TTMX Straddle Strategy

TTMX (Tradr 2X Long TTMI Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.

TTMX uses swap agreements and listed call options to make bullish bets on the share price of TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI). The fund may also invest directly in TTMI. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of printed circuit boards and backplane assemblies, operating through the Aerospace and Defense (A&D), Commercial, and Radio Frequency and Specialty (RF&S) Components segments. The fund seeks to maintain daily leveraged exposure equivalent to 200% of the daily percentage change in TTMI price through daily rebalancing. Returns may deviate from the expected 200% if held for longer than a single day due to factors such as volatility and compounding. The fund expects to invest in US Government securities, money market funds, short-term bond ETFs, and corporate debt as collateral.

TTMX (Tradr 2X Long TTMI Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.2M, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.48-23.52, average daily share volume of 39K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how TTMX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.00 indicates TTMX has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a straddle on TTMX?

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.

TTMX snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $8.48, ATM IV 169.20%, expected move 48.51%. The straddle on TTMX 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 TTMX specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for TTMX is inferred from ATM IV at 169.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 48.51% (roughly $4.11 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 TTMX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TTMX should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on TTMX etf.

TTMX straddle setup

The TTMX 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 TTMX at $8.48 on that close, the first option leg uses a $8.48 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TTMX 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 TTMX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$8.48	N/A
Buy 1	Put	$8.48	N/A

TTMX straddle 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 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.

TTMX straddle payoff curve

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

Straddles on TTMX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TTMX straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

TTMX thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TTMX extends from approximately $4.37 on the downside to $12.59 on the upside. A TTMX 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. As a Financial Services name, TTMX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TTMX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on TTMX?: A straddle on TTMX is the straddle strategy applied to TTMX (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 TTMX etf at $8.48 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TTMX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are TTMX 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 TTMX straddle priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 169.20%), 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 TTMX straddle?: The breakeven for the TTMX straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 TTMX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 48.51%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on TTMX?: Straddles on TTMX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TTMX 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 TTMX implied volatility affect this straddle?: Current TTMX ATM IV is 169.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.