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Tech Alert - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) – BUY
Buy Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) March 2025 $365-$370 in-the-money vertical BULL CALL spread at $4.20
Opening Trade
2-28-2025
expiration date: March 21, 2025
Portfolio weighting: 10%
Number of Contracts = 24 contracts
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has dropped 7% YTD, and I am using this discount to execute a mildly bullish trade. The drop was mostly because of the sabre-rattling about tariffs.
I am executing a bullish short-term call spread in MSFT.
More aggressive traders can move up the upper strike price to $375 or $380.
Don’t pay more than $4.30.
Here are the specific trades you need to execute this position:
Buy to Open 24 March 2025 (MSFT) $365 calls at………….$30.30
Sell to short 24 March 2025 (MSFT) $370 calls at………….$26.10
Net Cost:……………………..…….………..……............................$4.20
Potential Profit: $5 - $4.20 = $.80
(24 X 100 X $.80) = $1,920 or 19.05% in 21 days
If you are uncertain about 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.
