Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If PRGS hits $28 by Jun 19: the cash-secured put returns +$154 (6.7%) on $-154 credit (max loss $2,296), vs +$135 (5.1%) for 100 shares on $2,665. Options give 1.3ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Jun 19, 2026 (67 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if PRGS is at $28. 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
| PRGS Price | Today | May 5 | May 27 | Jun 19 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21 (-20%) | -$253 | -$224 | -$189 | -$164 |
| $23 (-15%) | -$173 | -$137 | -$91 | -$31 |
| $24 (-10%) | -$104 | -$64 | -$12 | +$102 |
| $25 (-5%) | -$47 | -$6 | +$48 | +$154 |
| $26 (-2%) | -$18 | +$23 | +$75 | +$154 |
| $27 (0%) โ spot | -$0 | +$39 | +$90 | +$154 |
| $27 (+2%) | +$15 | +$54 | +$102 | +$154 |
| $28 (+5%) โ target | +$37 | +$74 | +$117 | +$154 |
| $29 (+10%) | +$66 | +$99 | +$134 | +$154 |
| $31 (+15%) | +$88 | +$116 | +$143 | +$154 |
| $32 (+20%) | +$105 | +$129 | +$149 | +$154 |