BTBT Straddle Strategy
BTBT (Bit Digital, Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Capital Markets industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Bit Digital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the bitcoin mining business. It is also involved in the treasury management activities. The company was formerly known as Golden Bull Limited and changed its name to Bit Digital, Inc. in September 2020. Bit Digital, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
BTBT (Bit Digital, Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Capital Markets, with a market capitalization of approximately $663.0M, a beta of 3.96 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.25-4.55, average daily share volume of 20.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2018, approximately 54 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how BTBT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.96 indicates BTBT has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a straddle on BTBT?
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 BTBT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.81, ATM IV 110.09%, IV rank 21.00%, expected move 31.56%. The straddle on BTBT 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 BTBT specifically: BTBT IV at 110.09% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a BTBT straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 31.56% (roughly $0.57 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 BTBT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BTBT should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.81 per share and to the trader's directional view on BTBT stock.
BTBT straddle setup
The BTBT 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 BTBT near $1.81, the first option leg uses a $1.81 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BTBT 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 BTBT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.81 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $1.81 | N/A |
BTBT 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.
BTBT straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on BTBT. 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 BTBT
Straddles on BTBT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy BTBT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
BTBT thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BTBT extends from approximately $1.24 on the downside to $2.38 on the upside. A BTBT 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 BTBT IV rank near 21.00% 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 BTBT at 110.09%. As a Financial Services name, BTBT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BTBT-specific events.
BTBT 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. BTBT positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BTBT alongside the broader basket even when BTBT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current BTBT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on BTBT?
- A straddle on BTBT is the straddle strategy applied to BTBT (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 BTBT stock trading near $1.81, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BTBT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BTBT 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 BTBT straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 110.09%), 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 BTBT straddle?
- The breakeven for the BTBT 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 BTBT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 31.56%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on BTBT?
- Straddles on BTBT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy BTBT 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 BTBT implied volatility affect this straddle?
- BTBT ATM IV is at 110.09% with IV rank near 21.00%, 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.