How are STZ 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 STZ strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.88%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$387.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a STZ strangle?

The breakeven for the STZ strangle priced on this page is roughly $131.13 and $153.88 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 STZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current STZ implied volatility affect this strangle?

STZ ATM IV is at 29.88% with IV rank near 37.54%, 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.

STZ Strangle Strategy

STZ (Constellation Brands, Inc.), in the Consumer Defensive sector, (Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries industry), listed on NYSE.

Constellation Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. It provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Premier, Corona Familiar, Corona Light, Corona Refresca, Corona Hard Seltzer, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Modelo Chelada, Pacifico, and Victoria brands. The company offers wine under the 7 Moons, Cook's California Champagne, Cooper & Thief, Crafters Union, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Mount Veeder, Ruffino, SIMI, The Dreaming Tree, Charles Smith, The Prisoner Wine Company, Robert Mondavi, My Favorite Neighbor, and Schrader; and spirits under the Casa Noble, Copper & Kings, High West, Mi CAMPO, Nelson's Green Brier, and SVEDKA brands. It provides its products to wholesale distributors, retailers, on-premise locations, and state alcohol beverage control agencies. Constellation Brands, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Victor, New York.

STZ (Constellation Brands, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, with a market capitalization of approximately $24.19B, a trailing P/E of 14.45, a beta of 0.42 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 126.45-196.91, average daily share volume of 2.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 1992, approximately 11K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how STZ stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.42 indicates STZ has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. STZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a strangle on STZ?

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 STZ snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $142.15, ATM IV 29.88%, IV rank 37.54%, expected move 8.57%. The strangle on STZ 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 28-day expiry.

Why this strangle structure on STZ specifically: STZ IV at 29.88% 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 8.57% (roughly $12.18 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated STZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on STZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $142.15 per share and to the trader's directional view on STZ stock.

STZ strangle setup

The STZ 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 STZ near $142.15, the first option leg uses a $150.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed STZ chain at a 28-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 STZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$150.00	$2.03
Buy 1	Put	$135.00	$1.85

STZ strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$387.50
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$387.50
Breakeven(s): $131.13, $153.88
Risk / Reward Ratio: Unbounded

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.

STZ strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on STZ. 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%	+$13,111.50
$31.44	-77.9%	+$9,968.60
$62.87	-55.8%	+$6,825.69
$94.30	-33.7%	+$3,682.79
$125.73	-11.6%	+$539.88
$157.16	+10.6%	+$328.02
$188.58	+32.7%	+$3,470.93
$220.01	+54.8%	+$6,613.83
$251.44	+76.9%	+$9,756.74
$282.87	+99.0%	+$12,899.64

When traders use strangle on STZ

Strangles on STZ 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 STZ chain.

STZ thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for STZ extends from approximately $129.97 on the downside to $154.33 on the upside. A STZ 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 STZ IV rank near 37.54% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the strangle thesis on STZ should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Consumer Defensive name, STZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to STZ-specific events.

STZ 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. STZ positions also carry Consumer Defensive sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move STZ alongside the broader basket even when STZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current STZ chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on STZ?: A strangle on STZ is the strangle strategy applied to STZ (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 STZ stock trading near $142.15, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed STZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are STZ 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 STZ strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.88%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$387.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a STZ strangle?: The breakeven for the STZ strangle priced on this page is roughly $131.13 and $153.88 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 STZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on STZ?: Strangles on STZ 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 STZ chain.
How does current STZ implied volatility affect this strangle?: STZ ATM IV is at 29.88% with IV rank near 37.54%, 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.