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Quantchabot has detected a promising Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for NUCOR (NUE) for the 29-Jan-2021 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.

NUE was recently trading at $55.47 and has an implied volatility of 38.97% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for NUE expiring on 29-Jan-2021, there is a 34.11% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $51.86-$55.47 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 68.43%.

Trending on StockTwits: StockTwits® is a financial communications platform for the financial and investing community. On their site, NUCOR was recently trending, indicating that breaking news and/or market activity has significantly impacted sentiment toward the stock. This movement can be interpretted as a sign of more near-term price movement for the underlying.

Trade approach: The recent sentiment change in NUE on StockTwits appears to be significantly negative, indicating that the stock is likely to follow in that direction for investors trading on sentiment. As a result, a bearish strategy could prove effective if the sentiment ultimately turns out to drive trading.

Upside potential: Using this bearish strategy, the trade would be profitable if NUCOR closed at or below $55.60 on 29-Jan-2021. Based on our analysis, there is a 51.36% likelihood of this return.

Downside risk: As with any options trade, there is a substantial downside risk where you may lose most or all of your investment.

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