How are ABG 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 ABG strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$830.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a ABG strangle?

The breakeven for the ABG strangle priced on this page is roughly $161.70 and $198.30 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 ABG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.12%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current ABG implied volatility affect this strangle?

ABG ATM IV is at 35.30% with IV rank near 31.49%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

ABG Strangle Strategy

ABG (Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Auto - Dealerships industry), listed on NYSE.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, and collision repair services. The company also provides finance and insurance products, including arranging vehicle financing through third parties; and aftermarket products, such as extended service contracts, guaranteed asset protection debt cancellation, prepaid maintenance, and credit life and disability insurance. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated 205 new vehicle franchises representing 31 brands of automobiles at 155 dealership locations; and 35 collision centers in the United States. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

ABG (Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Auto - Dealerships, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.59B, a trailing P/E of 8.98, a beta of 0.78 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 184.61-274.5, average daily share volume of 258K, a public-listing history dating back to 2002, approximately 15K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ABG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.78 places ABG roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 8.98 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.

What is a strangle on ABG?

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 ABG snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $181.06, ATM IV 35.30%, IV rank 31.49%, expected move 10.12%. The strangle on ABG 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 ABG specifically: ABG IV at 35.30% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.12% (roughly $18.32 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 ABG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ABG should anchor to the underlying notional of $181.06 per share and to the trader's directional view on ABG stock.

ABG strangle setup

The ABG 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 ABG near $181.06, the first option leg uses a $190.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ABG 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 ABG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$190.00	$4.45
Buy 1	Put	$170.00	$3.85

ABG strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$830.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$830.00
Breakeven(s): $161.70, $198.30
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.

ABG strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on ABG. 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%	+$16,169.00
$40.04	-77.9%	+$12,165.77
$80.07	-55.8%	+$8,162.55
$120.11	-33.7%	+$4,159.32
$160.14	-11.6%	+$156.10
$200.17	+10.6%	+$187.13
$240.20	+32.7%	+$4,190.36
$280.24	+54.8%	+$8,193.58
$320.27	+76.9%	+$12,196.81
$360.30	+99.0%	+$16,200.04

When traders use strangle on ABG

Strangles on ABG 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 ABG chain.

ABG thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ABG extends from approximately $162.74 on the downside to $199.38 on the upside. A ABG 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 ABG IV rank near 31.49% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on ABG should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Consumer Cyclical name, ABG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ABG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on ABG?: A strangle on ABG is the strangle strategy applied to ABG (stock). 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 ABG stock trading near $181.06, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ABG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are ABG 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 ABG strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$830.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a ABG strangle?: The breakeven for the ABG strangle priced on this page is roughly $161.70 and $198.30 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 ABG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.12%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on ABG?: Strangles on ABG 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 ABG chain.
How does current ABG implied volatility affect this strangle?: ABG ATM IV is at 35.30% with IV rank near 31.49%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.