Option Backtester The Exact Trigger that Indicates Volatility in Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) : Option Backtester The Exact Trigger that Indicates Volatility
Date Published: 2019-02-18
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.Preface
There is a trigger in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) that has preceded a large stock move in the past and it's time to take a look.Simply owning puts and calls together, like a straddle, can be a huge winner, as it was at the end of 2018. But, equally, it has been a losing strategy outside of that time frame. So, the need has arisen -- an empirical and structured trigger that indicates when a large stock move is coming so owning a straddle has a higher probability of succeeding.
There is such a technical condition, and we will review it, right now.
Portfolio
As a reminder, we recently wrote on other technical set-ups. We look into both bullish and bearish triggers for one goal:Build a portfolio of option set-ups, diversified not just by ticker, but by strategy. It's in this process that we identify the times were short bursts of risk exposure have been profitable in the past.
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Option Backtesting The Short-term Option Volatility Trade in Starbucks Corporation
We will examine the outcome of going long a short-term at-the-money (50 delta) straddle (buying an at the money call and buying an at the money put), in options that are the closest to 14-days from expiration. But we follow three rules:* Never Trade Earnings
Let's not worry about stock direction or earnings, let's try to find a back-test that benefits from volatility. Here it is, first, we enter the long straddle.
* Use a technical trigger to start the trade, specifically:
Wait until the day that the stock price crosses below the 200-day moving average and the stock price is below the 10-day moving average. Here is a nice simple image of the technical requirement:
* Finally, we set a very specific type of limit:
* Use a 20% limit
* Close the trade after 10 days, if the limit has not been hit.
At the end of each day, the back-tester checks to see if the long straddle is up 20%. If it is, it closes the position. If after 10 trading days the limit has not been hit, the straddle is closed.
RESULTS
Here are the results over the last ten-years in Starbucks Corporation:| SBUX: Long 50 delta straddle | |||
| % Wins: | 78.6% | ||
| Wins: 22 | Losses: 6 | ||
| % Return: | 455% | ||
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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 455%, the trade details keep us in bounds with expectations:➡ The average percent return per trade was 24.1%.
Checking the Moving Average
You can check to see the moment a stock dips below the 200-day MA for SBUX on the Pivot Points tab on www.CMLviz.com.Back-testing More Time Periods in Starbucks Corporation
Now we can look at just the last year as well:| SBUX: Long 50 delta straddle | |||
| % Wins: | 100% | ||
| Wins: 6 | Losses: 0 | ||
| % Return: | 308% | ||
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➡ The average percent return over the last year per trade was 49.6%.
WHAT HAPPENED
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