PCVX Iron Condor Strategy
PCVX (Vaxcyte, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Vaxcyte, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology vaccine company, develops novel protein vaccines to prevent or treat bacterial infectious diseases. Its lead vaccine candidate is VAX-24, a 24-valent investigational pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials to treat invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia. The company also develops VAX-XP to protect against emerging strains and address antibiotic resistance; VAX-A1, a conjugate vaccine candidate designed to treat Group A Strep; and VAX-PG, a novel protein vaccine candidate targeting keystone pathogen responsible for periodontitis. The company was formerly known as SutroVax, Inc. and changed its name to Vaxcyte, Inc. in May 2020. Vaxcyte, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California.
PCVX (Vaxcyte, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.83B, a beta of 1.30 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 29-65, average daily share volume of 1.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 414 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PCVX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.30 indicates PCVX 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 iron condor on PCVX?
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 PCVX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $52.69, ATM IV 52.10%, IV rank 39.06%, expected move 14.94%. The iron condor on PCVX 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 PCVX specifically: PCVX IV at 52.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a PCVX iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 14.94% (roughly $7.87 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 PCVX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PCVX should anchor to the underlying notional of $52.69 per share and to the trader's directional view on PCVX stock.
PCVX iron condor setup
The PCVX 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 PCVX near $52.69, the first option leg uses a $55.32 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PCVX 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 PCVX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $55.32 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $57.96 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $50.06 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $47.42 | N/A |
PCVX 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.
PCVX iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on PCVX. 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 PCVX
Iron condors on PCVX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if PCVX stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
PCVX thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PCVX extends from approximately $44.82 on the downside to $60.56 on the upside. A PCVX iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when PCVX 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 PCVX IV rank near 39.06% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on PCVX should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, PCVX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PCVX-specific events.
PCVX 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. PCVX positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PCVX alongside the broader basket even when PCVX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on PCVX carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical PCVX earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current PCVX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on PCVX?
- A iron condor on PCVX is the iron condor strategy applied to PCVX (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 PCVX stock trading near $52.69, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PCVX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PCVX 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 PCVX iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 52.10%), 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 PCVX iron condor?
- The breakeven for the PCVX 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 PCVX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 14.94%; 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 PCVX?
- Iron condors on PCVX are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if PCVX stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current PCVX implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- PCVX ATM IV is at 52.10% with IV rank near 39.06%, 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.