USNA Straddle Strategy
USNA (USANA Health Sciences, Inc.), in the Consumer Defensive sector, (Packaged Foods industry), listed on NYSE.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells science-based nutritional and personal care products. The company offers USANA nutritional products that comprise essentials/CellSentials, such as vitamin and mineral supplements that provide a foundation of total body nutrition for various age groups; optimizers comprising targeted supplements that are designed to meet cardiovascular, skeletal/structural, and digestive health needs; and foods that include meal replacement shakes, snack bars, and other related products. It also provides Celavive, a skin care regimen for various skin care types and ethnicities; and other products for prenatal, infant, and young child age groups. In addition, the company offers materials and online tools to assist associates in building their businesses, as well as in marketing products. It offers its products directly in the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, as well as online. The company has a research collaboration agreement with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine for research in the field of traditional Chinese medicine; and National Sports Training Bureau.
USNA (USANA Health Sciences, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically Packaged Foods, with a market capitalization of approximately $325.0M, a trailing P/E of 36.51, a beta of 0.77 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 16.6-38.32, average daily share volume of 132K, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how USNA stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.77 places USNA roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 36.51 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.
What is a straddle on USNA?
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 USNA snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $17.95, ATM IV 127.30%, IV rank 30.64%, expected move 36.50%. The straddle on USNA 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 USNA specifically: USNA IV at 127.30% 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 36.50% (roughly $6.55 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 USNA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on USNA should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.95 per share and to the trader's directional view on USNA stock.
USNA straddle setup
The USNA 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 USNA near $17.95, the first option leg uses a $17.95 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed USNA 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 USNA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $17.95 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $17.95 | N/A |
USNA straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
USNA straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on USNA. 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.
When traders use straddle on USNA
Straddles on USNA are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy USNA straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
USNA thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for USNA extends from approximately $11.40 on the downside to $24.50 on the upside. A USNA 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 USNA IV rank near 30.64% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the straddle thesis on USNA should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Consumer Defensive name, USNA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to USNA-specific events.
USNA 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. USNA positions also carry Consumer Defensive sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move USNA alongside the broader basket even when USNA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current USNA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on USNA?
- A straddle on USNA is the straddle strategy applied to USNA (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 USNA stock trading near $17.95, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed USNA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are USNA 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 USNA straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 127.30%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a USNA straddle?
- The breakeven for the USNA straddle priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 USNA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 36.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on USNA?
- Straddles on USNA are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy USNA 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 USNA implied volatility affect this straddle?
- USNA ATM IV is at 127.30% with IV rank near 30.64%, 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.