OC Iron Condor Strategy
OC (Owens Corning), in the Industrials sector, (Construction industry), listed on NYSE.
Owens Corning manufactures and markets insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite materials in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Composites, Insulation, and Roofing. The Composites segment manufactures, fabricates, and sells glass reinforcements in the form of fiber; and glass fiber products in the form of fabrics, non-wovens, and other specialized products. Its products are used in building structures, roofing shingles, tubs and showers, pools, flooring, pipes and tanks, poles, electrical equipment, and wind-energy turbine blades applications in the building and construction, renewable energy, and infrastructure markets. This segment sells its products directly to parts molders, fabricators, and shingle manufacturers. The Insulation segment manufactures and sells insulation products for residential, commercial, industrial, and other markets for thermal and acoustical applications; and glass fiber pipe insulation, flexible duct media, bonded and granulated mineral fiber insulation, cellular glass insulation, and foam insulation products used in construction applications.
OC (Owens Corning) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Construction, with a market capitalization of approximately $9.55B, a beta of 1.35 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 97.53-159.42, average daily share volume of 1.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2006, approximately 25K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how OC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.35 indicates OC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. OC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on OC?
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 OC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $115.26, ATM IV 38.40%, IV rank 30.60%, expected move 11.01%. The iron condor on OC 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 OC specifically: OC IV at 38.40% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a OC iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.01% (roughly $12.69 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 OC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on OC should anchor to the underlying notional of $115.26 per share and to the trader's directional view on OC stock.
OC iron condor setup
The OC 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 OC near $115.26, the first option leg uses a $120.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed OC 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 OC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $120.00 | $3.45 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $125.00 | $2.08 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $110.00 | $3.00 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $105.00 | $1.70 |
OC iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$267.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $267.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$232.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $107.33, $122.68
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.151
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.
OC iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on OC. 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% | -$232.50 |
| $25.49 | -77.9% | -$232.50 |
| $50.98 | -55.8% | -$232.50 |
| $76.46 | -33.7% | -$232.50 |
| $101.94 | -11.6% | -$232.50 |
| $127.43 | +10.6% | -$232.50 |
| $152.91 | +32.7% | -$232.50 |
| $178.39 | +54.8% | -$232.50 |
| $203.88 | +76.9% | -$232.50 |
| $229.36 | +99.0% | -$232.50 |
When traders use iron condor on OC
Iron condors on OC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if OC stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
OC thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for OC extends from approximately $102.57 on the downside to $127.95 on the upside. A OC iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when OC 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 OC IV rank near 30.60% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on OC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, OC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to OC-specific events.
OC 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. OC positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move OC alongside the broader basket even when OC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on OC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical OC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current OC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on OC?
- A iron condor on OC is the iron condor strategy applied to OC (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 OC stock trading near $115.26, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed OC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are OC 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 OC iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.40%), the computed maximum profit is $267.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$232.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a OC iron condor?
- The breakeven for the OC iron condor priced on this page is roughly $107.33 and $122.68 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 OC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.01%; 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 OC?
- Iron condors on OC are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if OC stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current OC implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- OC ATM IV is at 38.40% with IV rank near 30.60%, 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.