Today’s model portfolio spans 5 quantitatively-scored trades across our watchlist.
Each position is sized to fit within a $4,000 budget slice. The post below is a deep dive on one of those trades — use the table to explore the others.
Today’s $20,000 Model Portfolio · 5 Trades
| Ticker & Strategy | POP | Max Profit | Contracts | Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAMBull Put Spread↗ | 95% | $548 | 5 lots | $3,952 |
| TSLABear Call Spread↗ | 95% | $698 | 9 lots | $3,802 |
| IBITBear Call Spread↗ | 95% | $705 | 94 lots | $3,995 |
| INTCTHIS POSTBull Put Spread | 95% | $408 | 1 lot | $2,592 |
| PLTRBear Call Spread↗ | 95% | $907 | 49 lots | $3,994 |
| Portfolio Total | $3,265 | 5 trades | $18,335 (+17.8% if max profit) |
Equal-weight sizing: $20,000 split across 5 trades at $4,000 per position. Contracts = floor(position budget ÷ max risk per contract) so each trade stays within its risk envelope. POP = probability of profit at expiration (model-derived). Max Profit = maximum gain if held to expiration and the spread expires at full profit. Click any row to read the full trade analysis.
Company & Market Context
Intel Corporation (INTC) is one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, designing and producing processors, chipsets, and integrated circuits that power everything from personal computers to data centre infrastructure. The Technology sector broadly has experienced elevated implied volatility in recent months, and Intel is no exception — its options market is currently pricing in a notably wide range of outcomes. That elevated volatility environment, while reflecting genuine uncertainty, is precisely what creates attractive conditions for premium-collection strategies. With momentum reading as neutral, the stock is not in a runaway directional trend, which supports a defined-risk, income-oriented approach rather than a speculative directional bet.
Why This Trade Setup
The Bull Put Spread expresses a moderately bullish-to-neutral view: the position profits as long as INTC remains above the short put strike at expiration, with the long put providing a defined downside floor. With 21 days to expiration, time decay works in the position's favour from day one. What makes this setup compelling from a quantitative standpoint is the combination of factors captured in the QuantMint Score of 0.86 — a composite derived from Black-Scholes probability modelling, implied volatility regime analysis, and momentum scoring. ATM implied volatility is running exceptionally high, which inflates the premium collected on the short put leg. The probability-weighted analysis places the probability of profit at 95%, reflecting significant downside cushion between the current underlying price and the short strike. Strike placement was selected systematically to balance premium income against tail-risk exposure within a $4,000 per-position allocation framework.
Key Risks
- Gap risk: A sharp, sudden decline in INTC — driven by an earnings surprise, sector-wide selloff, or macro shock — could push the stock below the short strike before the position can be adjusted.
- Volatility expansion: Although high IV benefits premium collection at entry, a further spike in implied volatility would increase the mark-to-market loss on the position mid-trade.
- Assignment risk: Early assignment on the short put leg, while uncommon, is possible and could temporarily alter the risk profile of the spread.
- Max loss is defined but meaningful relative to the credit received — position sizing discipline is essential.
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