CLBT Straddle Strategy
CLBT (Cellebrite DI Ltd.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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CLBT (Cellebrite DI Ltd.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.02B, a trailing P/E of 41.06, a beta of 1.15 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 11.02-19.98, average daily share volume of 1.8M, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CLBT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.15 places CLBT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 41.06 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.
What is a straddle on CLBT?
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 CLBT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $12.98, ATM IV 55.60%, IV rank 23.17%, expected move 15.94%. The straddle on CLBT 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 CLBT specifically: CLBT IV at 55.60% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CLBT straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 15.94% (roughly $2.07 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 CLBT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CLBT should anchor to the underlying notional of $12.98 per share and to the trader's directional view on CLBT stock.
CLBT straddle setup
The CLBT 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 CLBT near $12.98, the first option leg uses a $12.98 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CLBT 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 CLBT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $12.98 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $12.98 | N/A |
CLBT 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.
CLBT straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on CLBT. 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 CLBT
Straddles on CLBT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CLBT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
CLBT thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CLBT extends from approximately $10.91 on the downside to $15.05 on the upside. A CLBT 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 CLBT IV rank near 23.17% 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 CLBT at 55.60%. As a Technology name, CLBT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CLBT-specific events.
CLBT 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. CLBT positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CLBT alongside the broader basket even when CLBT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CLBT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on CLBT?
- A straddle on CLBT is the straddle strategy applied to CLBT (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 CLBT stock trading near $12.98, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CLBT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CLBT 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 CLBT straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 55.60%), 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 CLBT straddle?
- The breakeven for the CLBT 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 CLBT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 15.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on CLBT?
- Straddles on CLBT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CLBT 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 CLBT implied volatility affect this straddle?
- CLBT ATM IV is at 55.60% with IV rank near 23.17%, 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.