ITT Straddle Strategy
ITT (ITT Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Industrial - Machinery industry), listed on NYSE.
ITT Inc. manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect & Control Technologies. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components; and sealing technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, trucks, light- and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and trains. The Industrial Process segment designs and manufactures industrial pumps, valves, and plant optimization and remote monitoring systems and services; and centrifugal and twin screw positive displacement pumps, as well as aftermarket solutions, such as replacement parts and services. It serves various customers in industries, such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets. The Connect & Control Technologies segment designs and manufactures a range of engineered connectors and specialized control components for critical applications supporting various markets, including aerospace and defense, industrial, transportation, medical, and energy.
ITT (ITT Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Industrial - Machinery, with a market capitalization of approximately $18.18B, a trailing P/E of 38.76, a beta of 1.32 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 145.41-225.26, average daily share volume of 913K, a public-listing history dating back to 1995, approximately 12K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ITT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.32 indicates ITT 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 38.76 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. ITT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a straddle on ITT?
A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.
Current ITT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $195.25, ATM IV 30.90%, IV rank 38.01%, expected move 8.86%. The straddle on ITT 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 straddle structure on ITT specifically: ITT IV at 30.90% 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 8.86% (roughly $17.30 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 ITT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ITT should anchor to the underlying notional of $195.25 per share and to the trader's directional view on ITT stock.
ITT straddle setup
The ITT straddle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With ITT near $195.25, 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 ITT 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 ITT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $195.00 | $7.75 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $195.00 | $6.80 |
ITT straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$1,455.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$1,382.39
- Breakeven(s)
- $180.45, $209.55
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.
ITT straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on ITT. 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% | +$18,044.00 |
| $43.18 | -77.9% | +$13,727.03 |
| $86.35 | -55.8% | +$9,410.05 |
| $129.52 | -33.7% | +$5,093.08 |
| $172.69 | -11.6% | +$776.10 |
| $215.86 | +10.6% | +$630.87 |
| $259.03 | +32.7% | +$4,947.85 |
| $302.20 | +54.8% | +$9,264.82 |
| $345.37 | +76.9% | +$13,581.80 |
| $388.54 | +99.0% | +$17,898.77 |
When traders use straddle on ITT
Straddles on ITT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ITT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
ITT thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ITT extends from approximately $177.95 on the downside to $212.55 on the upside. A ITT long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. Current ITT IV rank near 38.01% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on ITT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, ITT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ITT-specific events.
ITT straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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. ITT positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ITT alongside the broader basket even when ITT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ITT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on ITT?
- A straddle on ITT is the straddle strategy applied to ITT (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With ITT stock trading near $195.25, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ITT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ITT straddle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the ITT straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 30.90%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,382.39 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ITT straddle?
- The breakeven for the ITT straddle priced on this page is roughly $180.45 and $209.55 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 ITT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.86%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on ITT?
- Straddles on ITT are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ITT straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
- How does current ITT implied volatility affect this straddle?
- ITT ATM IV is at 30.90% with IV rank near 38.01%, 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.