Option Backtester Pre-earnings Momentum Trade With a Technical Trigger in MongoDB Inc
Stock Option Backtester MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) : Pre-earnings Momentum Stock Option Trade With a Technical Trigger
Date Published: 2019-02-04
Disclaimer
The results here are provided for general informational purposes from the CMLviz Trade Machine Stock Option Backtester as a convenience to the readers. The materials are not a substitute for obtaining professional advice from a qualified person, firm or corporation.Lede
MongoDB is the leading, modern, general purpose database platform and the stock had an historic run from early 2018 through January of 2019.But, within that run, a pattern emerged.
Preface
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Here is stock chart for MDB with the 50 day moving average (DMA) in black and earnings dates denoted with green "E" icons.
We can see the bullish momentum pattern in MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) stock 3 trading days before earnings.
The Bullish Option Trade Before Earnings in MongoDB Inc
We will examine the outcome of getting long a weekly out of the money call option (using 40 delta as the strike price) in MongoDB Inc 3-days before earnings (using trading days) if and only if the stock price is above the 50-day simple moving average, and selling the call before the earnings announcementHere's the set-up in great clarity; again, note that the trade closes before earnings, so this trade does not make a bet on the earnings result.
Here is the technical requirement -- note only one is "turned on," and that is the 50-day moving average requirement.:
If the stock price fails the technical requirement, it's fine, we just put a pin in it and check next quarter.
RISK MANAGEMENT
We can add another layer of risk management to the back-test by instituting and 40% stop loss and a 40% limit gain. Here is that setting:
In English, at the close of each trading day we check to see if the long option is either up or down 40% relative to the open price. If it was, the trade was closed.
RESULTS FROM THE OPTION BACKTESTER
Here are the results over the last years in MongoDB Inc:The mechanics of the TradeMachine® Stock Option Backtester are that it uses end of day prices for every back-test entry and exit (every trigger).
Setting Expectations
While this strategy had an overall return of 184.1%, the trade details keep us in bounds with expectations:➡ The average percent return per trade was 35.3%.
Checking the Moving Average
You can check to see if the 50-day MA for MDB is above or below the current stock price by using the Pivot Points tab on www.CMLviz.com.WHAT HAPPENED: Option Backtester
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Risk Disclosure
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Past performance is not an indication of future results.
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