How are AVMA strangle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the AVMA strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$99.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AVMA strangle?

The breakeven for the AVMA strangle priced on this page is roughly $67.01 and $75.99 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AVMA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AVMA implied volatility affect this strangle?

AVMA ATM IV is at 19.20% with IV rank near 16.19%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

AVMA Strangle Strategy

AVMA (Avantis Moderate Allocation ETF 9), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

This strategy is a strategic allocation designed to provide broad market exposure while emphasizing securities with higher expected returns.* The strategy pursues its objective through investing in a series of other Avantis equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs).It pursues the benefits associated with indexing (diversification, low turnover, transparency of exposures) but with the ability to add value by making investment decisions using information in current prices.Efficient portfolio management and trading process that are designed to enhance returns while seeking to reduce unnecessary risks and transaction costs.This strategy is built to provide an investor with an effective total-market allocation with exposure to both equity and fixed income markets.

AVMA (Avantis Moderate Allocation ETF 9) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $46.6M, a beta of 0.67 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 59.3-72.48, average daily share volume of 4K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how AVMA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.67 indicates AVMA has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. AVMA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on AVMA?

A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.

Current AVMA snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $71.73, ATM IV 19.20%, IV rank 16.19%, expected move 5.50%. The strangle on AVMA below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on AVMA specifically: AVMA IV at 19.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a AVMA strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.50% (roughly $3.95 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AVMA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVMA should anchor to the underlying notional of $71.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVMA etf.

AVMA strangle setup

The AVMA strangle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AVMA near $71.73, the first option leg uses a $75.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVMA chain at a 34-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 AVMA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$75.00	$0.56
Buy 1	Put	$68.00	$0.43

AVMA strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$99.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$99.00
Breakeven(s): $67.01, $75.99
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.

AVMA strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on AVMA. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$6,700.00
$15.87	-77.9%	+$5,114.12
$31.73	-55.8%	+$3,528.24
$47.59	-33.7%	+$1,942.36
$63.45	-11.6%	+$356.48
$79.30	+10.6%	+$331.40
$95.16	+32.7%	+$1,917.28
$111.02	+54.8%	+$3,503.16
$126.88	+76.9%	+$5,089.04
$142.74	+99.0%	+$6,674.91

When traders use strangle on AVMA

Strangles on AVMA are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the AVMA chain.

AVMA thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVMA extends from approximately $67.78 on the downside to $75.68 on the upside. A AVMA long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current AVMA IV rank near 16.19% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on AVMA at 19.20%. As a Financial Services name, AVMA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVMA-specific events.

AVMA strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. AVMA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVMA alongside the broader basket even when AVMA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AVMA chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on AVMA?: A strangle on AVMA is the strangle strategy applied to AVMA (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With AVMA etf trading near $71.73, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVMA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AVMA strangle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the AVMA strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 19.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$99.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AVMA strangle?: The breakeven for the AVMA strangle priced on this page is roughly $67.01 and $75.99 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AVMA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on AVMA?: Strangles on AVMA are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the AVMA chain.
How does current AVMA implied volatility affect this strangle?: AVMA ATM IV is at 19.20% with IV rank near 16.19%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.