How are TDW 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 TDW straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$575.25 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a TDW straddle?

The breakeven for the TDW straddle priced on this page is roughly $59.15 and $70.85 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 TDW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.10%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current TDW implied volatility affect this straddle?

TDW ATM IV is at 42.20% with IV rank near 14.92%, 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.

TDW Straddle Strategy

TDW (Tidewater Inc.), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry), listed on NYSE.

Tidewater Inc., along with its subsidiaries, provides essential marine support and transportation services globally for the offshore energy industry, leveraging its diverse fleet of specialized vessels. Its core activities include facilitating offshore oil and natural gas exploration, field development, and production, as well as contributing to windfarm development and maintenance. These critical services range from towing and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units to the crucial transport of supplies and personnel for ongoing drilling, workover, and production operations. Tidewater also offers offshore construction, seismic, and subsea support, provides geotechnical survey assistance for windfarm construction, and undertakes specialized tasks like pipe and cable laying. To achieve this, the company manages and charters a variety of vessels. Its deepwater fleet comprises platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, designed to move equipment and provisions from shore bases to offshore drilling rigs and production platforms in both deep and intermediate waters.

TDW (Tidewater Inc.) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.35B, a trailing P/E of 11.20, a beta of 0.51 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 45.18-93.13, average daily share volume of 821K, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 8K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TDW stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.51 indicates TDW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 11.20 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 TDW?

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 TDW snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $66.57, ATM IV 42.20%, IV rank 14.92%, expected move 12.10%. The straddle on TDW 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 17-day expiry.

Why this straddle structure on TDW specifically: TDW IV at 42.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TDW straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.10% (roughly $8.05 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TDW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TDW should anchor to the underlying notional of $66.57 per share and to the trader's directional view on TDW stock.

TDW straddle setup

The TDW 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 TDW near $66.57, the first option leg uses a $65.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TDW chain at a 17-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 TDW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$65.00	$4.23
Buy 1	Put	$65.00	$1.63

TDW straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$585.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$575.25
Breakeven(s): $59.15, $70.85
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.

TDW straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on TDW. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$5,914.00
$14.73	-77.9%	+$4,442.21
$29.45	-55.8%	+$2,970.42
$44.16	-33.7%	+$1,498.63
$58.88	-11.5%	+$26.84
$73.60	+10.6%	+$274.94
$88.32	+32.7%	+$1,746.73
$103.04	+54.8%	+$3,218.52
$117.75	+76.9%	+$4,690.31
$132.47	+99.0%	+$6,162.10

When traders use straddle on TDW

Straddles on TDW are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TDW straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.

TDW thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TDW extends from approximately $58.52 on the downside to $74.62 on the upside. A TDW 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 TDW IV rank near 14.92% 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 TDW at 42.20%. As a Energy name, TDW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TDW-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on TDW?: A straddle on TDW is the straddle strategy applied to TDW (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 TDW stock trading near $66.57, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TDW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are TDW 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 TDW straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$575.25 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TDW straddle?: The breakeven for the TDW straddle priced on this page is roughly $59.15 and $70.85 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 TDW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.10%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on TDW?: Straddles on TDW are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TDW 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 TDW implied volatility affect this straddle?: TDW ATM IV is at 42.20% with IV rank near 14.92%, 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.