How are URGN 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 URGN straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 100.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$744.29 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a URGN straddle?

The breakeven for the URGN straddle priced on this page is roughly $21.45 and $36.55 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 URGN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 28.87%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current URGN implied volatility affect this straddle?

URGN ATM IV is at 100.70% with IV rank near 15.74%, 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.

URGN Straddle Strategy

URGN (UroGen Pharma Ltd.), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.

UroGen Pharma Ltd., a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization novel solutions for specialty cancers and urothelial diseases. It offers RTGel, a polymeric biocompatible and reverse thermal gelation hydrogel to improve therapeutic profiles of existing drugs; and Jelmyto for pyelocalyceal solution. The company's lead product candidate is UGN-102, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of several forms of non-muscle invasive urothelial cancer that include low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma and low-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. It is also developing UGN-301 for the treatment of high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The company has a license agreement with Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited for developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products that contain RTGel and clostridial toxins; Agenus Inc. to develop, make, use, sell, import, and commercialize products of Agenus for the treatment of cancers of the urinary tract via intravesical delivery; and strategic research collaboration with MD Anderson to advance investigational treatment for high-grade bladder cancer. UroGen Pharma Ltd. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

URGN (UroGen Pharma Ltd.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.51B, a beta of 1.59 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 3.42-32.37, average daily share volume of 891K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017, approximately 234 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how URGN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.59 indicates URGN 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 straddle on URGN?

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 URGN snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $28.67, ATM IV 100.70%, IV rank 15.74%, expected move 28.87%. The straddle on URGN 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 straddle structure on URGN specifically: URGN IV at 100.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a URGN straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.87% (roughly $8.28 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 URGN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on URGN should anchor to the underlying notional of $28.67 per share and to the trader's directional view on URGN stock.

URGN straddle setup

The URGN 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 URGN near $28.67, the first option leg uses a $29.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed URGN 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 URGN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$29.00	$4.00
Buy 1	Put	$29.00	$3.55

URGN straddle risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$755.00
Max Profit (per contract): Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract): -$744.29
Breakeven(s): $21.45, $36.55
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.

URGN straddle payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on URGN. 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%	+$2,144.00
$6.35	-77.9%	+$1,510.20
$12.69	-55.8%	+$876.40
$19.02	-33.6%	+$242.60
$25.36	-11.5%	-$391.20
$31.70	+10.6%	-$485.01
$38.04	+32.7%	+$148.79
$44.38	+54.8%	+$782.59
$50.71	+76.9%	+$1,416.39
$57.05	+99.0%	+$2,050.19

When traders use straddle on URGN

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

URGN thesis for this straddle

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for URGN extends from approximately $20.39 on the downside to $36.95 on the upside. A URGN 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 URGN IV rank near 15.74% 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 URGN at 100.70%. As a Healthcare name, URGN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to URGN-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a straddle on URGN?: A straddle on URGN is the straddle strategy applied to URGN (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 URGN stock trading near $28.67, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed URGN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are URGN 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 URGN straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 100.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$744.29 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a URGN straddle?: The breakeven for the URGN straddle priced on this page is roughly $21.45 and $36.55 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 URGN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 28.87%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a straddle on URGN?: Straddles on URGN are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy URGN 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 URGN implied volatility affect this straddle?: URGN ATM IV is at 100.70% with IV rank near 15.74%, 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.