AMPG Collar Strategy
AMPG (AmpliTech Group, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Communication Equipment industry), listed on NASDAQ.
AmpliTech Group, Inc. designs, engineers, and assembles micro-wave component-based amplifiers. The company's products include radio frequency (RF) amplifiers and related subsystems, such as low noise amplifiers for use in receivers of various communication systems comprising Wi-Fi, radar, satellite, base station, cell phone, radio, etc.; and medium power amplifiers that provide enhanced output power and gain in transceiver chains. It also provides specialty microwave block downconverters used as a test device on satellite access point antennas; specialty microwave 1:2 Tx protection switch panels that is used in satellite communication earth stations; desktop/benchtop and compact wideband power amplifiers; and waveguide to coaxial adapters for SATCOM and satellite internet gateway systems. In addition, the company offers cryogenic amplifiers for quantum computing, medical, RF imaging, research and development, space communications, accelerators, radiometry, and telephony applications; and cryogenic and non-cryogenic 4g/5g small cell subsystems for high-speed networks and airline Wi-Fi systems. Further, it provides custom assembly designs and non-recurring engineering services on a project-by-project basis, as well as IC packaging and lids products. The company serves aerospace, government, defense, commercial satellite, and wireless industries through sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.
AMPG (AmpliTech Group, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Communication Equipment, with a market capitalization of approximately $52.1M, a beta of -0.57 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.64-4.89, average daily share volume of 558K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 47 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AMPG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -0.57 indicates AMPG 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 collar on AMPG?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
Current AMPG snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.90, ATM IV 90.70%, IV rank 20.31%, expected move 26.00%. The collar on AMPG 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 collar structure on AMPG specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed AMPG IV at 90.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 26.00% (roughly $0.75 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 AMPG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AMPG should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.90 per share and to the trader's directional view on AMPG stock.
AMPG collar setup
The AMPG collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AMPG near $2.90, the first option leg uses a $3.05 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AMPG 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 AMPG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $2.90 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $3.05 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $2.76 | N/A |
AMPG collar 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
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
AMPG collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AMPG. 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 collar on AMPG
Collars on AMPG hedge an existing long AMPG stock position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
AMPG thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AMPG extends from approximately $2.15 on the downside to $3.65 on the upside. A AMPG collar hedges an existing long AMPG position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current AMPG IV rank near 20.31% 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 AMPG at 90.70%. As a Technology name, AMPG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AMPG-specific events.
AMPG collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); 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. AMPG positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AMPG alongside the broader basket even when AMPG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AMPG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on AMPG?
- A collar on AMPG is the collar strategy applied to AMPG (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With AMPG stock trading near $2.90, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AMPG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AMPG collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the AMPG collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 90.70%), 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 AMPG collar?
- The breakeven for the AMPG collar priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 AMPG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 26.00%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on AMPG?
- Collars on AMPG hedge an existing long AMPG stock position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current AMPG implied volatility affect this collar?
- AMPG ATM IV is at 90.70% with IV rank near 20.31%, 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.