Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If AMZN hits $260 by Sep 18: the cash-secured put returns +$745 (3.4%) on $-745 credit (max loss $21,755), vs +$1,466 (6.0%) for 100 shares on $24,534. Options give 0.6ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Sep 18, 2026 (68 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if AMZN is at $260. 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
| AMZN Price | Today | Aug 3 | Aug 26 | Sep 18 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $196 (-20%) | -$2,363 | -$2,248 | -$2,137 | -$2,128 |
| $209 (-15%) | -$1,509 | -$1,328 | -$1,099 | -$901 |
| $221 (-10%) | -$821 | -$599 | -$289 | +$326 |
| $233 (-5%) | -$297 | -$69 | +$244 | +$745 |
| $240 (-2%) | -$55 | +$161 | +$444 | +$745 |
| $245 (0%) โ spot | +$79 | +$284 | +$537 | +$745 |
| $250 (+2%) | +$195 | +$384 | +$604 | +$745 |
| $260 (+6%) โ target | +$375 | +$530 | +$685 | +$745 |
| $270 (+10%) | +$502 | +$622 | +$722 | +$745 |
| $282 (+15%) | +$606 | +$687 | +$739 | +$745 |
| $294 (+20%) | +$667 | +$719 | +$743 | +$745 |