How are JEDI 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 JEDI strangle priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 50.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$290.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a JEDI strangle?

The breakeven for the JEDI strangle priced on this page is roughly $21.10 and $29.90 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The JEDI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.56%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current JEDI implied volatility affect this strangle?

Current JEDI ATM IV is 50.80%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

JEDI Strangle Strategy

JEDI (Drone and Modern Warfare ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The Drone and Modern Warfare ETF (JEDI) is designed to mirror the investment performance of the BITA Drone & Modern Warfare Select Index, prior to factoring in fees and expenses. This fund offers investors targeted access to companies at the forefront of modern defense. Its holdings primarily consist of firms engaged in areas such as military drones, artificial intelligence (AI) for warfare, military information technology, various unmanned systems, electronic and communication warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), space and missile systems, military cybersecurity, and advanced robotics. Under normal market conditions, the fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets to companies within these specialized defense sectors.

JEDI (Drone and Modern Warfare ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $148.1M, a beta of 2.71 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.91-42.99, average daily share volume of 238K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how JEDI etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.71 indicates JEDI has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.

What is a strangle on JEDI?

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.

JEDI snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $25.30, ATM IV 50.80%, expected move 14.56%. The strangle on JEDI below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 52-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on JEDI specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for JEDI is inferred from ATM IV at 50.80% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 14.56% (roughly $3.68 on the underlying). The 52-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated JEDI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on JEDI should anchor to the underlying notional of $25.30 per share and to the trader's directional view on JEDI etf.

JEDI strangle setup

The JEDI strangle below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With JEDI at $25.30 on that close, the first option leg uses a $27.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed JEDI chain at a 52-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 JEDI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$27.00	$1.55
Buy 1	Put	$24.00	$1.35

JEDI strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$290.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$290.00
Breakeven(s): $21.10, $29.90
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.

JEDI strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on JEDI. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$2,109.00
$5.60	-77.9%	+$1,549.71
$11.20	-55.7%	+$990.43
$16.79	-33.6%	+$431.14
$22.38	-11.5%	-$128.15
$27.97	+10.6%	-$192.57
$33.57	+32.7%	+$366.72
$39.16	+54.8%	+$926.01
$44.75	+76.9%	+$1,485.29
$50.35	+99.0%	+$2,044.58

When traders use strangle on JEDI

Strangles on JEDI 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 JEDI chain.

JEDI thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for JEDI extends from approximately $21.62 on the downside to $28.98 on the upside. A JEDI 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. As a Financial Services name, JEDI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to JEDI-specific events.

JEDI 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. JEDI positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move JEDI alongside the broader basket even when JEDI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current JEDI chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on JEDI?: A strangle on JEDI is the strangle strategy applied to JEDI (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 JEDI etf at $25.30 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed JEDI chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are JEDI 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 JEDI strangle priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 50.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$290.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a JEDI strangle?: The breakeven for the JEDI strangle priced on this page is roughly $21.10 and $29.90 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The JEDI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.56%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on JEDI?: Strangles on JEDI 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 JEDI chain.
How does current JEDI implied volatility affect this strangle?: Current JEDI ATM IV is 50.80%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.