How are OSIS strangle max profit and max loss calculated?

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the OSIS strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 51.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,045.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a OSIS strangle?

The breakeven for the OSIS strangle priced on this page is roughly $199.55 and $260.45 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 OSIS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.76%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current OSIS implied volatility affect this strangle?

OSIS ATM IV is at 51.50% with IV rank near 51.52%, 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.

OSIS Strangle Strategy

OSIS (OSI Systems, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry), listed on NASDAQ.

OSI Systems, Inc. (OSIS) is a global company specializing in the design and production of advanced electronic systems and components. Its operations are structured across three distinct business segments: Security, Healthcare, and Optoelectronics and Manufacturing. The Security division focuses on comprehensive screening and detection technologies. This includes systems for inspecting luggage, packages, cargo, vehicles, and individuals, alongside solutions for radiation, explosive, and narcotics detection. Key product lines are marketed under names such as Rapiscan Systems, AS&E, and Gatekeeper. Beyond hardware, the segment delivers integrated security screening services, including site planning, installation, user training, and ongoing technical support, with dedicated solutions offered via the S2 brand.

OSIS (OSI Systems, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Hardware, Equipment & Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.82B, a trailing P/E of 25.06, a beta of 1.21 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 197.27-311.72, average daily share volume of 264K, a public-listing history dating back to 1997, approximately 7K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how OSIS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.21 places OSIS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a strangle on OSIS?

A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.

OSIS snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $229.64, ATM IV 51.50%, IV rank 51.52%, expected move 14.76%. The strangle on OSIS 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 35-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on OSIS specifically: OSIS IV at 51.50% 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 14.76% (roughly $33.91 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated OSIS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on OSIS should anchor to the underlying notional of $229.64 per share and to the trader's directional view on OSIS stock.

OSIS strangle setup

The OSIS strangle 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 OSIS at $229.64 on that close, the first option leg uses a $240.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed OSIS chain at a 35-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 OSIS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$240.00	$10.25
Buy 1	Put	$220.00	$10.20

OSIS strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$2,045.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$2,045.00
Breakeven(s): $199.55, $260.45
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.

OSIS strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on OSIS. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$19,954.00
$50.78	-77.9%	+$14,876.64
$101.56	-55.8%	+$9,799.29
$152.33	-33.7%	+$4,721.93
$203.10	-11.6%	-$355.43
$253.88	+10.6%	-$657.22
$304.65	+32.7%	+$4,420.14
$355.42	+54.8%	+$9,497.50
$406.20	+76.9%	+$14,574.85
$456.97	+99.0%	+$19,652.21

When traders use strangle on OSIS

Strangles on OSIS are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the OSIS chain.

OSIS thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for OSIS extends from approximately $195.73 on the downside to $263.55 on the upside. A OSIS long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current OSIS IV rank near 51.52% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on OSIS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, OSIS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to OSIS-specific events.

OSIS strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); 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. OSIS positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move OSIS alongside the broader basket even when OSIS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current OSIS chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on OSIS?: A strangle on OSIS is the strangle strategy applied to OSIS (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With OSIS stock at $229.64 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed OSIS chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are OSIS strangle max profit and max loss calculated?: Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the OSIS strangle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 51.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,045.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a OSIS strangle?: The breakeven for the OSIS strangle priced on this page is roughly $199.55 and $260.45 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 OSIS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.76%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on OSIS?: Strangles on OSIS are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the OSIS chain.
How does current OSIS implied volatility affect this strangle?: OSIS ATM IV is at 51.50% with IV rank near 51.52%, 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.