Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If MRVL hits $325 by Aug 21: the cash-secured put returns +$3,120 (12.3%) on $-3,120 credit (max loss $25,380), vs +$1,442 (4.6%) for 100 shares on $31,058. Options give 2.7ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Aug 21, 2026 (64 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if MRVL is at $325. 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
| MRVL Price | Today | Jul 9 | Jul 30 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $248 (-20%) | -$2,742 | -$2,146 | -$1,403 | -$534 |
| $264 (-15%) | -$1,917 | -$1,259 | -$405 | +$1,019 |
| $280 (-10%) | -$1,189 | -$490 | +$432 | +$2,572 |
| $295 (-5%) | -$552 | +$166 | +$1,111 | +$3,120 |
| $304 (-2%) | -$211 | +$510 | +$1,449 | +$3,120 |
| $311 (0%) โ spot | +$0 | +$719 | +$1,648 | +$3,120 |
| $317 (+2%) | +$200 | +$914 | +$1,826 | +$3,120 |
| $325 (+5%) โ target | +$445 | +$1,151 | +$2,034 | +$3,120 |
| $342 (+10%) | +$887 | +$1,563 | +$2,368 | +$3,120 |
| $357 (+15%) | +$1,236 | +$1,875 | +$2,595 | +$3,120 |
| $373 (+20%) | +$1,534 | +$2,129 | +$2,758 | +$3,120 |