Quantchabot has detected a new Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (IONS) for the 17-Apr-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
IONS was recently trading at $28.21 and has an implied volatility of 47.14% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for IONS expiring on 17-Apr-2025, there is a 34.27% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $25.64-$28.26 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 96.99%.
52 week low: IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. recently reached a new 52-week low at $27.00. IONS had traded in the range $29.61-$52.34 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 IONS maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $28.21 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 IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. closes at or below $28.35 on 17-Apr-2025. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 51.26% 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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