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Options Trade Alert on Salesforce.com

Tickers in this article: CRM
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Strategic Mindset: At Top Gun Options, we are market neutral with possibilities of surges in volatility.

Target: Salesforce.com(CRM) trading at $147.83

Commit Criteria: CRM Implied Volatility is overpriced relative to its forecast volatility of 9.81% over the trade period. We are looking for possible price movement but for it to stay within its $130 to $165 price range until the exit of this trade.

Tactic: Opening 10 CRM June 2012 Iron Condors (strikes 125/130/165/170) for a $1.15 credit

Tactical Employment of Iron Condor:

  • Buying to Open 10 CRM Jun 2012 $170 Calls
  • Selling to Open 10 CRM Jun 2012 $165 Calls
  • Selling to Open 10 CRM Jun 2012 $130 Puts
  • Buying to Open 10 CRM Jun 2012 $125 Puts
  • Net Credit: $115 per Iron Condor for a total of $1150
  • Max Gain: $1150
  • Max Risk: -$385 per Iron Condor for a total risk of -$3850
  • Mid-Course Guidance:

    We will be watching for a price movement near the short strikes. As the short strikes are threatened, we will adjust the Iron Condor as necessary.

    We don't want trade expectancy dropping below 2%. Based on this we have two price targets at which we need to consider an adjustment. CRM trading below $138.55 and above $152.47 are triggers for adjustment.

    Profitability Target:

    We will wait for this Iron Condor to expire worthless taking the $1150 credit as profit.

    Exit Tactic: We will wait for this Iron Condor to expire worthless in the Advanced Model Portfolio, adjusting as necessary.