CPSH Straddle Strategy
CPSH (CPS Technologies Corporation), in the Technology sector, (Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry), listed on NASDAQ.
CPS Technologies Corporation produces and sells advanced material solutions to the transportation, automotive, energy, computing/internet, telecommunication, aerospace, defense, and oil and gas markets. It primarily offers metal matrix composites that are a combination of metal and ceramic, such as baseplates for various applications, including motor controllers used in electric trains, subway cars, wind turbines, and hybrid and electric vehicles; hermetic packages for use in radar, satellite, and avionics applications; baseplates and housings used in modules built with wide band gap semiconductors; and lids and heatspreaders used with integrated circuits for use in internet switches and routers. The company also assembles housings and packages for hybrid circuits. It primarily sells its products to microelectronics systems companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was formerly known as Ceramics Process Systems Corporation and changed its name to CPS Technologies Corporation in March 2007. CPS Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Norton, Massachusetts.
CPSH (CPS Technologies Corporation) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Hardware, Equipment & Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $73.4M, a trailing P/E of 2,859.23, a beta of 1.78 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.75-6.85, average daily share volume of 252K, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 92 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CPSH stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.78 indicates CPSH has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 2,859.23 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 CPSH?
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 CPSH snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $4.63, ATM IV 105.90%, IV rank 30.74%, expected move 30.36%. The straddle on CPSH 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 CPSH specifically: CPSH IV at 105.90% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 30.36% (roughly $1.41 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 CPSH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CPSH should anchor to the underlying notional of $4.63 per share and to the trader's directional view on CPSH stock.
CPSH straddle setup
The CPSH 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 CPSH near $4.63, the first option leg uses a $4.63 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CPSH 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 CPSH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $4.63 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $4.63 | N/A |
CPSH 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.
CPSH straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on CPSH. 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 CPSH
Straddles on CPSH are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CPSH straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
CPSH thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CPSH extends from approximately $3.22 on the downside to $6.04 on the upside. A CPSH 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 CPSH IV rank near 30.74% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on CPSH should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, CPSH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CPSH-specific events.
CPSH 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. CPSH positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CPSH alongside the broader basket even when CPSH-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CPSH chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on CPSH?
- A straddle on CPSH is the straddle strategy applied to CPSH (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 CPSH stock trading near $4.63, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CPSH chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CPSH 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 CPSH straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 105.90%), 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 CPSH straddle?
- The breakeven for the CPSH 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 CPSH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 30.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on CPSH?
- Straddles on CPSH are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy CPSH 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 CPSH implied volatility affect this straddle?
- CPSH ATM IV is at 105.90% with IV rank near 30.74%, 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.