Trade Idea: USO July 15th 2 x 72/62 Put Ratio SpreadWTI is the highest it's been in a very long time ... . You can naturally play /CL directly or use USO Here, I would buy 2 x the 72's in July and sell the 62, with the result being a break even where the stock is currently trading. I would go longer-dated in this particular case to allow shale to get back in the game, U.S. production to increase somewhat toward pre-pandemic levels, and stockpiles to build.
Metrics:
Max Loss: 19.91 ($1991)
Max Profit: 62.09 ($6209) (That assumes that the underlying could go to zero, which it naturally won't)
Break Even: 62.05 relative to today's closing price of 61.68
Delta/Theta: -88.19/-1.57
Putbackratio
Opening (Margin): TLT January 21st 2 x 160/149 Backratio Spread... for a 20.34 debit.
Comments: Buying 2 x the 82 delta strike and selling the at-the-money 49 delta strike for a setup with a net delta of -115, so this is going to move a lot like short stock. Going with the January expiry to give it more time to work out if it needs it, but will look to take profit at 110% of what I put the trade on for.