How are CRWD 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 CRWD iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 57.72%), the computed maximum profit is $1,900.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,600.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a CRWD iron condor?

The breakeven for the CRWD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $546.00 and $644.00 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 CRWD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 16.55%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current CRWD implied volatility affect this iron condor?

CRWD ATM IV is at 57.72% with IV rank near 74.30%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

CRWD Iron Condor Strategy

CRWD (CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-delivered protection across endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data. It offers threat intelligence, managed security services, IT operations management, threat hunting, Zero Trust identity protection, and log management. The company primarily sells subscriptions to its Falcon platform and cloud modules through its direct sales team that leverages its network of channel partners. It serves customers worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

CRWD (CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $142.68B, a beta of 1.06 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 342.72-568.37, average daily share volume of 4.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 2019, approximately 10K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CRWD stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.06 places CRWD roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a iron condor on CRWD?

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 CRWD snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $595.49, ATM IV 57.72%, IV rank 74.30%, expected move 16.55%. The iron condor on CRWD 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 28-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on CRWD specifically: CRWD IV at 57.72% is rich versus its 1-year range, which favors premium-selling structures like a CRWD iron condor, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 16.55% (roughly $98.55 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CRWD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CRWD should anchor to the underlying notional of $595.49 per share and to the trader's directional view on CRWD stock.

CRWD iron condor setup

The CRWD 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 CRWD near $595.49, the first option leg uses a $625.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CRWD chain at a 28-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 CRWD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$625.00	$27.08
Buy 1	Call	$660.00	$16.95
Sell 1	Put	$565.00	$22.95
Buy 1	Put	$535.00	$14.08

CRWD iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$1,900.00
Max Profit (per contract): $1,900.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,600.00
Breakeven(s): $546.00, $644.00
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.187

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.

CRWD iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on CRWD. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$1,100.00
$131.68	-77.9%	-$1,100.00
$263.34	-55.8%	-$1,100.00
$395.01	-33.7%	-$1,100.00
$526.67	-11.6%	-$1,100.00
$658.34	+10.6%	-$1,433.51
$790.00	+32.7%	-$1,600.00
$921.67	+54.8%	-$1,600.00
$1,053.33	+76.9%	-$1,600.00
$1,185.00	+99.0%	-$1,600.00

When traders use iron condor on CRWD

Iron condors on CRWD are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CRWD stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.

CRWD thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CRWD extends from approximately $496.94 on the downside to $694.04 on the upside. A CRWD iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when CRWD 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 CRWD IV rank near 74.30% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on CRWD at 57.72%. As a Technology name, CRWD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CRWD-specific events.

CRWD 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. CRWD positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CRWD alongside the broader basket even when CRWD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on CRWD carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical CRWD earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current CRWD chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on CRWD?: A iron condor on CRWD is the iron condor strategy applied to CRWD (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 CRWD stock trading near $595.49, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CRWD chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are CRWD 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 CRWD iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 57.72%), the computed maximum profit is $1,900.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,600.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a CRWD iron condor?: The breakeven for the CRWD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $546.00 and $644.00 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 CRWD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 16.55%; 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 CRWD?: Iron condors on CRWD are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if CRWD stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current CRWD implied volatility affect this iron condor?: CRWD ATM IV is at 57.72% with IV rank near 74.30%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.