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A short iron condor is an income strategy that aims to profit when a stock stays within a specified range over the course of the trade. The trade is composed of four options with the same expiration: - A long put far out of the money - A short put closer to the money - A long call far out of the money - A short call closer to the money The maximum profit is limited to the premium received while the maximum potential loss is also capped. To calculate the maximum loss, take the difference in the strike prices of the long and short options, and subtract the premium received. More News from Barchart - Cisco Systems Is In a Trading Range Ahead of Earnings - Shorting OTM Puts and Calls Works - Investors Trade Corning Inc Long-Dated Call Options in Unusually Heavy Volume - Bullish on GLW - Option Volatility And Earnings Report For Aug 10-14 - Get exclusive insights with the FREE Barchart Brief newsletter. Subscribe now for quick, incisive midday market analysis you won't find anywhere else. Traders should have a neutral outlook on the stock and ideally look to enter when the stock has a high implied volatility rank. Let's take a look at Barchart's Short Iron Condor Screener for August 11th: As you can see, the scanner shows some interesting Iron Condor trades on stocks such as AMZN, PLTR, AAPL, NVDA and TSLA. Amazon Iron Condor Example Let's look at the first line item – an iron condor on Amazon using the August 28thexpiration. Using the August 28th expiry, the trade would involve selling the $255 put and buying the $240 put. Then on the calls, selling the $300 call and buying the $315 call. The price for the condor is $1.40 which means the trader would receive $140 into their account. The maximum risk is $1,360 for a total profit potential of 10.29% with a loss probability of 20.0%. The profit zone ranges between $253.60 and $301.40. This can be calculated by taking the short strikes and adding or subtracting the premium received. The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 100% Buy with a Strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction. Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend. Amazon is showing an IV Percentile of 30% and an IV Rank of 26.78%. The current level of implied volatility is 30.22% compared to a 52-week high of 50.10% and a low of 22.95%. Palantir Iron Condor Example The next Iron Condor we will look at is on the second line using Palantir Technologies also for the August 28th expiration. This example involves selling the $160 put and buying the $150 put, then selling the $220 call and buying the $230 call.