KTUP Straddle Strategy
KTUP (ETF Opportunities Trust - T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
KTUP primarily uses swap agreements to make bullish bets on the share price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS). Additionally, the fund may purchase FLEX call options on KTOS or invest directly in the stocks of KTOS. KTOS is an American technology company with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military electronics. The fund seeks to maintain daily leveraged exposure equivalent to 200% of the daily percentage change in KTOS price through daily rebalancing. As a leveraged product, it is designed for short-term tactical use, not as a long-term investment vehicle. Returns may deviate from the expected 2x if held for longer than a single day due to factors such as volatility and compounding effects.
KTUP (ETF Opportunities Trust - T-REX 2X Long KTOS Daily Target ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.3M, a beta of 1.84 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 4.07-67.571, average daily share volume of 328K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how KTUP etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.84 indicates KTUP has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. KTUP pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on KTUP?
A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.
KTUP snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $4.17, ATM IV 103.30%, IV rank 12.30%, expected move 29.62%. The straddle on KTUP 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 80-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on KTUP specifically: KTUP IV at 103.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a KTUP straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 29.62% (roughly $1.23 on the underlying). The 80-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated KTUP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on KTUP should anchor to the underlying notional of $4.17 per share and to the trader's directional view on KTUP etf.
KTUP straddle setup
The KTUP straddle 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 KTUP at $4.17 on that close, the first option leg uses a $4.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed KTUP chain at a 80-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 KTUP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $4.00 | $1.10 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $4.00 | $0.83 |
KTUP straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$192.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$191.16
- Breakeven(s)
- $2.07, $5.93
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.
KTUP straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on KTUP. 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 | -99.8% | +$206.50 |
| $0.93 | -77.7% | +$114.41 |
| $1.85 | -55.6% | +$22.32 |
| $2.77 | -33.5% | -$69.77 |
| $3.69 | -11.4% | -$161.86 |
| $4.61 | +10.7% | -$131.05 |
| $5.54 | +32.7% | -$38.96 |
| $6.46 | +54.8% | +$53.13 |
| $7.38 | +76.9% | +$145.22 |
| $8.30 | +99.0% | +$237.31 |
When traders use straddle on KTUP
Straddles on KTUP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy KTUP straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
KTUP thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for KTUP extends from approximately $2.94 on the downside to $5.40 on the upside. A KTUP long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. Current KTUP IV rank near 12.30% 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 KTUP at 103.30%. As a Financial Services name, KTUP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to KTUP-specific events.
KTUP straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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. KTUP positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move KTUP alongside the broader basket even when KTUP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current KTUP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on KTUP?
- A straddle on KTUP is the straddle strategy applied to KTUP (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With KTUP etf at $4.17 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed KTUP chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are KTUP straddle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the KTUP straddle priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 103.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$191.16 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a KTUP straddle?
- The breakeven for the KTUP straddle priced on this page is roughly $2.07 and $5.93 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 KTUP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 29.62%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on KTUP?
- Straddles on KTUP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy KTUP straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
- How does current KTUP implied volatility affect this straddle?
- KTUP ATM IV is at 103.30% with IV rank near 12.30%, 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.