PHUN Straddle Strategy
PHUN (Phunware, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Phunware, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers integrated software platform that equips companies with the products, solutions, and services to engage, manage, and monetize their mobile application portfolios in the United States and internationally. The company's products and services include cloud-based mobile software that licenses in software development kits (SDKs) form utilized inside mobile applications, such as analytics that provides data related to application use and engagement; content management that allows application administrators to create and manage app content in a cloud-based portal; alerts, notifications, and messaging; marketing automation that enables location-triggered messages and workflow; advertising; and location-based services that include mapping, navigation, wayfinding, workflow, asset management, and policy enforcement. It also engages the integration of its SDK licenses into existing applications maintained by its customers, as well as custom application development and support services; provision of cloud-based vertical solutions for healthcare, retail, sports, aviation, real estate, hospitality, education, and other applications; offering application transactions, including re-occurring and one-time transactional media purchases for application discovery, user acquisition and audience building, audience engagement, and audience monetization; and pre-packaged and custom high-end personal computer systems for gaming, streaming, and cryptocurrency mining enthusiasts. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
PHUN (Phunware, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $43.0M, a beta of 2.70 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.56-3.88, average daily share volume of 139K, a public-listing history dating back to 2016, approximately 29 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PHUN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.70 indicates PHUN 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 PHUN?
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 PHUN snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.09, ATM IV 137.00%, IV rank 46.08%, expected move 39.28%. The straddle on PHUN 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 PHUN specifically: PHUN IV at 137.00% 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 39.28% (roughly $0.82 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 PHUN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PHUN should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.09 per share and to the trader's directional view on PHUN stock.
PHUN straddle setup
The PHUN 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 PHUN near $2.09, the first option leg uses a $2.09 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PHUN 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 PHUN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $2.09 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $2.09 | N/A |
PHUN 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.
PHUN straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on PHUN. 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 PHUN
Straddles on PHUN are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PHUN straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
PHUN thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PHUN extends from approximately $1.27 on the downside to $2.91 on the upside. A PHUN 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 PHUN IV rank near 46.08% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on PHUN should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, PHUN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PHUN-specific events.
PHUN 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. PHUN positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PHUN alongside the broader basket even when PHUN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current PHUN chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on PHUN?
- A straddle on PHUN is the straddle strategy applied to PHUN (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 PHUN stock trading near $2.09, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PHUN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PHUN 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 PHUN straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 137.00%), 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 PHUN straddle?
- The breakeven for the PHUN 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 PHUN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 39.28%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on PHUN?
- Straddles on PHUN are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PHUN 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 PHUN implied volatility affect this straddle?
- PHUN ATM IV is at 137.00% with IV rank near 46.08%, 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.