How are GFS 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 GFS strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,205.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GFS strangle?

The breakeven for the GFS strangle priced on this page is roughly $57.95 and $87.05 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 GFS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GFS implied volatility affect this strangle?

GFS ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 41.79%, 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.

GFS Strangle Strategy

GFS (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NASDAQ.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. operates as a semiconductor foundry worldwide. It manufactures integrated circuits, which enable various electronic devices that are pervasive. The company manufactures a range of semiconductor devices, including microprocessors, mobile application processors, baseband processors, network processors, radio frequency modems, microcontrollers, power management units, and microelectromechanical systems, as well as offers mainstream wafer fabrication services and technologies. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Malta, New York.

GFS (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $41.73B, a trailing P/E of 53.50, a beta of 1.71 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 31.51-76.98, average daily share volume of 4.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 13K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GFS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.71 indicates GFS has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 53.50 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple. GFS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on GFS?

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.

Current GFS snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $71.29, ATM IV 60.30%, IV rank 41.79%, expected move 17.29%. The strangle on GFS 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 63-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on GFS specifically: GFS IV at 60.30% 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 17.29% (roughly $12.32 on the underlying). The 63-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GFS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GFS should anchor to the underlying notional of $71.29 per share and to the trader's directional view on GFS stock.

GFS strangle setup

The GFS 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 GFS near $71.29, the first option leg uses a $75.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GFS chain at a 63-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 GFS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$75.00	$5.80
Buy 1	Put	$70.00	$6.25

GFS strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,205.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,205.00
Breakeven(s): $57.95, $87.05
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.

GFS strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on GFS. 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%	+$5,794.00
$15.77	-77.9%	+$4,217.85
$31.53	-55.8%	+$2,641.70
$47.29	-33.7%	+$1,065.55
$63.06	-11.5%	-$510.60
$78.82	+10.6%	-$823.25
$94.58	+32.7%	+$752.90
$110.34	+54.8%	+$2,329.06
$126.10	+76.9%	+$3,905.21
$141.86	+99.0%	+$5,481.36

When traders use strangle on GFS

Strangles on GFS 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 GFS chain.

GFS thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GFS extends from approximately $58.97 on the downside to $83.61 on the upside. A GFS 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 GFS IV rank near 41.79% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on GFS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, GFS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GFS-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on GFS?: A strangle on GFS is the strangle strategy applied to GFS (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 GFS stock trading near $71.29, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GFS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GFS 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 GFS strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,205.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GFS strangle?: The breakeven for the GFS strangle priced on this page is roughly $57.95 and $87.05 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 GFS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on GFS?: Strangles on GFS 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 GFS chain.
How does current GFS implied volatility affect this strangle?: GFS ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 41.79%, 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.