Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If WDC hits $780 by Aug 21: the cash-secured put returns +$9,385 (15.7%) on $-9,385 credit (max loss $59,615), vs +$3,377 (4.5%) for 100 shares on $74,623. Options give 3.5ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Aug 21, 2026 (64 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if WDC is at $780. 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
| WDC Price | Today | Jul 9 | Jul 30 | Aug 21 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $597 (-20%) | -$5,426 | -$3,931 | -$2,071 | +$83 |
| $634 (-15%) | -$3,439 | -$1,792 | +$343 | +$3,815 |
| $672 (-10%) | -$1,679 | +$72 | +$2,384 | +$7,546 |
| $709 (-5%) | -$130 | +$1,677 | +$4,062 | +$9,385 |
| $731 (-2%) | +$705 | +$2,525 | +$4,906 | +$9,385 |
| $746 (0%) โ spot | +$1,225 | +$3,044 | +$5,406 | +$9,385 |
| $761 (+2%) | +$1,716 | +$3,529 | +$5,859 | +$9,385 |
| $780 (+5%) โ target | +$2,298 | +$4,095 | +$6,368 | +$9,385 |
| $821 (+10%) | +$3,423 | +$5,159 | +$7,260 | +$9,385 |
| $858 (+15%) | +$4,302 | +$5,957 | +$7,863 | +$9,385 |
| $895 (+20%) | +$5,058 | +$6,615 | +$8,308 | +$9,385 |