PSR Straddle Strategy
PSR (Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF (PSR) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on the U.S. real estate sector. It primarily invests in equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that are constituents of the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index at the time of purchase. The fund employs a data-driven quantitative and statistical framework to identify undervalued securities and mitigate overall portfolio risk. PSR's main goal is to achieve a high total return, combining capital growth with consistent income generation. The fund's holdings and overall portfolio are subject to monthly evaluation by portfolio management.
PSR (Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $57.8M, a beta of 0.99 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 89.15-105.1, average daily share volume of 3K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how PSR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.99 places PSR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. PSR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on PSR?
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.
Current PSR snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $102.97, ATM IV 38.80%, IV rank 88.66%, expected move 11.12%. The straddle on PSR 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 17-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on PSR specifically: PSR IV at 38.80% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying PSR straddle relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.12% (roughly $11.45 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated PSR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PSR should anchor to the underlying notional of $102.97 per share and to the trader's directional view on PSR etf.
PSR straddle setup
The PSR straddle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With PSR near $102.97, the first option leg uses a $103.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PSR chain at a 17-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 PSR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $103.00 | $1.38 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $103.00 | $1.30 |
PSR straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$267.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$218.26
- Breakeven(s)
- $100.33, $105.68
- 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.
PSR straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on PSR. 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% | +$10,031.50 |
| $22.78 | -77.9% | +$7,754.89 |
| $45.54 | -55.8% | +$5,478.27 |
| $68.31 | -33.7% | +$3,201.66 |
| $91.07 | -11.6% | +$925.05 |
| $113.84 | +10.6% | +$816.57 |
| $136.61 | +32.7% | +$3,093.18 |
| $159.37 | +54.8% | +$5,369.79 |
| $182.14 | +76.9% | +$7,646.40 |
| $204.91 | +99.0% | +$9,923.02 |
When traders use straddle on PSR
Straddles on PSR are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PSR straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
PSR thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PSR extends from approximately $91.52 on the downside to $114.42 on the upside. A PSR 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 PSR IV rank near 88.66% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on PSR at 38.80%. As a Financial Services name, PSR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PSR-specific events.
PSR 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. PSR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PSR alongside the broader basket even when PSR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current PSR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on PSR?
- A straddle on PSR is the straddle strategy applied to PSR (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 PSR etf trading near $102.97, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PSR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PSR 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 PSR straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$218.26 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a PSR straddle?
- The breakeven for the PSR straddle priced on this page is roughly $100.33 and $105.68 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 PSR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.12%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on PSR?
- Straddles on PSR are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PSR 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 PSR implied volatility affect this straddle?
- PSR ATM IV is at 38.80% with IV rank near 88.66%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.