Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If FTNT hits $180 by Nov 20: the cash-secured put returns +$1,115 (7.5%) on $-1,115 credit (max loss $14,885), vs +$763 (4.4%) for 100 shares on $17,237. Options give 1.7ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Nov 20, 2026 (65 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if FTNT is at $180. 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
| FTNT Price | Today | Oct 7 | Oct 29 | Nov 20 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $138 (-20%) | -$1,516 | -$1,362 | -$1,185 | -$1,095 |
| $147 (-15%) | -$962 | -$764 | -$507 | -$234 |
| $155 (-10%) | -$493 | -$267 | +$44 | +$628 |
| $164 (-5%) | -$107 | +$128 | +$455 | +$1,115 |
| $169 (-2%) | +$87 | +$320 | +$637 | +$1,115 |
| $172 (0%) โ spot | +$201 | +$431 | +$735 | +$1,115 |
| $176 (+2%) | +$306 | +$528 | +$816 | +$1,115 |
| $180 (+4%) โ target | +$418 | +$631 | +$894 | +$1,115 |
| $190 (+10%) | +$627 | +$811 | +$1,011 | +$1,115 |
| $198 (+15%) | +$765 | +$919 | +$1,065 | +$1,115 |
| $207 (+20%) | +$867 | +$991 | +$1,092 | +$1,115 |