Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If LRCX hits $410 by Aug 21: the cash-secured put returns +$3,312 (10.1%) on $-3,312 credit (max loss $32,688), vs +$2,096 (5.4%) for 100 shares on $38,904. Options give 1.9ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Aug 21, 2026 (64 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if LRCX is at $410. 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
| LRCX Price | Today | Jul 9 | Jul 30 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $311 (-20%) | -$3,502 | -$2,918 | -$2,216 | -$1,565 |
| $331 (-15%) | -$2,383 | -$1,713 | -$856 | +$380 |
| $350 (-10%) | -$1,410 | -$684 | +$273 | +$2,326 |
| $370 (-5%) | -$576 | +$175 | +$1,166 | +$3,312 |
| $381 (-2%) | -$137 | +$616 | +$1,596 | +$3,312 |
| $389 (0%) โ spot | +$132 | +$880 | +$1,842 | +$3,312 |
| $397 (+2%) | +$382 | +$1,122 | +$2,059 | +$3,312 |
| $410 (+5%) โ target | +$767 | +$1,486 | +$2,366 | +$3,312 |
| $428 (+10%) | +$1,219 | +$1,896 | +$2,678 | +$3,312 |
| $447 (+15%) | +$1,627 | +$2,247 | +$2,912 | +$3,312 |
| $467 (+20%) | +$1,960 | +$2,517 | +$3,064 | +$3,312 |