Quantcha now offering unlimited commission-free options trading. Quantchabot has detected a promising Synthetic Long Stock trade opportunity for PLURISTEM THERAPEUTIC (PSTI) for the 21-Jan-2022 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine. PSTI was recently trading at $9.23 and has an implied volatility of 113.60% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for PSTI expiring on 21-Jan-2022, there is a 68.27% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $2.63-$32.70 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 55.35%. Upside potential: This synthetic long position offers the same potential benefits and liabilities as a long stock position, but at a discount due to the significant premium at-the-money puts are trading at over calls. In this case, the put position is opened at a strike of $10.00, which is already $0.77 in-the-money. However, its sale more than offsets this moneyness and the cost of the long call that the trade results in a net credit of of $1.70 per share. The final position can be considered as having a discount of $0.93 per share over the underlying price of $9.23 for a 10.12% total. Downside risk: This discount is generally a sign of the stock facing considerable short pressure, and may indicate that the stock has become hard to borrow. However, if you have a long view of the underlying over this period, it could be a good opportunity to benefit from the upside at a major discount. To analyze this trade in depth, please visit the Quantcha Options Search Engine.