Target Price Playground
๐ Strategy
๐ฏ Target
โ๏ธ Legs
๐ก Stock vs Options at Target
If WMT hits $120 by Sep 18: the cash-secured put returns +$197 (1.9%) on $-197 credit (max loss $10,303), vs +$610 (5.4%) for 100 shares on $11,390. Options give 0.4ร capital efficiency.
๐ Expiry
Options expire Sep 18, 2026 (68 days out). P&L shown is the value at expiry if WMT is at $120. 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
| WMT Price | Today | Aug 3 | Aug 26 | Sep 18 (exp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $91 (-20%) | -$1,199 | -$1,179 | -$1,170 | -$1,191 |
| $97 (-15%) | -$762 | -$709 | -$649 | -$622 |
| $103 (-10%) | -$415 | -$339 | -$233 | -$52 |
| $108 (-5%) | -$165 | -$85 | +$26 | +$197 |
| $112 (-2%) | -$58 | +$16 | +$110 | +$197 |
| $114 (0%) โ spot | -$1 | +$66 | +$145 | +$197 |
| $116 (+2%) | +$44 | +$103 | +$167 | +$197 |
| $120 (+5%) โ target | +$101 | +$146 | +$186 | +$197 |
| $125 (+10%) | +$149 | +$177 | +$195 | +$197 |
| $131 (+15%) | +$175 | +$190 | +$197 | +$197 |
| $137 (+20%) | +$188 | +$195 | +$197 | +$197 |