Quantchabot has detected a new Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for ICAHN ENTERPRISES (IEP) for the 21-Feb-2025 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
IEP was recently trading at $9.07 and has an implied volatility of 61.48% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for IEP expiring on 21-Feb-2025, there is a 34.18% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $7.16-$9.14 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 28.98%.
52 week low: ICAHN ENTERPRISES recently reached a new 52-week low at $8.98. IEP had traded in the range $9.03-$22.59 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 IEP maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $9.07 on 21-Feb-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 ICAHN ENTERPRISES closes at or below $10.35 on 21-Feb-2025. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 69.50% 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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