SPAI Straddle Strategy
SPAI (Safe Pro Group Inc. Common Stock), in the Industrials sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Safe Pro Group Inc., established in 2021 and located in Aventura, Florida, adopted its current name in July 2022, previously operating as Cybernate Corp. The company's core business involves manufacturing and distributing personal protective equipment and ballistic protection systems across the United States. Their product line includes specialized gear for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and unexploded ordnance disposal (UXO), alongside vital body armor components such as ballistic vests, helmets, and protective blankets. Beyond physical protective wear, Safe Pro Group is deeply engaged in advanced aerial services and artificial intelligence. They offer drone-based managed services for the inspection of crucial infrastructure, including radio towers and electrical grids. The company also pioneers AI-driven tools designed for sophisticated detection, data analysis, and reporting, leveraging hyper-scalable, cloud-based processing of drone imagery.
SPAI (Safe Pro Group Inc. Common Stock) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $68.9M, a beta of 3.27 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.39-9.16, average daily share volume of 321K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023, approximately 11 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SPAI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.27 indicates SPAI 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 SPAI?
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 SPAI snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $4.23, ATM IV 141.70%, expected move 40.62%. The straddle on SPAI 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 18-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on SPAI specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for SPAI is inferred from ATM IV at 141.70% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.62% (roughly $1.72 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SPAI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SPAI should anchor to the underlying notional of $4.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on SPAI stock.
SPAI straddle setup
The SPAI 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 SPAI near $4.23, the first option leg uses a $4.23 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SPAI chain at a 18-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 SPAI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $4.23 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $4.23 | N/A |
SPAI 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.
SPAI straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on SPAI. 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 SPAI
Straddles on SPAI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy SPAI straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
SPAI thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SPAI extends from approximately $2.51 on the downside to $5.95 on the upside. A SPAI 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. As a Industrials name, SPAI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SPAI-specific events.
SPAI 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. SPAI positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SPAI alongside the broader basket even when SPAI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current SPAI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on SPAI?
- A straddle on SPAI is the straddle strategy applied to SPAI (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 SPAI stock trading near $4.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SPAI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SPAI 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 SPAI straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 141.70%), 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 SPAI straddle?
- The breakeven for the SPAI 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 SPAI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 40.62%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on SPAI?
- Straddles on SPAI are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy SPAI 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 SPAI implied volatility affect this straddle?
- Current SPAI ATM IV is 141.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.