The automated Quantcha Trade Ideas Service has detected a promising Bull Put Spread trade opportunity for AMGEN (AMGN) for the 19-Jan-2018 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine. AMGN was recently trading at $170.55 and has an implied volatility of 17.45% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for AMGN expiring on 19-Jan-2018, there is a 42.74% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $170.59-$206.98 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 82.20%. Price target: Zacks Research has updated their six-month price target for AMGN to $188.17. This price target is a consensus price created from the price targets published by 12 participating analysts whose targets ranged from $165.00 to $209.00. Mean recommendation: Zacks normalizes analyst recommendations to a 1-5 scale where 1 indicates a strong buy. Their mean recommendation for AMGN has been updated to 2.36, which indicates a buy consensus from analysts. Sentiment has moved from 2.37 to 2.46 to 2.37 over the past three months. Trade approach: The difference between the current price for AMGN and the mean price target is $16.45, which represents a 10.33% move (22.06% annualized). Since the 180-day implied volatility for AMGN is 20.50%, a bullish strategy could prove effective if the price target ultimately turns out to be accurate. Upside potential: Using this bullish strategy, the trade would be profitable if AMGEN closed at or above $170.25 on 19-Jan-2018. Based on our analysis, there is a 49.06% 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. 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 8/14/2017 10:26:56 AM ET. The analysis does not include brokerage fees or commissions and is not investment advice.