BLSH Straddle Strategy
BLSH (Bullish), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NYSE.
Bullish provides market infrastructure and information services in United States. It operates Bullish Exchange, a digital assets spot and derivatives exchange that integrates a central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. The company also offers CoinDesk Indices, a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries; CoinDesk Data, a comprehensive suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics; and CoinDesk Insights, operates Coindesk.com, a leading digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology. Bullish was founded in 2020 and is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.
BLSH (Bullish) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $6.28B, a beta of -0.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 24.79-118, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2025, approximately 400 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how BLSH stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -0.07 indicates BLSH 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 straddle on BLSH?
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 BLSH snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $36.16, ATM IV 70.12%, IV rank 11.32%, expected move 20.10%. The straddle on BLSH 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 straddle structure on BLSH specifically: BLSH IV at 70.12% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a BLSH straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.10% (roughly $7.27 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 BLSH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BLSH should anchor to the underlying notional of $36.16 per share and to the trader's directional view on BLSH stock.
BLSH straddle setup
The BLSH 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 BLSH near $36.16, the first option leg uses a $36.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BLSH 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 BLSH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $36.00 | $2.73 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $36.00 | $2.81 |
BLSH straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$553.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$551.33
- Breakeven(s)
- $30.47, $41.53
- 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.
BLSH straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on BLSH. 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% | +$3,046.00 |
| $8.00 | -77.9% | +$2,246.59 |
| $16.00 | -55.8% | +$1,447.19 |
| $23.99 | -33.6% | +$647.78 |
| $31.99 | -11.5% | -$151.63 |
| $39.98 | +10.6% | -$154.96 |
| $47.97 | +32.7% | +$644.44 |
| $55.97 | +54.8% | +$1,443.85 |
| $63.96 | +76.9% | +$2,243.26 |
| $71.96 | +99.0% | +$3,042.66 |
When traders use straddle on BLSH
Straddles on BLSH are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy BLSH straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
BLSH thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BLSH extends from approximately $28.89 on the downside to $43.43 on the upside. A BLSH 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 BLSH IV rank near 11.32% 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 BLSH at 70.12%. As a Technology name, BLSH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BLSH-specific events.
BLSH 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. BLSH positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BLSH alongside the broader basket even when BLSH-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current BLSH chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on BLSH?
- A straddle on BLSH is the straddle strategy applied to BLSH (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 BLSH stock trading near $36.16, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BLSH chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BLSH 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 BLSH straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 70.12%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$551.33 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a BLSH straddle?
- The breakeven for the BLSH straddle priced on this page is roughly $30.47 and $41.53 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 BLSH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 20.10%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on BLSH?
- Straddles on BLSH are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy BLSH 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 BLSH implied volatility affect this straddle?
- BLSH ATM IV is at 70.12% with IV rank near 11.32%, 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.