July 14, 2026

Trade Idea: Scott Bauer’s Skewed Iron Condor on IBM

IBM surprised the market with an early earnings pre-release this morning, and the stock got hammered. Scott Bauer saw an opportunity in the chaos and walked through exactly how he positioned around it using a trade structure he rarely deploys.

Scott covers:

  • Why IBM’s surprise earnings pre-release created a rare implied volatility setup worth acting on
  • The 18-month support level that gave Scott the confidence to put this trade on
  • How he structured a skewed iron condor with different widths on each side to collect a massive credit
  • Why this trade carries zero risk to the upside and exactly where the risk lives on the downside

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