Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If AAOI hits $160 by Jun 19: the cash-secured put returns +$3,120 (28.7%) on $-3,120 credit (max loss $10,880), vs +$940 (6.2%) for 100 shares on $15,060. Options give 4.6ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Jun 19, 2026 (67 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if AAOI is at $160. Use the 30d / 60d / 90d / 180d pills to compare different expiries.
๐ Projected Return
๐ Notes for each mode (not shown on real page)
Reprices legs at (target_price, target_date) via Black-Scholes. Works on existing BS service. Simplest mode โ ship first.
Uses our historical options chains to replay this exact strategy over past expirations. Needs: date picker, "rolling every N days", cumulative P&L chart.
"Run this strategy on every BUY-rated stock with score โฅ 80 for last 90d." Reuses score_backtest pipeline + strategy overlay.
Inverse: user says "+50% in 90d", system solves for required price move, shows IV-implied probability. Pure math.
๐ P&L Scenarios โ what happens at different prices and dates
| AAOI Price | Today | May 5 | May 27 | Jun 19 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $120 (-20%) | -$630 | -$192 | +$369 | +$1,168 |
| $128 (-15%) | -$271 | +$196 | +$809 | +$1,921 |
| $136 (-10%) | +$55 | +$544 | +$1,194 | +$2,674 |
| $143 (-5%) | +$350 | +$855 | +$1,526 | +$3,120 |
| $148 (-2%) | +$514 | +$1,025 | +$1,701 | +$3,120 |
| $151 (0%) โ spot | +$617 | +$1,131 | +$1,808 | +$3,120 |
| $154 (+2%) | +$717 | +$1,233 | +$1,909 | +$3,120 |
| $158 (+5%) | +$859 | +$1,376 | +$2,047 | +$3,120 |
| $160 (+6%) โ target | +$915 | +$1,432 | +$2,100 | +$3,120 |
| $166 (+10%) | +$1,077 | +$1,592 | +$2,247 | +$3,120 |
| $173 (+15%) | +$1,274 | +$1,782 | +$2,412 | +$3,120 |
| $181 (+20%) | +$1,451 | +$1,950 | +$2,548 | +$3,120 |