Oracle (ORCL) Calendar to take Advantage of Elevated Implied Volatility

Oracle reported earnings today after the market close. The December options expire tomorrow had tremendously high implied volatility (IV) before the close today.

I was bullish on ORCL shares, but wanted to put on a trade that would take advantage of the high implied volatility (and may position myself for a nice rally into January 2011).

The trade I had put on is a Dec/Jan 32.00 Calendar spread. I sold the Dec 32-strike CALL and bought the Jan 32-strike CALL. The trade is most profitable if ORCL trades at 32.00 by 4:00 PM tomorrow with 1 to 2.5 risk/reward.

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