Synthetic Long Discount Alert: UPSTART HOLDINGS INC. COMMON STOCK $UPST trading at a 30.28% discount for the 17-Jan-2025 expiration

Quantchabot has detected a promising Synthetic Long Stock trade opportunity for UPSTART HOLDINGS INC. COMMON STOCK (UPST) for the 17-Jan-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.

UPST was recently trading at $13.41 and has an implied volatility of 99.71% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for UPST expiring on 17-Jan-2025, there is a 68.28% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $3.97-$53.45 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 157.07%.

Upside potential: This synthetic long position offers the same potential benefits and liabilities as a long stock position, but at a discount due to the significant premium at-the-money puts are trading at over calls. In this case, the long call position is opened at a strike of $12.50, which is already $0.91 in the money. An out-of-the-money put at the same strike is sold to finance the call, resulting in a net credit of $3.15 per share. The final position can be considered as having a discount of $4.06 per share over the underlying price of $13.41 for a 30.28% total.

Downside risk: This discount is generally a sign of the stock facing considerable short pressure, and may indicate that the stock has become hard to borrow. However, if you have a long view of the underlying over this period, it could be a good opportunity to benefit from the upside at a major discount.

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