ACE Crude Oil - April 06, 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.


Trade Options on Futures

Crude Oil * Directional & Neutral Positions

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Term Structure

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Volatility

Options fall into the category of being slightly overvalued in volatile markets in the weekly options report. Ask about the Weekly Option's Report for more information.

 

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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

WTI appears to be coming back from lows. 

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Strategies

Below illustrates a directional play to the upside using an iron condor which could be adjusted as price reaches extremes.

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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Below is a bullish put spread

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