SLSR Iron Condor Strategy
SLSR (Solaris Resources Inc.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Other Precious Metals industry), listed on AMEX.
Solaris Resources Inc. engages in exploration of mineral properties. It focuses on exploring copper, molybdenum, gold, lead, zinc, and silver. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Warintza Copper and Gold Project comprising nine metallic mineral concessions, which covers an area of 268 km2 located in Ecuador. It holds interest in Capricho and Paco Orco projects located in Peru; Ricardo and Tamarugo property in Chile; and La Verde property in Mexico. The company was formerly known as Solaris Copper Inc. and changed its name to Solaris Resources Inc. in December 2019. Solaris Resources Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
SLSR (Solaris Resources Inc.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Other Precious Metals, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.86B, a beta of 2.23 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 3.685-11.48, average daily share volume of 136K, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 66 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SLSR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.23 indicates SLSR 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 SLSR?
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 SLSR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $9.83, ATM IV 69.40%, IV rank 6.27%, expected move 19.90%. The iron condor on SLSR 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 SLSR specifically: SLSR IV at 69.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling SLSR iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.90% (roughly $1.96 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 SLSR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SLSR should anchor to the underlying notional of $9.83 per share and to the trader's directional view on SLSR stock.
SLSR iron condor setup
The SLSR 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 SLSR near $9.83, the first option leg uses a $10.32 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SLSR 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 SLSR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $10.32 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $10.81 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $9.34 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $8.85 | N/A |
SLSR 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.
SLSR iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on SLSR. 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 SLSR
Iron condors on SLSR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SLSR stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
SLSR thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SLSR extends from approximately $7.87 on the downside to $11.79 on the upside. A SLSR iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when SLSR 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 SLSR IV rank near 6.27% 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 SLSR at 69.40%. As a Basic Materials name, SLSR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SLSR-specific events.
SLSR 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. SLSR positions also carry Basic Materials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SLSR alongside the broader basket even when SLSR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on SLSR carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical SLSR earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current SLSR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on SLSR?
- A iron condor on SLSR is the iron condor strategy applied to SLSR (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 SLSR stock trading near $9.83, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SLSR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SLSR 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 SLSR iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 69.40%), 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 SLSR iron condor?
- The breakeven for the SLSR 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 SLSR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 19.90%; 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 SLSR?
- Iron condors on SLSR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SLSR stock stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current SLSR implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- SLSR ATM IV is at 69.40% with IV rank near 6.27%, 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.