NAV closed Friday trading at $37.75, up 1.4% with IV30™ down 2.6%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is included below.
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Navistar International Corporation (NIC) is a holding company, whose principal operating subsidiaries are Navistar, Inc. and Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC).
This is a quick note on a stock with implied volatility collapsing to a level almost not seen in a year. I found this stock using a real-time custom scan.
Custom Scan Details
Stock Price GTE $7
IV30™ - HV20™ LTE -8 GTE -40
HV180™ - IV30™ GTE 7
Average Option Volume GTE 1,200
Industry != Bio-tech
Days After Earnings GTE 32
The NAV Charts Tab (two-years) is included below. The top portion is the stock price, the bottom is the vol (IV30™ - red vs HV20™ - blue vs HV180™ - pink).
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On the stock side we see essentially two stories:
1. The two-year return is negative, with the stock closing at $38.77 two-year ago.
2. The one-year return is ~72%, with the stock up from ~$22.
So... you tell me, has it been a good ROI for equity holders....
I'll focus on both time periods, of course, focusing on the volatility. Let's turn to the two-year IV30™ chart in isolation, below.
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Over the last year, NAV IV30™ is trading in the 2nd percentile, after just breaching a new annual low a few trading days ago. Looking back two years (which is what this chart represents), we can see the implied reached as high as 98.76% and as low as 30.16% all within just four months.
My take today is pretty simple. This stock can gap - it's up 72% in a year, the implied can go every which way, and the option market reflects less risk now than it has in the last year (basically). Hmm....
Finally, let's look to the Options Tab (below).
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Across the top we can see that Jan and Feb vol are priced nearly identically to ~35.5%. Look at that $38 strike straddle in Jan; it's worth ~$2. Option expiry is Friday Jan 17... Here's the question: Will NAV be in [$36, $40] in the next two weeks?...
I guess we'll see... For now, the stock does certainly seem to have hit a quiet equilibrium....
This is trade analysis, not a recommendation.
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