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 (64 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 9 | Jul 30 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $494 (-20%) | -$5,599 | -$4,726 | -$3,685 | -$2,753 |
| $525 (-15%) | -$3,806 | -$2,795 | -$1,504 | +$332 |
| $555 (-10%) | -$2,253 | -$1,155 | +$294 | +$3,418 |
| $586 (-5%) | -$930 | +$205 | +$1,702 | +$4,878 |
| $605 (-2%) | -$238 | +$897 | +$2,372 | +$4,878 |
| $617 (0%) โ spot | +$183 | +$1,309 | +$2,752 | +$4,878 |
| $629 (+2%) | +$575 | +$1,686 | +$3,084 | +$4,878 |
| $650 (+5%) โ target | +$1,164 | +$2,237 | +$3,541 | +$4,878 |
| $679 (+10%) | +$1,870 | +$2,872 | +$4,012 | +$4,878 |
| $710 (+15%) | +$2,490 | +$3,398 | +$4,349 | +$4,878 |
| $741 (+20%) | +$2,991 | +$3,796 | +$4,562 | +$4,878 |