CMAG Straddle Strategy

CMAG (Corgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Mag 7 ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.

CMAG seeks capital appreciation through concentrated exposure to the seven mega-capitalization companies known as the Magnificent Seven: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla. The market cap-weighted portfolio consists of US-listed common stocks. The actively managed fund may also obtain exposure through economically similar instruments, including depositary receipts and derivatives, such as swap agreements and forward contracts, to manage cash flows or facilitate portfolio transitions. CMAG may treat an issuer's successor following reorganization, merger, name change, or similar corporate action as the applicable Magnificent Seven company. The fund may hold cash, cash equivalents, or short-term US Treasuries for liquidity and portfolio management.

CMAG (Corgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Mag 7 ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.0M, a beta of 2.41 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 23.06-27.88, average daily share volume of 9K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how CMAG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.41 indicates CMAG 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 CMAG?

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.

CMAG snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $26.77, ATM IV 37.60%, expected move 10.78%. The straddle on CMAG below is built from the end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 17-day expiry.

Why this straddle structure on CMAG specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for CMAG is inferred from ATM IV at 37.60% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.78% (roughly $2.89 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CMAG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CMAG should anchor to the underlying notional of $26.77 per share and to the trader's directional view on CMAG stock.

CMAG straddle setup

The CMAG 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 CMAG at $26.77 on that close, the first option leg uses a $26.77 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CMAG chain at a 17-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 CMAG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$26.77	N/A
Buy 1	Put	$26.77	N/A

CMAG 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.

CMAG straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on CMAG. 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 CMAG

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

CMAG thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CMAG extends from approximately $23.88 on the downside to $29.66 on the upside. A CMAG 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. As a Financial Services name, CMAG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CMAG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on CMAG?: A straddle on CMAG is the straddle strategy applied to CMAG (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 CMAG stock at $26.77 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CMAG chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are CMAG 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 CMAG straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 37.60%), 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 CMAG straddle?: The breakeven for the CMAG straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The CMAG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 10.78%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on CMAG?: Straddles on CMAG are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CMAG 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 CMAG implied volatility affect this straddle?: Current CMAG ATM IV is 37.60%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.