Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If AMAT hits $650 by Aug 21: the cash-secured put returns +$4,878 (9.4%) on $-4,878 credit (max loss $52,122), vs +$3,289 (5.3%) for 100 shares on $61,711. Options give 1.8ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Aug 21, 2026 (63 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if AMAT is at $650. 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
| AMAT Price | Today | Jul 10 | Jul 31 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $494 (-20%) | -$5,534 | -$4,660 | -$3,618 | -$2,753 |
| $525 (-15%) | -$3,732 | -$2,718 | -$1,415 | +$332 |
| $555 (-10%) | -$2,175 | -$1,070 | +$396 | +$3,418 |
| $586 (-5%) | -$849 | +$292 | +$1,807 | +$4,878 |
| $605 (-2%) | -$157 | +$983 | +$2,474 | +$4,878 |
| $617 (0%) โ spot | +$264 | +$1,395 | +$2,851 | +$4,878 |
| $629 (+2%) | +$654 | +$1,769 | +$3,178 | +$4,878 |
| $650 (+5%) โ target | +$1,241 | +$2,317 | +$3,625 | +$4,878 |
| $679 (+10%) | +$1,943 | +$2,944 | +$4,081 | +$4,878 |
| $710 (+15%) | +$2,557 | +$3,462 | +$4,401 | +$4,878 |
| $741 (+20%) | +$3,052 | +$3,850 | +$4,600 | +$4,878 |