FIVA Strangle Strategy
FIVA (Fidelity International Value Factor ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
Capitalizes on cheap non-U.S. stocks, with low prices relative to fundamentals, which have historically outperformed the market over time.
FIVA (Fidelity International Value Factor ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $356.5M, a beta of 0.93 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 28.01-38.29, average daily share volume of 156K, a public-listing history dating back to 2018. These structural characteristics shape how FIVA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.93 places FIVA roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FIVA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a strangle on FIVA?
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 FIVA snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $37.05, ATM IV 24.00%, IV rank 17.61%, expected move 6.88%. The strangle on FIVA 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 FIVA specifically: FIVA IV at 24.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FIVA strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.88% (roughly $2.55 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 FIVA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FIVA should anchor to the underlying notional of $37.05 per share and to the trader's directional view on FIVA etf.
FIVA strangle setup
The FIVA 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 FIVA near $37.05, the first option leg uses a $38.90 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FIVA 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 FIVA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $38.90 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $35.20 | N/A |
FIVA strangle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
FIVA strangle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on FIVA. 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.
When traders use strangle on FIVA
Strangles on FIVA 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 FIVA chain.
FIVA thesis for this strangle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FIVA extends from approximately $34.50 on the downside to $39.60 on the upside. A FIVA 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 FIVA IV rank near 17.61% 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 FIVA at 24.00%. As a Financial Services name, FIVA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FIVA-specific events.
FIVA 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. FIVA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FIVA alongside the broader basket even when FIVA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FIVA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a strangle on FIVA?
- A strangle on FIVA is the strangle strategy applied to FIVA (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 FIVA etf trading near $37.05, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FIVA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FIVA 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 FIVA strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.00%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FIVA strangle?
- The breakeven for the FIVA strangle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 FIVA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.88%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a strangle on FIVA?
- Strangles on FIVA 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 FIVA chain.
- How does current FIVA implied volatility affect this strangle?
- FIVA ATM IV is at 24.00% with IV rank near 17.61%, 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.