DUOT Strangle 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 $275.3M, a beta of 1.34 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.775-15.28, average daily share volume of 716K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 37 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 1.34 indicates DUOT 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 strangle on DUOT?
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.
DUOT snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $9.23, ATM IV 95.80%, IV rank 17.30%, expected move 27.46%. The strangle on DUOT 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 35-day expiry.
Why this strangle structure on DUOT specifically: DUOT IV at 95.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a DUOT strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 27.46% (roughly $2.54 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 DUOT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DUOT should anchor to the underlying notional of $9.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on DUOT stock.
DUOT strangle setup
The DUOT strangle 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 at $9.23 on that close, the first option leg uses a $9.69 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 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 DUOT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $9.69 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $8.77 | N/A |
DUOT strangle 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 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.
DUOT strangle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle 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 strangle on DUOT
Strangles on DUOT 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 DUOT chain.
DUOT thesis for this strangle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DUOT extends from approximately $6.69 on the downside to $11.77 on the upside. A DUOT 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 DUOT IV rank near 17.30% 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 DUOT at 95.80%. 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 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. 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. Always rebuild the position from current DUOT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a strangle on DUOT?
- A strangle on DUOT is the strangle strategy applied to DUOT (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 DUOT stock at $9.23 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DUOT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DUOT 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 DUOT strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 95.80%), 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 strangle?
- The breakeven for the DUOT strangle 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 DUOT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 27.46%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a strangle on DUOT?
- Strangles on DUOT 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 DUOT chain.
- How does current DUOT implied volatility affect this strangle?
- DUOT ATM IV is at 95.80% with IV rank near 17.30%, 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.