How are CRUS strangle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the CRUS strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 33.60%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$572.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a CRUS strangle?

The breakeven for the CRUS strangle priced on this page is roughly $109.28 and $130.73 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 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 CRUS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.63%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current CRUS implied volatility affect this strangle?

CRUS ATM IV is at 33.60% with IV rank near 9.09%, 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.

CRUS Strangle Strategy

CRUS (Cirrus Logic, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS) is a semiconductor design firm that doesn't operate its own manufacturing plants. It specializes in crafting energy-efficient and highly accurate mixed-signal processing solutions for a worldwide customer base. The company's offerings for portable electronics include various audio components: integrated circuits known as codecs (which combine analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters), advanced "smart codecs" that feature built-in digital signal processors (DSPs), powerful amplifiers, and standalone DSPs. Their proprietary SoundClear technology, a suite of tools, software, and algorithms, further elevates the user experience by delivering features such as increased volume, high-fidelity sound reproduction, superior voice capture, hearing assistance, and active noise cancellation. These audio technologies are integrated into a wide array of devices, including smartphones, tablets, wireless headphones, laptops, augmented/virtual reality headsets, home cinema systems, in-car entertainment, and professional audio setups. Additionally, Cirrus Logic supplies high-performance mixed-signal products beyond the audio domain.

CRUS (Cirrus Logic, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $6.15B, a trailing P/E of 14.31, a beta of 1.18 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 107.39-180.42, average daily share volume of 656K, a public-listing history dating back to 1989, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CRUS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.18 places CRUS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a strangle on CRUS?

A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.

CRUS snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $120.90, ATM IV 33.60%, IV rank 9.09%, expected move 9.63%. The strangle on CRUS below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on CRUS specifically: CRUS IV at 33.60% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CRUS strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.63% (roughly $11.65 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CRUS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CRUS should anchor to the underlying notional of $120.90 per share and to the trader's directional view on CRUS stock.

CRUS strangle setup

The CRUS strangle below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With CRUS at $120.90 on that close, the first option leg uses a $125.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CRUS chain at a 35-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 CRUS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$125.00	$3.45
Buy 1	Put	$115.00	$2.28

CRUS strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$572.50
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$572.50
Breakeven(s): $109.28, $130.73
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.

CRUS strangle payoff curve

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

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$10,926.50
$26.74	-77.9%	+$8,253.44
$53.47	-55.8%	+$5,580.39
$80.20	-33.7%	+$2,907.33
$106.93	-11.6%	+$234.28
$133.66	+10.6%	+$293.78
$160.39	+32.7%	+$2,966.83
$187.12	+54.8%	+$5,639.89
$213.85	+76.9%	+$8,312.94
$240.58	+99.0%	+$10,986.00

When traders use strangle on CRUS

Strangles on CRUS are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the CRUS chain.

CRUS thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CRUS extends from approximately $109.25 on the downside to $132.55 on the upside. A CRUS long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current CRUS IV rank near 9.09% 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 CRUS at 33.60%. As a Technology name, CRUS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CRUS-specific events.

CRUS strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); 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. CRUS positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CRUS alongside the broader basket even when CRUS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CRUS chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on CRUS?: A strangle on CRUS is the strangle strategy applied to CRUS (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With CRUS stock at $120.90 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CRUS chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are CRUS strangle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the CRUS strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 33.60%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$572.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a CRUS strangle?: The breakeven for the CRUS strangle priced on this page is roughly $109.28 and $130.73 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 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 CRUS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.63%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on CRUS?: Strangles on CRUS are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the CRUS chain.
How does current CRUS implied volatility affect this strangle?: CRUS ATM IV is at 33.60% with IV rank near 9.09%, 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.