Big Gainer Alert: Trading today’s 8.1% move in KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY $KTOS

Quantchabot has detected a new Bull Call Spread trade opportunity for KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY (KTOS) for the 17-Jan-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.

KTOS was recently trading at $29.70 and has an implied volatility of 41.47% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for KTOS expiring on 17-Jan-2025, there is a 34.35% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $29.74-$32.03 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 14.22%.

Big 8.08% Change: After closing the last trading session at $27.48, KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY opened today at $29.40 and has reached a high of $29.71.

Trade approach: A movement as big as 8.08% is a significantly bullish indicator, so this trade is designed to be profitable if KTOS maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bearish side of $29.70 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 bullish strategy, the trade would be profitable if KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY closes at or above $29.05 on 17-Jan-2025. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 62.57% 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.

To analyze this trade in depth, please visit the Quantcha Options Search Engine.


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