How are EXPD 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 EXPD strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$347.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a EXPD strangle?

The breakeven for the EXPD strangle priced on this page is roughly $171.53 and $198.48 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 EXPD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 6.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current EXPD implied volatility affect this strangle?

EXPD ATM IV is at 22.20% with IV rank near 17.65%, 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.

EXPD Strangle Strategy

EXPD (Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Integrated Freight & Logistics industry), listed on NYSE.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. functions as a prominent global logistics and supply chain management enterprise. With a vast operational footprint spanning the Americas, North and South Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, the company delivers an extensive portfolio of services to its clients. Their core transportation offerings include comprehensive air freight solutions, encompassing both consolidation and forwarding, alongside diverse ocean freight services ranging from consolidated cargo to direct vessel bookings, complemented by efficient order management. Beyond mere transport, Expeditors provides crucial ancillary services such as customs brokerage and clearance, intra-continental ground delivery, and warehousing and distribution. The company's advanced supply chain capabilities feature meticulous purchase order oversight, vendor consolidation, guaranteed time-critical transportation, temperature-controlled shipping environments, cargo insurance, and sophisticated cargo monitoring and tracking systems. Moreover, they offer strategic advisory services for supply chain optimization, trade compliance, general business consulting, and enhanced cargo security protocols.

EXPD (Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Integrated Freight & Logistics, with a market capitalization of approximately $24.13B, a trailing P/E of 26.54, a beta of 1.05 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 112.95-187.74, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 1984, approximately 20K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EXPD stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.05 places EXPD roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. EXPD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on EXPD?

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.

EXPD snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $186.40, ATM IV 22.20%, IV rank 17.65%, expected move 6.36%. The strangle on EXPD 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 EXPD specifically: EXPD IV at 22.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a EXPD strangle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.36% (roughly $11.86 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 EXPD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EXPD should anchor to the underlying notional of $186.40 per share and to the trader's directional view on EXPD stock.

EXPD strangle setup

The EXPD 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 EXPD at $186.40 on that close, the first option leg uses a $195.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EXPD 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 EXPD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$195.00	$2.03
Buy 1	Put	$175.00	$1.45

EXPD strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$347.50
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$347.50
Breakeven(s): $171.53, $198.48
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.

EXPD strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on EXPD. 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%	+$17,151.50
$41.22	-77.9%	+$13,030.20
$82.44	-55.8%	+$8,908.91
$123.65	-33.7%	+$4,787.61
$164.86	-11.6%	+$666.31
$206.07	+10.6%	+$759.98
$247.29	+32.7%	+$4,881.28
$288.50	+54.8%	+$9,002.58
$329.71	+76.9%	+$13,123.87
$370.93	+99.0%	+$17,245.17

When traders use strangle on EXPD

Strangles on EXPD 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 EXPD chain.

EXPD thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EXPD extends from approximately $174.54 on the downside to $198.26 on the upside. A EXPD 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 EXPD IV rank near 17.65% 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 EXPD at 22.20%. As a Industrials name, EXPD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EXPD-specific events.

EXPD 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. EXPD positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EXPD alongside the broader basket even when EXPD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current EXPD chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on EXPD?: A strangle on EXPD is the strangle strategy applied to EXPD (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 EXPD stock at $186.40 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EXPD chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are EXPD 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 EXPD strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$347.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a EXPD strangle?: The breakeven for the EXPD strangle priced on this page is roughly $171.53 and $198.48 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 EXPD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 6.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on EXPD?: Strangles on EXPD 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 EXPD chain.
How does current EXPD implied volatility affect this strangle?: EXPD ATM IV is at 22.20% with IV rank near 17.65%, 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.