MYPS Iron Condor Strategy
MYPS (PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry), listed on NASDAQ.
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms in the United States, North America, and internationally. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MYPS (PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Electronic Gaming & Multimedia, with a market capitalization of approximately $59.0M, a beta of 0.82 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 0.402-1.599, average daily share volume of 386K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 556 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how MYPS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.82 places MYPS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a iron condor on MYPS?
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 MYPS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $0.47, ATM IV 17.50%, IV rank 0.00%, expected move 5.02%. The iron condor on MYPS 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 MYPS specifically: MYPS IV at 17.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling MYPS iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.02% (roughly $0.02 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 MYPS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on MYPS should anchor to the underlying notional of $0.47 per share and to the trader's directional view on MYPS stock.
MYPS iron condor setup
The MYPS 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 MYPS near $0.47, the first option leg uses a $0.49 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed MYPS 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 MYPS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $0.49 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $0.52 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $0.45 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $0.42 | N/A |
MYPS iron condor 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
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.
MYPS iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on MYPS. 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 iron condor on MYPS
Iron condors on MYPS are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if MYPS stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
MYPS thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for MYPS extends from approximately $0.45 on the downside to $0.49 on the upside. A MYPS iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when MYPS 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 MYPS IV rank near 0.00% 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 MYPS at 17.50%. As a Technology name, MYPS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to MYPS-specific events.
MYPS 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. MYPS positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move MYPS alongside the broader basket even when MYPS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on MYPS carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical MYPS earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current MYPS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on MYPS?
- A iron condor on MYPS is the iron condor strategy applied to MYPS (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 MYPS stock trading near $0.47, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed MYPS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are MYPS 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 MYPS iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 17.50%), 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 MYPS iron condor?
- The breakeven for the MYPS iron condor 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 MYPS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.02%; 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 MYPS?
- Iron condors on MYPS are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if MYPS stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current MYPS implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- MYPS ATM IV is at 17.50% with IV rank near 0.00%, 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.