The automated Quantcha Trade Ideas Service has detected a promising Synthetic Long Stock trade opportunity for UNIT GROUP INC (UNIT) for the 17-Jan-2020 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine. UNIT was recently trading at $16.52 and has an implied volatility of 19.29% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for UNIT expiring on 17-Jan-2020, there is a 68.27% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $9.49-$30.94 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 73.37%. Upside potential: This synthetic long position offers the same potential benefits and liabilities as a long stock position, but at a discount due to the significant premium at-the-money puts are trading at over calls. In this case, the put position is opened at a strike of $17.50, which is already $0.98 in-the-money. However, its sale more than offsets this moneyness and the cost of the long call that the trade results in a net credit of of $3.25 per share. The final position can be considered as having a discount of $2.27 per share over the underlying price of $16.52 for a 13.74% total. Downside risk: This discount is generally a sign of the stock facing considerable short pressure, and may indicate that the stock has become hard to borrow. However, if you have a long view of the underlying over this period, it could be a good opportunity to benefit from the upside at a major discount. To analyze this trade in depth, please visit the Quantcha Options Search Engine. This is an automated post generated based on a market analysis of delayed data at 4/24/2018 9:43:13 AM ET. The analysis does not include brokerage fees or commissions and is not investment advice.