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I'm wondering if you can double-check my understanding of this thread. Looking at the SPAN data published today and CL, I see really good ROI for CLX4 trades (23 DTE). For example at 0.03 for the 79 Puts would be a 5.8% return (7.6% monthly) and the 105 Calls would be a 5% ROI (6.5% monthly). These are -2.5 and 1.5 deltas according to TOS.
I thought maybe 23 DTE was too close to enter a trade (being new to this). I can open trades in CLZ4 but the monthly returns I see are about half what they are for CLX4 (~3-3.75%). But clearly, the are much further OOM.
Would you advocate choosing something like the CLZ4 70 Put over the CLX4 79?
I don't have a feel for how CL can move in 23 days yet, but even though the 79 has a 2.5delta, its only 12 points away. I'm guessing CL could move that fast.
Thanks
(Still only 40% through this enormous thread .
We will use this thread to discuss working with the CME PC-SPAN program.
you'll find Dudetooth's magnificent spreadsheet that calculates ROIs for you, in addition to many other things.
Further on in this thread Ron99 has a rule of thumb for CL - he has a minimum distance of 20 points for Puts and 25 points for Calls. Also, if you move further out in time you can significantly improve your ROI if you buy back your options when the majority of the premium has been earned.
So the bad news is I guess you've got some more reading to do
I've been using Dudetooth's excel sheet. Frankly its the finest VB programming I've seen (VB is very icky).
I'm still reading, but I read 15-20 points for CL on the puts. Also, he'd never touch anything > 75 or less than 120.
I get this concept, but how far out are you talking? The 70Puts 55 days out are 0.03, and the 70 Puts 84 days out are 0.08. So assuming the market is relatively stable, there should be roughly 0.05 of profit within ~30 days of selling the puts 84 days out. Does that sound correct?