Oracle three option strategies for three market views

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甲骨文：对应三种市场观点的三种期权策略

Saxo Bank10/02/2026updated 10/17/2026

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Oracle closed at $137.30 on 30 September 2026, down 58% from its September 2025 peak of $328.33, even as fiscal 2026 revenue rose 17.35% to $67.36bn. Implied volatility is high at ~53% but in line with realised volatility, and the skew leans to the upside. The article presents three option structures—a 140/160 bull call spread, a 150/165 bear call spread, and a 105/115–160/170 iron condor—for different views on the gap between price and fundamentals.

Institution: Saxo Bank
Published: 10/02/2026
Research topic: Not explicitly stated
Time horizon: November 2026 · Q2 2027 · October 2026

Key arguments

Oracle's 58% decline from peak appears driven by financing concerns around the AI buildout, not revenue weakness, as top-line growth continued.
Implied volatility is elevated in absolute terms (~53%) but unremarkable versus Oracle's history, with an upside skew suggesting call premium is richer than put premium.
Three defined-risk option structures express bullish, bearish, and range-bound views: a bull call spread, a bear call spread, and an iron condor.
Expiry selection matters: the November expiry excludes the December earnings event, making the iron condor a bet on no news rather than on direction.

Key numbers

Oracle closing price (30 Sep 2026): $137.30
Decline from September 2025 peak: -58%
Fiscal 2026 revenue: $67.36bn, up 17.35%
Implied volatility (30 Sep 2026): ~53%
25-delta call vs put skew (20 Nov expiry): +2.9 volatility points

Main risks

Bid/ask spreads may alter entry economics, as mid prices were used.
American-style options with a dividend record date on 9 October 2026 create early assignment risk for in-the-money short calls.
The December earnings date is unconfirmed and may change which expiries contain the event.

Corresponding source evidence

More telling, the skew leans to the upside: at the 20 November 2026 expiry the 25-delta call trades about 2.9 volatility points above the 25-delta put, widening to 5.0 points at 10-delta (Source: Saxo platform, as of 1 October 2026). · November 2026
All examples use the 20 November 2026 expiry, a Friday, which falls before Oracle’s next results – the fiscal Q2 2027 reporting date is unconfirmed and expected in December 2026. · Q2 2027
A trader holding this view wants upside exposure, but buying a call outright means paying a 53% implied volatility for it.

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