LOOP Straddle Strategy

LOOP (Loop Industries, Inc.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Chemicals - Specialty industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Loop Industries, Inc., a technology company, focuses on depolymerizing waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and polyester fibers into base building blocks. It polymerized monomers into virgin-quality PET resins for use in food-grade plastic packaging, such as plastic bottles for water and carbonated soft drinks, and containers for food and other consumer products; and polyester fibers, including textiles, clothing, and apparel. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Terrebonne, Canada.

LOOP (Loop Industries, Inc.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Chemicals - Specialty, with a market capitalization of approximately $69.6M, a beta of 1.44 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 0.853-2.29, average daily share volume of 71K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 50 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how LOOP stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.44 indicates LOOP has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.

What is a straddle on LOOP?

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 LOOP snapshot

As of May 14, 2026, spot at $1.45, ATM IV 27.70%, IV rank 2.10%, expected move 7.94%. The straddle on LOOP 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 35-day expiry.

Why this straddle structure on LOOP specifically: LOOP IV at 27.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a LOOP straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.94% (roughly $0.12 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 LOOP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LOOP should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.45 per share and to the trader's directional view on LOOP stock.

LOOP straddle setup

The LOOP 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 LOOP near $1.45, the first option leg uses a $1.45 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LOOP 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 LOOP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$1.45	N/A
Buy 1	Put	$1.45	N/A

LOOP straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: N/A
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): Unbounded
Breakeven(s): None on modeled curve
Risk / Reward Ratio: N/A

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.

LOOP straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on LOOP. 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.

When traders use straddle on LOOP

Straddles on LOOP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy LOOP straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

LOOP thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LOOP extends from approximately $1.33 on the downside to $1.57 on the upside. A LOOP 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 LOOP IV rank near 2.10% 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 LOOP at 27.70%. As a Basic Materials name, LOOP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LOOP-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on LOOP?: A straddle on LOOP is the straddle strategy applied to LOOP (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 LOOP stock trading near $1.45, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LOOP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are LOOP 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 LOOP straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 27.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a LOOP straddle?: The breakeven for the LOOP straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 LOOP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.94%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on LOOP?: Straddles on LOOP are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy LOOP 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 LOOP implied volatility affect this straddle?: LOOP ATM IV is at 27.70% with IV rank near 2.10%, 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.