Options Playbook Radio 197: PCLN Skip-Strike Butterfly

As we enter the end of earnings season, there are still a few big names left to report, including Priceline, PCLN. This is an interesting opportunity for a skip-strike butterfly. You can find more on page 108 of The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Specifically: Earnings + expiration + implied volatility = interesting situation Goal: do the trade for a net credit PLCN announces earnings on 2/27 What is the expected move? What is the implied volatility? Selecting the strikes Remember commissions! What's the risk? Reward? When to get out? Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].