Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If IBM hits $240 by Jun 19: the cash-secured put returns +$765 (3.8%) on $-765 credit (max loss $20,235), vs +$924 (4.0%) for 100 shares on $23,076. Options give 0.9ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Jun 19, 2026 (67 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if IBM is at $240. 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
| IBM Price | Today | May 5 | May 27 | Jun 19 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $185 (-20%) | -$1,602 | -$1,658 | -$1,715 | -$1,774 |
| $196 (-15%) | -$486 | -$518 | -$562 | -$620 |
| $208 (-10%) | +$360 | +$396 | +$448 | +$533 |
| $219 (-5%) | +$703 | +$730 | +$755 | +$765 |
| $226 (-2%) | +$752 | +$760 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $231 (0%) โ spot | +$761 | +$764 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $235 (+2%) | +$764 | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $240 (+4%) โ target | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $254 (+10%) | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $265 (+15%) | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 |
| $277 (+20%) | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 | +$765 |