. Most often, it will be to TAKE PROFITS, but, on rare occasions, it will be to exercise a STOP LOSS at a predetermined price to adhere to strict risk management discipline.
Trade Alert - (JPM) – TAKE PROFITS
SELL the JP Morgan (JPM) November 2020 $85-$90 in-the-money vertical Bull Call spread at $4.99 or best
Closing Trade – NOT FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS
11-9-2020
expiration date: November 20, 2020
Portfolio weighting: 10%
Number of Contracts = 23 contracts
News that Pfizer (PFE) has discovered a Covid-19 vaccine that is 90% effective has sent JP Morgan (JPM) ballistic, up a staggering 13%. We have reached 98.75% of the maximum potential profit point. With only 9 days to expiration, the risk/reward of continuing is no longer favorable.
I am therefore selling the JP Morgan (JPM) November 2020 $85-$90 in-the-money vertical Bull Call spread at $4.99 or best. By coming out here, you get to take home $1,817, or 18.80% in 5 trading days.
Stock players SHOULD KEEP the shares, which probably have a double in them over the next three years.
DO NOT USE MARKET ORDERS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Simply enter your limit order, wait five minutes, and if you don’t get done, cancel your order and lower your offer by 5 cents with a second order.
This was a bet that JP Morgan (JPM) will not fall below $90 by the November 20 option expiration day in 14 trading days.
Here are the specific trades you need to exit this position:
Sell 23 November 2020 (JPM) $85 calls at……......…….………$27.00
Buy to cover short 23 November 2020 (JPM) $90 calls at…..$22.01
Net Proceeds:………….…..…….………..……….................….….....$4.99
Profit: $4.99 - $4.20 = $0.79
(23 X 100 X $0.79) = $1,817, or 18.80% in 5 trading days.
To see how to enter this trade in your online platform, please look at the order ticket above, which I pulled off of Interactive Brokers.
If you are uncertain on how to execute an options spread, please watch my training video by clicking here.
The best execution can be had by placing your bid for the entire spread in the middle market and waiting for the market to come to you. The difference between the bid and the offer on these deep in-the-money spread trades can be enormous.
Don’t execute the legs individually or you will end up losing much of your profit. Spread pricing can be very volatile on expiration months farther out.
Keep in mind that these are ballpark prices at best. After the alerts go out, prices can be all over the map.
