Options Playbook Radio 155: AMZN Skip-Strike Butterfly

Published: April 20, 2017, 8:01 p.m.

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It\'s earnings season again. As such, we\'re looking at a skip-strike butterfly to capture some earnings move. You can find skip-strike butterfiles on page 108 of The Options Playbook, on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

In this episode, Brian covers:

  • A review of last week\'s UAL butterfly
  • Lesson to learn: Don\'t try to hit a home run with a butterfly
  • Putting on a skip-strike butterfly with calls
  • Picking the expiration
  • Looking at the implied volatility
  • Picking strikes
  • What is the net credit?
  • What is the maximum risk?
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