Quantchabot has detected a new Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for AUTONATION (AN) for the 16-Oct-2026 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
AN was recently trading at $168.06 and has an implied volatility of 34.92% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for AN expiring on 16-Oct-2026, there is a 34.23% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $154.73-$168.46 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 68.13%.
52 week low: AUTONATION recently reached a new 52-week low at $162.01. AN had traded in the range $164.70-$235.81 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 AN maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $168.06 on 16-Oct-2026. 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 AUTONATION closes at or below $169.60 on 16-Oct-2026. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 53.17% 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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