ODV Straddle Strategy
ODV (Osisko Development Corp.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Gold industry), listed on NYSE.
Osisko Development Corp., a gold mining company, engages in the exploration, evaluation, and development of mining projects. The company's flagship project is the Cariboo Gold project covering an area of 2,071 square kilometers of mineral rights located in British Columbia, Canada. It also holds interest in James Bay Properties located in Québec, canada; and San Antonio Gold Project and Guerrero Properties located in Guerrero, Mexico. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
ODV (Osisko Development Corp.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Gold, with a market capitalization of approximately $496.1M, a beta of 1.87 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.75-4.795, average daily share volume of 2.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 2008, approximately 100 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ODV stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.87 indicates ODV 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 ODV?
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 ODV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $3.08, ATM IV 35.10%, IV rank 4.49%, expected move 10.06%. The straddle on ODV 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 ODV specifically: ODV IV at 35.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ODV straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.06% (roughly $0.31 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 ODV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ODV should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.08 per share and to the trader's directional view on ODV stock.
ODV straddle setup
The ODV 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 ODV near $3.08, the first option leg uses a $3.08 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ODV 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 ODV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $3.08 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $3.08 | N/A |
ODV 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.
ODV straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on ODV. 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 ODV
Straddles on ODV are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ODV straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
ODV thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ODV extends from approximately $2.77 on the downside to $3.39 on the upside. A ODV 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 ODV IV rank near 4.49% 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 ODV at 35.10%. As a Basic Materials name, ODV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ODV-specific events.
ODV 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. ODV positions also carry Basic Materials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ODV alongside the broader basket even when ODV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ODV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on ODV?
- A straddle on ODV is the straddle strategy applied to ODV (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 ODV stock trading near $3.08, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ODV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ODV 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 ODV straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.10%), 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 ODV straddle?
- The breakeven for the ODV 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 ODV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.06%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on ODV?
- Straddles on ODV are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ODV 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 ODV implied volatility affect this straddle?
- ODV ATM IV is at 35.10% with IV rank near 4.49%, 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.