TSSI Long Call Strategy
TSSI (TSS, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Information Technology Services industry), listed on NASDAQ.
TSS, Inc. provides services for the planning, design, deployment, maintenance, and refurbishment of end-user and enterprise systems, including the mission-critical facilities in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Facilities and Systems Integration. It offers a single source solution for enabling technologies in data centers, operations centers, network facilities, server rooms, security operations centers, communications facilities, and the infrastructure systems. The company also provides technology consulting, design and engineering, project management, systems integration, systems installation, facilities management, and IT procurement and reseller services. It serves IT OEM equipment, technology, and service companies; private sector businesses; and government or commercial end users. The company was formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc. and changed its name to TSS, Inc. in June 2013.
TSSI (TSS, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Information Technology Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $325.1M, a trailing P/E of 18.79, a beta of 2.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.87-31.94, average daily share volume of 2.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 2005, approximately 161 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TSSI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.04 indicates TSSI 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 long call on TSSI?
A long call buys upside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes above the strike plus premium at expiration.
Current TSSI snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $11.21, ATM IV 99.60%, IV rank 18.53%, expected move 28.55%. The long call on TSSI 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 14-day expiry.
Why this long call structure on TSSI specifically: TSSI IV at 99.60% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TSSI long call, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.55% (roughly $3.20 on the underlying). The 14-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TSSI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TSSI should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.21 per share and to the trader's directional view on TSSI stock.
TSSI long call setup
The TSSI long call below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With TSSI near $11.21, the first option leg uses a $11.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TSSI chain at a 14-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 TSSI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $11.00 | $1.10 |
TSSI long call risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$110.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$110.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $12.10
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Max profit is unbounded; max loss equals the premium paid times 100. Breakeven is strike plus premium.
TSSI long call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long call on TSSI. 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 | -99.9% | -$110.00 |
| $2.49 | -77.8% | -$110.00 |
| $4.96 | -55.7% | -$110.00 |
| $7.44 | -33.6% | -$110.00 |
| $9.92 | -11.5% | -$110.00 |
| $12.40 | +10.6% | +$29.74 |
| $14.87 | +32.7% | +$277.49 |
| $17.35 | +54.8% | +$525.24 |
| $19.83 | +76.9% | +$772.99 |
| $22.31 | +99.0% | +$1,020.74 |
When traders use long call on TSSI
Long calls on TSSI express a bullish thesis with defined risk; traders use them ahead of TSSI catalysts (earnings, product launches, macro events) when the expected upside justifies the premium and theta decay.
TSSI thesis for this long call
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TSSI extends from approximately $8.01 on the downside to $14.41 on the upside. A TSSI long call expresses a directional view that the underlying closes above the strike plus premium at expiration, ideally with implied volatility holding or expanding to preserve extrinsic value through the hold period. Current TSSI IV rank near 18.53% 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 TSSI at 99.60%. As a Technology name, TSSI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TSSI-specific events.
TSSI long call positions are structurally bullish; 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. TSSI positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TSSI alongside the broader basket even when TSSI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long call on TSSI are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current TSSI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long call on TSSI?
- A long call on TSSI is the long call strategy applied to TSSI (stock). The strategy is structurally bullish: A long call buys upside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes above the strike plus premium at expiration. With TSSI stock trading near $11.21, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TSSI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TSSI long call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit is unbounded; max loss equals the premium paid times 100. Breakeven is strike plus premium. For the TSSI long call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 99.60%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$110.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TSSI long call?
- The breakeven for the TSSI long call priced on this page is roughly $12.10 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 TSSI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 28.55%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a long call on TSSI?
- Long calls on TSSI express a bullish thesis with defined risk; traders use them ahead of TSSI catalysts (earnings, product launches, macro events) when the expected upside justifies the premium and theta decay.
- How does current TSSI implied volatility affect this long call?
- TSSI ATM IV is at 99.60% with IV rank near 18.53%, 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.