DUOT Bull Call Spread Strategy
DUOT (Duos Technologies Group, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (DUOT) is a North American enterprise that conceives, develops, implements, and manages intelligent technology solutions. Their core technological framework includes Centraco, an overarching system for managing enterprise information. Another key platform is Truevue360, an integrated environment crafted for the creation and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. This platform supports machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing, all optimized for real-time applications. Furthermore, Praesidium is utilized to integrate and oversee various image capture devices and sensors, funneling their data into the Centraco software. Among their proprietary applications are the Railcar Inspection Portal, designed for the automated examination of freight and transit trains while in motion.
DUOT (Duos Technologies Group, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $210.0M, a beta of 1.22 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.775-15.28, average daily share volume of 702K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 79 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how DUOT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.22 places DUOT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a bull call spread on DUOT?
A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.
Current DUOT snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $11.80, ATM IV 109.30%, IV rank 49.21%, expected move 31.34%. The bull call spread on DUOT 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 18-day expiry.
Why this bull call spread structure on DUOT specifically: DUOT IV at 109.30% 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 31.34% (roughly $3.70 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DUOT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DUOT should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.80 per share and to the trader's directional view on DUOT stock.
DUOT bull call spread setup
The DUOT bull call spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With DUOT near $11.80, the first option leg uses a $11.80 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DUOT chain at a 18-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 DUOT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $11.80 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Call | $12.39 | N/A |
DUOT bull call spread 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
Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit.
DUOT bull call spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on DUOT. 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 bull call spread on DUOT
Bull call spreads on DUOT reduce the cost of a bullish DUOT stock position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
DUOT thesis for this bull call spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DUOT extends from approximately $8.10 on the downside to $15.50 on the upside. A DUOT bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on DUOT, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current DUOT IV rank near 49.21% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bull call spread thesis on DUOT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, DUOT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DUOT-specific events.
DUOT bull call spread positions are structurally moderately bullish; 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. DUOT positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DUOT alongside the broader basket even when DUOT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on DUOT are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current DUOT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bull call spread on DUOT?
- A bull call spread on DUOT is the bull call spread strategy applied to DUOT (stock). The strategy is structurally moderately bullish: A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With DUOT stock trading near $11.80, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DUOT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DUOT bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the DUOT bull call spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 109.30%), 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 DUOT bull call spread?
- The breakeven for the DUOT bull call spread 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 DUOT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 31.34%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a bull call spread on DUOT?
- Bull call spreads on DUOT reduce the cost of a bullish DUOT stock position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
- How does current DUOT implied volatility affect this bull call spread?
- DUOT ATM IV is at 109.30% with IV rank near 49.21%, 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.