Quantchabot has detected a new Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for MURPHY OIL (MUR) for the 17-Jan-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
MUR was recently trading at $28.41 and has an implied volatility of 34.67% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for MUR expiring on 17-Jan-2025, there is a 34.23% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $25.87-$28.51 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 133.09%.
52 week low: MURPHY OIL recently reached a new 52-week low at $27.75. MUR had traded in the range $28.38-$49.14 over the past year.
Trade approach: Reaching a new 52-week low is a bearish indicator, so this trade is designed to be profitable if MUR maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $28.41 on 17-Jan-2025. If possible, the trade has been padded such that slight movement against the trade would still return a profit.
Upside potential: Using this bearish strategy, the trade would be profitable if MURPHY OIL closes at or below $28.55 on 17-Jan-2025. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 50.58% likelihood of this return.
Downside risk: As with any options trade, there is a substantial downside risk where you may lose most or all of your investment.
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