GVA Iron Condor Strategy

GVA (Granite Construction Incorporated), in the Industrials sector, (Engineering & Construction industry), listed on NYSE.

Granite Construction Incorporated operates as an infrastructure contractor and a construction materials producer in the United States. It operates through two segments, Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public. It also focuses on water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies. The company also constructs various complex projects, including infrastructure/site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar, and power projects. The Materials segment is involved in the production of aggregates and asphalt for internal use, as well as for sale to third parties.

GVA (Granite Construction Incorporated) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Engineering & Construction, with a market capitalization of approximately $6.26B, a trailing P/E of 33.68, a beta of 1.35 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 84.45-145, average daily share volume of 617K, a public-listing history dating back to 1990, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GVA stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.35 indicates GVA has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. GVA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on GVA?

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 GVA snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $138.57, ATM IV 29.70%, IV rank 35.46%, expected move 8.51%. The iron condor on GVA 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 34-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on GVA specifically: GVA IV at 29.70% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a GVA iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 8.51% (roughly $11.80 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GVA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GVA should anchor to the underlying notional of $138.57 per share and to the trader's directional view on GVA stock.

GVA iron condor setup

The GVA 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 GVA near $138.57, the first option leg uses a $145.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GVA chain at a 34-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 GVA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Call$145.00$2.58
Buy 1Call$150.00$0.98
Sell 1Put$130.00$1.45
Buy 1Put$125.00$1.08

GVA iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$197.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$197.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$302.50
Breakeven(s)
$128.03, $146.98
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.653

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.

GVA iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on GVA. 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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$302.50
$30.65-77.9%-$302.50
$61.28-55.8%-$302.50
$91.92-33.7%-$302.50
$122.56-11.6%-$302.50
$153.20+10.6%-$302.50
$183.83+32.7%-$302.50
$214.47+54.8%-$302.50
$245.11+76.9%-$302.50
$275.75+99.0%-$302.50

When traders use iron condor on GVA

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

GVA thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GVA extends from approximately $126.77 on the downside to $150.37 on the upside. A GVA iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when GVA 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 GVA IV rank near 35.46% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on GVA should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, GVA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GVA-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on GVA?
A iron condor on GVA is the iron condor strategy applied to GVA (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 GVA stock trading near $138.57, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GVA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GVA 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 GVA iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.70%), the computed maximum profit is $197.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$302.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GVA iron condor?
The breakeven for the GVA iron condor priced on this page is roughly $128.03 and $146.98 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 GVA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.51%; 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 GVA?
Iron condors on GVA are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if GVA stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current GVA implied volatility affect this iron condor?
GVA ATM IV is at 29.70% with IV rank near 35.46%, 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.

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