How are TDY 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 TDY strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.90%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,405.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a TDY strangle?

The breakeven for the TDY strangle priced on this page is roughly $595.95 and $684.05 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 TDY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current TDY implied volatility affect this strangle?

TDY ATM IV is at 31.90% with IV rank near 71.93%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

TDY Strangle Strategy

TDY (Teledyne Technologies Incorporated), in the Technology sector, (Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry), listed on NYSE.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated develops and supplies advanced technologies primarily for industrial sectors experiencing growth, serving customers across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, and other international markets. The company's Instrumentation division provides sophisticated monitoring and control equipment for use in marine environments, environmental management, various industrial processes, and other specialized applications. It also offers electronic tools for testing and measurement, alongside connectivity devices for power and communication within distributed instrumentation setups and sensor networks. Its Digital Imaging segment specializes in a broad range of imaging solutions. This includes visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras vital for industrial machine vision, automated quality control, as well as medical, research, and scientific purposes. Additionally, it offers infrared and X-ray imaging technologies for industrial, governmental, and healthcare applications.

TDY (Teledyne Technologies Incorporated) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Hardware, Equipment & Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $28.92B, a trailing P/E of 31.31, a beta of 0.94 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 483.02-693.38, average daily share volume of 332K, a public-listing history dating back to 1999, approximately 15K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TDY stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.94 places TDY roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a strangle on TDY?

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 TDY snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $638.73, ATM IV 31.90%, IV rank 71.93%, expected move 9.15%. The strangle on TDY 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 strangle structure on TDY specifically: TDY IV at 31.90% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying TDY strangle relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.15% (roughly $58.41 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 TDY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TDY should anchor to the underlying notional of $638.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on TDY stock.

TDY strangle setup

The TDY 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 TDY near $638.73, the first option leg uses a $670.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TDY 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 TDY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$670.00	$5.85
Buy 1	Put	$610.00	$8.20

TDY strangle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$1,405.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,405.00
Breakeven(s): $595.95, $684.05
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.

TDY strangle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on TDY. 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%	+$59,594.00
$141.24	-77.9%	+$45,471.44
$282.46	-55.8%	+$31,348.87
$423.69	-33.7%	+$17,226.31
$564.91	-11.6%	+$3,103.75
$706.14	+10.6%	+$2,208.81
$847.36	+32.7%	+$16,331.38
$988.59	+54.8%	+$30,453.94
$1,129.82	+76.9%	+$44,576.50
$1,271.04	+99.0%	+$58,699.07

When traders use strangle on TDY

Strangles on TDY 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 TDY chain.

TDY thesis for this strangle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TDY extends from approximately $580.32 on the downside to $697.14 on the upside. A TDY 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 TDY IV rank near 71.93% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on TDY at 31.90%. As a Technology name, TDY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TDY-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a strangle on TDY?: A strangle on TDY is the strangle strategy applied to TDY (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 TDY stock trading near $638.73, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TDY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are TDY 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 TDY strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.90%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,405.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TDY strangle?: The breakeven for the TDY strangle priced on this page is roughly $595.95 and $684.05 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 TDY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a strangle on TDY?: Strangles on TDY 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 TDY chain.
How does current TDY implied volatility affect this strangle?: TDY ATM IV is at 31.90% with IV rank near 71.93%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.