PSIX Straddle Strategy
PSIX (Power Solutions International, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Industrial - Machinery industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Power Solutions International, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells engines and power systems in the United States, North America, the Pacific Rim, Europe, and internationally. The company offers alternative-fueled power systems for original equipment manufacturers of off-highway industrial equipment and on-road vehicles; and large custom-engineered integrated electrical power generation systems. It also provides basic engine blocks integrated with fuel system parts, as well as complete packaged power systems, including combined front accessory drives, cooling systems, electronic systems, air intake systems, fuel systems, housings, power takeoff systems, exhaust systems, hydraulic systems, enclosures, brackets, hoses, tubes, packaging, telematics, and other assembled components. In addition, the company offers compression and spark-ignited internal combustion engines that run on various fuels, such as natural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel, and biofuels in the energy, industrial, and transportation markets. Further, it provides standby and prime power generation, demand response, microgrid, renewable energy resiliency, arbor equipment, and combined heat and power; forklifts, wood chippers, stump grinders, sweepers/industrial scrubbers, aerial lift platforms/scissor lifts, irrigation pumps, oil and gas compression, oil lifts, off road utility vehicles, ground support equipment, ice resurfacing equipment, and pump jacks; and light and medium duty vocational trucks and vans, school and transit buses, and terminal and utility tractors. The company has a strategic collaboration agreement with Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
PSIX (Power Solutions International, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Industrial - Machinery, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.04B, a trailing P/E of 10.17, a beta of 2.21 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 33.64-121.78, average daily share volume of 774K, a public-listing history dating back to 2012, approximately 700 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PSIX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.21 indicates PSIX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 10.17 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.
What is a straddle on PSIX?
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 PSIX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $38.82, ATM IV 90.80%, IV rank 12.68%, expected move 26.03%. The straddle on PSIX 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 PSIX specifically: PSIX IV at 90.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a PSIX straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 26.03% (roughly $10.11 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 PSIX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PSIX should anchor to the underlying notional of $38.82 per share and to the trader's directional view on PSIX stock.
PSIX straddle setup
The PSIX 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 PSIX near $38.82, the first option leg uses a $40.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PSIX 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 PSIX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $40.00 | $3.95 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $40.00 | $4.75 |
PSIX straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$870.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$850.96
- Breakeven(s)
- $31.30, $48.70
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
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.
PSIX straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on PSIX. 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.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | +$3,129.00 |
| $8.59 | -77.9% | +$2,270.78 |
| $17.17 | -55.8% | +$1,412.56 |
| $25.76 | -33.7% | +$554.34 |
| $34.34 | -11.5% | -$303.88 |
| $42.92 | +10.6% | -$577.89 |
| $51.50 | +32.7% | +$280.33 |
| $60.09 | +54.8% | +$1,138.55 |
| $68.67 | +76.9% | +$1,996.77 |
| $77.25 | +99.0% | +$2,854.99 |
When traders use straddle on PSIX
Straddles on PSIX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PSIX straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
PSIX thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PSIX extends from approximately $28.71 on the downside to $48.93 on the upside. A PSIX 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 PSIX IV rank near 12.68% 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 PSIX at 90.80%. As a Industrials name, PSIX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PSIX-specific events.
PSIX 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. PSIX positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PSIX alongside the broader basket even when PSIX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current PSIX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on PSIX?
- A straddle on PSIX is the straddle strategy applied to PSIX (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 PSIX stock trading near $38.82, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PSIX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PSIX 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 PSIX straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 90.80%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$850.96 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a PSIX straddle?
- The breakeven for the PSIX straddle priced on this page is roughly $31.30 and $48.70 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 PSIX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 26.03%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on PSIX?
- Straddles on PSIX are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy PSIX 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 PSIX implied volatility affect this straddle?
- PSIX ATM IV is at 90.80% with IV rank near 12.68%, 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.