Where We’d Buy Walmart (And Get Paid While We Wait)

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The analysis focuses on Walmart (WMT) with a bearish outlook. The price action has been contained within a downtrend channel since May 2023. A key horizontal support level is identified around $118.70, which previously acted as resistance. The speaker identifies a downtrending white trendline that WMT has recently broken above. However, the current price action is seen as a retracement to this broken trendline. The recommended entry for a sell put strategy is at the $110 strike price, with an expiration date of January 15, 2027, providing 79 days to expiration. The premium received for this trade is $2.39 per share, resulting in a credit of $239 per contract. The cash secured is $11,000, making the effective cost if assigned $107.61 per share. The maximum potential loss is $10,761, and the put delta is -0.245. The analysis also notes that high IV environments favor sellers, and WMT's current IV rank of 82.2% suggests a favorable environment for selling puts. The current environment has high bid/ask spreads and a high premium, which is beneficial for sellers.

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