MBLY Covered Call Strategy
MBLY (Mobileye Global Inc.), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Auto - Parts industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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MBLY (Mobileye Global Inc.) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Auto - Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.18B, a beta of 1.20 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.47-15.81, average daily share volume of 6.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 4K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how MBLY stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.20 places MBLY roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a covered call on MBLY?
A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.
MBLY snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $8.97, ATM IV 53.68%, IV rank 15.56%, expected move 15.39%. The covered call on MBLY below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 28-day expiry.
Why this covered call structure on MBLY specifically: MBLY IV at 53.68% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling MBLY covered call collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 15.39% (roughly $1.38 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated MBLY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on MBLY should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.97 per share and to the trader's directional view on MBLY stock.
MBLY covered call setup
The MBLY covered call below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With MBLY at $8.97 on that close, the first option leg uses a $9.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed MBLY chain at a 28-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 MBLY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $8.97 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $9.50 | $0.35 |
MBLY covered call risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$862.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $88.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$861.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $8.62
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.102
Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.
MBLY covered call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on MBLY. 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 | -99.9% | -$861.00 |
| $1.99 | -77.8% | -$662.78 |
| $3.97 | -55.7% | -$464.56 |
| $5.96 | -33.6% | -$266.34 |
| $7.94 | -11.5% | -$68.12 |
| $9.92 | +10.6% | +$88.00 |
| $11.90 | +32.7% | +$88.00 |
| $13.89 | +54.8% | +$88.00 |
| $15.87 | +76.9% | +$88.00 |
| $17.85 | +99.0% | +$88.00 |
When traders use covered call on MBLY
Covered calls on MBLY are an income strategy run on existing MBLY stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
MBLY thesis for this covered call
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for MBLY extends from approximately $7.59 on the downside to $10.35 on the upside. A MBLY covered call collects premium on an existing long MBLY position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether MBLY will breach that level within the expiration window. Current MBLY IV rank near 15.56% 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 MBLY at 53.68%. As a Consumer Cyclical name, MBLY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to MBLY-specific events.
MBLY covered call positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. MBLY positions also carry Consumer Cyclical sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move MBLY alongside the broader basket even when MBLY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on MBLY carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical MBLY earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current MBLY chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a covered call on MBLY?
- A covered call on MBLY is the covered call strategy applied to MBLY (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With MBLY stock at $8.97 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed MBLY chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are MBLY covered call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the MBLY covered call priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 53.68%), the computed maximum profit is $88.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$861.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a MBLY covered call?
- The breakeven for the MBLY covered call priced on this page is roughly $8.62 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The MBLY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 15.39%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a covered call on MBLY?
- Covered calls on MBLY are an income strategy run on existing MBLY stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
- How does current MBLY implied volatility affect this covered call?
- MBLY ATM IV is at 53.68% with IV rank near 15.56%, 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.