Quantchabot has detected a new Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for ICON (ICLR) for the 17-Apr-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
ICLR was recently trading at $176.21 and has an implied volatility of 41.02% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for ICLR expiring on 17-Apr-2025, there is a 34.19% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $155.17-$177.02 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 51.11%.
52 week low: ICON recently reached a new 52-week low at $175.94. ICLR had traded in the range $179.50-$347.72 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 ICLR maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $176.21 on 17-Apr-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 ICON closes at or below $178.50 on 17-Apr-2025. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 52.53% 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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