How are ATR 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 ATR straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$761.30 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a ATR straddle?

The breakeven for the ATR straddle priced on this page is roughly $106.98 and $123.03 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 ATR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current ATR implied volatility affect this straddle?

ATR ATM IV is at 26.50% with IV rank near 8.51%, 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.

ATR Straddle Strategy

ATR (AptarGroup, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry), listed on NYSE.

AptarGroup, Inc. provides a range of dispensing, sealing, and material science solutions primarily for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectable, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through three segments: Pharma, Beauty + Home, and Food + Beverage. The Pharma segment provides pumps for nasal allergy treatments; and metered dose inhaler valves for respiratory ailments, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in pharmaceutical market; elastomer for injectable primary packaging components; and active material science solutions. The Beauty + Home segment primarily sells pumps, closures, aerosol valves, accessories, and sealing solutions to the personal care and home care markets; and pumps and decorative components to the beauty market. The Food + Beverage segment offers dispensing and non-dispensing closures, elastomeric flow control components, spray pumps, and aerosol valves to the food and beverage markets. It sells its products through own sales force, as well as independent representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

ATR (AptarGroup, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Instruments & Supplies, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.52B, a trailing P/E of 19.53, a beta of 0.42 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 103.23-164.28, average daily share volume of 513K, a public-listing history dating back to 1993, approximately 13K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ATR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.42 indicates ATR has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. ATR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a straddle on ATR?

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 ATR snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $114.83, ATM IV 26.50%, IV rank 8.51%, expected move 7.60%. The straddle on ATR 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 ATR specifically: ATR IV at 26.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ATR straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.60% (roughly $8.72 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 ATR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ATR should anchor to the underlying notional of $114.83 per share and to the trader's directional view on ATR stock.

ATR straddle setup

The ATR 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 ATR near $114.83, the first option leg uses a $115.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ATR 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 ATR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$115.00	$4.60
Buy 1	Put	$115.00	$3.43

ATR straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$802.50
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$761.30
Breakeven(s): $106.98, $123.03
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

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.

ATR straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on ATR. 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%	+$10,696.50
$25.40	-77.9%	+$8,157.66
$50.79	-55.8%	+$5,618.81
$76.18	-33.7%	+$3,079.97
$101.56	-11.6%	+$541.12
$126.95	+10.6%	+$392.72
$152.34	+32.7%	+$2,931.57
$177.73	+54.8%	+$5,470.41
$203.12	+76.9%	+$8,009.25
$228.51	+99.0%	+$10,548.10

When traders use straddle on ATR

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

ATR thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ATR extends from approximately $106.11 on the downside to $123.55 on the upside. A ATR 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 ATR IV rank near 8.51% 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 ATR at 26.50%. As a Healthcare name, ATR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ATR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on ATR?: A straddle on ATR is the straddle strategy applied to ATR (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 ATR stock trading near $114.83, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ATR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are ATR 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 ATR straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 26.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$761.30 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a ATR straddle?: The breakeven for the ATR straddle priced on this page is roughly $106.98 and $123.03 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 ATR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on ATR?: Straddles on ATR are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ATR 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 ATR implied volatility affect this straddle?: ATR ATM IV is at 26.50% with IV rank near 8.51%, 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.