ARBE Straddle Strategy
ARBE (Arbe Robotics Ltd.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Arbe Robotics Ltd., a semiconductor company, provides 4D imaging radar solutions for tier 1 automotive suppliers and automotive manufacturers in Israel and the United States. It offers 4D imaging radar chipset solutions that address the core issues that have caused autonomous vehicle and autopilot accidents, such as detecting stationary objects, identifying vulnerable road users, and eliminating false alarms without radar ambiguities. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
ARBE (Arbe Robotics Ltd.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $123.9M, a beta of 0.98 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 0.552-2.88, average daily share volume of 1.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 138 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ARBE stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.98 places ARBE roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a straddle on ARBE?
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 ARBE snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.04, ATM IV 157.00%, IV rank 49.25%, expected move 45.01%. The straddle on ARBE 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 straddle structure on ARBE specifically: ARBE IV at 157.00% 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 45.01% (roughly $0.47 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 ARBE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ARBE should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.04 per share and to the trader's directional view on ARBE stock.
ARBE straddle setup
The ARBE 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 ARBE near $1.04, the first option leg uses a $1.04 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ARBE 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 ARBE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.04 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $1.04 | N/A |
ARBE 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.
ARBE straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on ARBE. 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 ARBE
Straddles on ARBE are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ARBE straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
ARBE thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ARBE extends from approximately $0.57 on the downside to $1.51 on the upside. A ARBE 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 ARBE IV rank near 49.25% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on ARBE should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, ARBE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ARBE-specific events.
ARBE 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. ARBE positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ARBE alongside the broader basket even when ARBE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ARBE chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on ARBE?
- A straddle on ARBE is the straddle strategy applied to ARBE (stock). 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 ARBE stock trading near $1.04, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ARBE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ARBE 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 ARBE straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 157.00%), 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 ARBE straddle?
- The breakeven for the ARBE straddle 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 ARBE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 45.01%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on ARBE?
- Straddles on ARBE are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ARBE 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 ARBE implied volatility affect this straddle?
- ARBE ATM IV is at 157.00% with IV rank near 49.25%, 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.