How are HST 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 HST strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 28.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$120.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a HST strangle?

The breakeven for the HST strangle priced on this page is roughly $18.65 and $23.05 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 HST market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.08%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current HST implied volatility affect this strangle?

HST ATM IV is at 28.20% with IV rank near 35.17%, 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.

HST Strangle Strategy

HST (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Hotel & Motel industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 74 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as independent brands. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.

HST (Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Hotel & Motel, with a market capitalization of approximately $14.77B, a trailing P/E of 14.77, a beta of 1.12 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.46-22.39, average daily share volume of 9.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 165 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how HST stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.12 places HST roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. HST pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on HST?

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 HST snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $21.27, ATM IV 28.20%, IV rank 35.17%, expected move 8.08%. The strangle on HST 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 HST specifically: HST IV at 28.20% 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 8.08% (roughly $1.72 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 HST expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HST should anchor to the underlying notional of $21.27 per share and to the trader's directional view on HST stock.

HST strangle setup

The HST 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 HST near $21.27, the first option leg uses a $21.85 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HST 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 HST shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$21.85	$0.70
Buy 1	Put	$19.85	$0.50

HST strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$120.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$120.00
Breakeven(s): $18.65, $23.05
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.

HST strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on HST. 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%	+$1,864.00
$4.71	-77.8%	+$1,393.82
$9.41	-55.7%	+$923.64
$14.12	-33.6%	+$453.46
$18.82	-11.5%	-$16.72
$23.52	+10.6%	+$46.90
$28.22	+32.7%	+$517.09
$32.92	+54.8%	+$987.27
$37.62	+76.9%	+$1,457.45
$42.33	+99.0%	+$1,927.63

When traders use strangle on HST

Strangles on HST 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 HST chain.

HST thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HST extends from approximately $19.55 on the downside to $22.99 on the upside. A HST 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 HST IV rank near 35.17% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on HST should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Real Estate name, HST options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HST-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on HST?: A strangle on HST is the strangle strategy applied to HST (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 HST stock trading near $21.27, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HST chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are HST 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 HST strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 28.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$120.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a HST strangle?: The breakeven for the HST strangle priced on this page is roughly $18.65 and $23.05 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 HST market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.08%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on HST?: Strangles on HST 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 HST chain.
How does current HST implied volatility affect this strangle?: HST ATM IV is at 28.20% with IV rank near 35.17%, 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.