ACE Crude Oil - January 13, 2020

Below is an illustration trading futures options on Crude Oil.  Our post shows bullish and bearish positions using a combination of call and put options.


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Crude Oil * Directional & Neutral Positions

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Term Structure

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Volatility

Options fall into the category of being slightly undervalued in non-volatile markets in the weekly options report. Ask about the Weekly Option's Report for more information or watch our video.

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Notes:

Contract Size - 1,000 barrels.

Tick Size:  Outright: dollars and cents with 0.01 points=$10

Trading Hours: CME Globex: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (CST).

* Tip: Understanding what the numbers mean when looking at Crude Oil prices. The quotation you see is U.S. dollars and cents per barrel (42 gallons). Each contract you are buying or selling is 1,000 barrels.  A 1 tick move is $10 USD calculated as $0.01 x 1,000 barrels. 

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Charts

Prices have fallen sharply since the earlier news of escalations between the U.S. and Iran near the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement level. Volatility has tapered slightly below recent historic levels.

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Strategies

Below illustrates a starting position for a strangle swap consisting of selling March month options and purchasing a straddle in a deferred month (April). If prices move too high, the position could be adjusted if prices move to extremes near sold options.  

The % yield shown in the diagrams below represent an estimated return on margin from projected dates shown below. The structure has positive time decay which is an advantage over holding outright options.

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