How are ACMR 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 ACMR strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 83.51%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$885.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a ACMR strangle?

The breakeven for the ACMR strangle priced on this page is roughly $51.15 and $75.85 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 ACMR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 23.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current ACMR implied volatility affect this strangle?

ACMR ATM IV is at 83.51% with IV rank near 60.33%, 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.

ACMR Strangle Strategy

ACMR (ACM Research, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NASDAQ.

ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the Ultra C brand name through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

ACMR (ACM Research, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.29B, a trailing P/E of 46.82, a beta of 1.82 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.873-71.65, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ACMR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.82 indicates ACMR has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 46.82 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.

What is a strangle on ACMR?

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 ACMR snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $63.48, ATM IV 83.51%, IV rank 60.33%, expected move 23.94%. The strangle on ACMR 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 28-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on ACMR specifically: ACMR IV at 83.51% 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 23.94% (roughly $15.20 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ACMR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ACMR should anchor to the underlying notional of $63.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on ACMR stock.

ACMR strangle setup

The ACMR 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 ACMR near $63.48, the first option leg uses a $67.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ACMR chain at a 28-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 ACMR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$67.00	$4.65
Buy 1	Put	$60.00	$4.20

ACMR strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$885.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$885.00
Breakeven(s): $51.15, $75.85
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.

ACMR strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on ACMR. 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%	+$5,114.00
$14.04	-77.9%	+$3,710.53
$28.08	-55.8%	+$2,307.07
$42.11	-33.7%	+$903.60
$56.15	-11.5%	-$499.87
$70.18	+10.6%	-$566.66
$84.22	+32.7%	+$836.80
$98.25	+54.8%	+$2,240.27
$112.29	+76.9%	+$3,643.74
$126.32	+99.0%	+$5,047.21

When traders use strangle on ACMR

Strangles on ACMR 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 ACMR chain.

ACMR thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ACMR extends from approximately $48.28 on the downside to $78.68 on the upside. A ACMR 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 ACMR IV rank near 60.33% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on ACMR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, ACMR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ACMR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on ACMR?: A strangle on ACMR is the strangle strategy applied to ACMR (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 ACMR stock trading near $63.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ACMR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are ACMR 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 ACMR strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 83.51%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$885.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a ACMR strangle?: The breakeven for the ACMR strangle priced on this page is roughly $51.15 and $75.85 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 ACMR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 23.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on ACMR?: Strangles on ACMR 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 ACMR chain.
How does current ACMR implied volatility affect this strangle?: ACMR ATM IV is at 83.51% with IV rank near 60.33%, 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.