SSTI Strangle Strategy
SSTI (SoundThinking, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company, provides data-driven solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement, security teams, and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart platform that includes data-driven tools comprising ShotSpotter, an outdoor gunshot detection, location, and alerting system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine that enables investigators to search through criminal justice records from across jurisdictions to generate tactical leads and solve cases; CaseBuilder, an investigative management system for tracking, reporting, and collaborating on cases; ResourceRouter, a software that directs deployment of patrol and community anti-violence resources; PlateRanger powered by Rekor, an advanced license plate recognition (ALPR) and vehicle identification solution; and SafePointe, an artificial intelligence-based weapons detection system. The company also offers ShotSpotter for Campus and ShotSpotter for Corporate, to universities, corporate campuses, and key infrastructure centers to mitigate risk and enhance security by notifying authorities of outdoor gunfire incidents and save critical minutes for first responders to arrive. It sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
SSTI (SoundThinking, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $79.5M, a beta of 1.17 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.78-16.92, average daily share volume of 129K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 316 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SSTI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.17 places SSTI roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a strangle on SSTI?
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 SSTI snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $6.61, ATM IV 90.70%, IV rank 34.70%, expected move 26.00%. The strangle on SSTI 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 strangle structure on SSTI specifically: SSTI IV at 90.70% 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 26.00% (roughly $1.72 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 SSTI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SSTI should anchor to the underlying notional of $6.61 per share and to the trader's directional view on SSTI stock.
SSTI strangle setup
The SSTI 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 SSTI near $6.61, the first option leg uses a $6.94 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SSTI 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 SSTI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $6.94 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $6.28 | N/A |
SSTI strangle 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 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.
SSTI strangle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on SSTI. 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 strangle on SSTI
Strangles on SSTI 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 SSTI chain.
SSTI thesis for this strangle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SSTI extends from approximately $4.89 on the downside to $8.33 on the upside. A SSTI 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 SSTI IV rank near 34.70% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on SSTI should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, SSTI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SSTI-specific events.
SSTI 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. SSTI positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SSTI alongside the broader basket even when SSTI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current SSTI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a strangle on SSTI?
- A strangle on SSTI is the strangle strategy applied to SSTI (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 SSTI stock trading near $6.61, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SSTI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SSTI 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 SSTI strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 90.70%), 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 SSTI strangle?
- The breakeven for the SSTI strangle 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 SSTI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 26.00%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a strangle on SSTI?
- Strangles on SSTI 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 SSTI chain.
- How does current SSTI implied volatility affect this strangle?
- SSTI ATM IV is at 90.70% with IV rank near 34.70%, 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.