UPS Options Trade: Playing the Beaten-Down Logistics Giant
With UPS crushed 42% from highs despite a 12.45 PE and 34.96% ROE, this inverted collar strategy (5 shares, Oct 24 $86C/$87P) offers a compelling risk/reward setup heading into October 23 earnings. The position capitalizes on historically low 26% IV that should expand to 35-40%, multiple breakeven scenarios at $81.40 and $91.11, and a coiled stock near 52-week lows that's moved 5-8% on recent earnings. With defined risk around $400-500 and 20% upside to analyst targets, this trade structure profits from volatility expansion alone or any significant directional move - exactly what oversold dividend aristocrats tend to deliver when everyone's given up on them.
