CBUS Iron Condor Strategy
CBUS (Cibus, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Cibus, Inc., a agricultural technology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. The company is based in San Diego, California.
CBUS (Cibus, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $66.2M, a beta of 1.66 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.09-4.191, average daily share volume of 635K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 157 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CBUS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.66 indicates CBUS 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 iron condor on CBUS?
An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes.
Current CBUS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.31, ATM IV 303.90%, IV rank 61.03%, expected move 87.13%. The iron condor on CBUS 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 iron condor structure on CBUS specifically: CBUS IV at 303.90% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a CBUS iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 87.13% (roughly $1.14 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 CBUS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CBUS should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.31 per share and to the trader's directional view on CBUS stock.
CBUS iron condor setup
The CBUS iron condor below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With CBUS near $1.31, the first option leg uses a $1.38 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CBUS 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 CBUS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $1.38 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.44 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $1.24 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $1.18 | N/A |
CBUS iron condor 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 equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit.
CBUS iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on CBUS. 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 iron condor on CBUS
Iron condors on CBUS are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CBUS stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
CBUS thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CBUS extends from approximately $0.17 on the downside to $2.45 on the upside. A CBUS iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when CBUS stays inside the inner short strikes through expiration; the wing width should reflect the trader's tolerance for the maximum loss scenario where the underlying breaches an outer strike. Current CBUS IV rank near 61.03% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on CBUS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, CBUS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CBUS-specific events.
CBUS iron condor positions are structurally neutral / range-bound; 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. CBUS positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CBUS alongside the broader basket even when CBUS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on CBUS carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical CBUS earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current CBUS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on CBUS?
- A iron condor on CBUS is the iron condor strategy applied to CBUS (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / range-bound: An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes. With CBUS stock trading near $1.31, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CBUS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CBUS iron condor max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit. For the CBUS iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 303.90%), 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 CBUS iron condor?
- The breakeven for the CBUS iron condor 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 CBUS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 87.13%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a iron condor on CBUS?
- Iron condors on CBUS are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CBUS stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current CBUS implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- CBUS ATM IV is at 303.90% with IV rank near 61.03%, 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.