How are PDS 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 PDS strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.40%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$890.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PDS strangle?

The breakeven for the PDS strangle priced on this page is roughly $66.10 and $93.90 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 PDS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PDS implied volatility affect this strangle?

PDS ATM IV is at 46.40% with IV rank near 52.41%, 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.

PDS Strangle Strategy

PDS (Precision Drilling Corporation), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Drilling industry), listed on NYSE.

Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS), founded in 1951 and headquartered in Calgary, Canada, specializes in providing land-based drilling, well completion, and production support services. The company caters to upstream oil and gas as well as geothermal energy companies across North America and the Middle East. Its operations are structured into two distinct divisions: 1. Contract Drilling Services: This division is dedicated to land-based well drilling activities, encompassing both traditional and turnkey drilling solutions, the sourcing and delivery of essential oilfield materials, and the fabrication and overhaul of drilling and service rig machinery. By the close of 2021, this segment managed a global fleet of 227 land drilling rigs, with 109 located in Canada, 105 in the United States, 6 in Kuwait, 4 in Saudi Arabia, 2 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and a single rig in Georgia. The advanced fleet also featured 47 Alpha™ rigs equipped with commercial AlphaAutomation, 18 AlphaApps, 4 grid-power-compatible rigs, and 60 rigs capable of operating on natural gas or bi-fuel. 2.

PDS (Precision Drilling Corporation) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Drilling, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.00B, a beta of 1.30 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 46.44-103.8, average daily share volume of 118K, a public-listing history dating back to 1996, approximately 6K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PDS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.30 places PDS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a strangle on PDS?

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.

Current PDS snapshot

As of June 25, 2026, spot at $78.59, ATM IV 46.40%, IV rank 52.41%, expected move 13.30%. The strangle on PDS 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 81-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on PDS specifically: PDS IV at 46.40% 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 13.30% (roughly $10.45 on the underlying). The 81-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated PDS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PDS should anchor to the underlying notional of $78.59 per share and to the trader's directional view on PDS stock.

PDS strangle setup

The PDS strangle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With PDS near $78.59, the first option leg uses a $85.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PDS chain at a 81-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 PDS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$85.00	$4.25
Buy 1	Put	$75.00	$4.65

PDS strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$890.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$890.00
Breakeven(s): $66.10, $93.90
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.

PDS strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on PDS. 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%	+$6,609.00
$17.39	-77.9%	+$4,871.44
$34.76	-55.8%	+$3,133.88
$52.14	-33.7%	+$1,396.33
$69.51	-11.6%	-$341.23
$86.89	+10.6%	-$701.21
$104.26	+32.7%	+$1,036.35
$121.64	+54.8%	+$2,773.90
$139.01	+76.9%	+$4,511.46
$156.39	+99.0%	+$6,249.02

When traders use strangle on PDS

Strangles on PDS 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 PDS chain.

PDS thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PDS extends from approximately $68.14 on the downside to $89.04 on the upside. A PDS 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 PDS IV rank near 52.41% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on PDS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Energy name, PDS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PDS-specific events.

PDS 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. PDS positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PDS alongside the broader basket even when PDS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current PDS chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on PDS?: A strangle on PDS is the strangle strategy applied to PDS (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 PDS stock trading near $78.59, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PDS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are PDS 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 PDS strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.40%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$890.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PDS strangle?: The breakeven for the PDS strangle priced on this page is roughly $66.10 and $93.90 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 PDS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.30%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on PDS?: Strangles on PDS 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 PDS chain.
How does current PDS implied volatility affect this strangle?: PDS ATM IV is at 46.40% with IV rank near 52.41%, 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.