Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If LIN hits $540 by Aug 21: the cash-secured put returns +$452 (1.0%) on $-452 credit (max loss $46,548), vs +$2,785 (5.4%) for 100 shares on $51,215. Options give 0.2ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Aug 21, 2026 (64 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if LIN is at $540. 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
| LIN Price | Today | Jul 9 | Jul 30 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $410 (-20%) | -$5,405 | -$5,407 | -$5,458 | -$5,576 |
| $435 (-15%) | -$3,297 | -$3,154 | -$3,017 | -$3,015 |
| $461 (-10%) | -$1,669 | -$1,410 | -$1,064 | -$454 |
| $487 (-5%) | -$597 | -$331 | +$11 | +$452 |
| $502 (-2%) | -$191 | +$33 | +$284 | +$452 |
| $512 (0%) โ spot | +$0 | +$187 | +$372 | +$452 |
| $522 (+2%) | +$141 | +$291 | +$416 | +$452 |
| $540 (+5%) โ target | +$297 | +$388 | +$445 | +$452 |
| $563 (+10%) | +$396 | +$436 | +$451 | +$452 |
| $589 (+15%) | +$435 | +$449 | +$452 | +$452 |
| $615 (+20%) | +$448 | +$452 | +$452 | +$452 |