NNBR Straddle Strategy
NNBR (NN, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Conglomerates industry), listed on NASDAQ.
NN, Inc., a diversified industrial company, designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision components and assemblies. It operates through two segments, Mobile Solutions and Power Solutions. The Mobile Solutions segment manufactures and sells system critical components for general industrial and automotive end markets. This segments products are used in power steering, braking, transmissions, gasoline fuel system, diesel injection, and diesel emissions treatment applications, as well as use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. The Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells a range of high-precision metal and plastic components, assemblies, and finished devices used in various applications, such as power control, flight control, and military devices. Its products include electrical contacts, connectors, contact assemblies, and precision stampings for the electrical, general industrial, automotive, aerospace, defense, and medical end markets.
NNBR (NN, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Conglomerates, with a market capitalization of approximately $119.3M, a beta of 2.55 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.1-2.99, average daily share volume of 925K, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how NNBR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.55 indicates NNBR 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 NNBR?
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 NNBR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.23, ATM IV 151.40%, IV rank 35.21%, expected move 43.41%. The straddle on NNBR 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 NNBR specifically: NNBR IV at 151.40% 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 43.41% (roughly $0.97 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 NNBR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NNBR should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on NNBR stock.
NNBR straddle setup
The NNBR 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 NNBR near $2.23, the first option leg uses a $2.23 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NNBR 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 NNBR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $2.23 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $2.23 | N/A |
NNBR 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.
NNBR straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on NNBR. 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 NNBR
Straddles on NNBR are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy NNBR straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
NNBR thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NNBR extends from approximately $1.26 on the downside to $3.20 on the upside. A NNBR 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 NNBR IV rank near 35.21% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on NNBR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, NNBR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NNBR-specific events.
NNBR 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. NNBR positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NNBR alongside the broader basket even when NNBR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current NNBR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on NNBR?
- A straddle on NNBR is the straddle strategy applied to NNBR (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 NNBR stock trading near $2.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NNBR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are NNBR 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 NNBR straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 151.40%), 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 NNBR straddle?
- The breakeven for the NNBR 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 NNBR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 43.41%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on NNBR?
- Straddles on NNBR are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy NNBR 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 NNBR implied volatility affect this straddle?
- NNBR ATM IV is at 151.40% with IV rank near 35.21%, 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.