The automated Quantcha Trade Ideas Service has detected a promising Bear Call Spread trade opportunity for HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS (HLX) for the 20-Apr-2018 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine. HLX was recently trading at $6.00 and has an implied volatility of 51.18% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for HLX expiring on 20-Apr-2018, there is a 34.14% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $5.14-$6.04 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 17.55%. Big -8.12% Change: After closing the last trading session at $6.53, HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS opened today at $6.09 and has reached a low of $5.78. Trade approach: A movement as big as -8.12% is a significantly bearish indicator, so this trade is designed to be profitable if HLX maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bullish side of $6.00 on 20-Apr-2018. If possible, the trade has been padded such that slight movement against the trade would still return a profit. Upside potential: Using this bearish strategy, the trade would be profitable if HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS closes at or below $6.15 on 20-Apr-2018. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 54.51% 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 3/14/2018 11:18:26 AM ET. The analysis does not include brokerage fees or commissions and is not investment advice.