WOLF Straddle Strategy
WOLF (Wolfspeed Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NYSE.
Wolfspeed, Inc. is an innovator of wide bandgap semiconductors, focused on silicon carbide and gallium nitride (GaN) materials and devices for power and radiofrequency (RF) applications. Its product families include silicon carbide and GaN materials, power devices and RF devices, and its products are targeted for various applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace and defense. The company was founded by Calvin H. Carter Jr., John W. Palmour, F. Neal Hunter, Eric Hunter, and John Edmond in 1987 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.
WOLF (Wolfspeed Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.37B, a beta of 7.97 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.05-80.82, average daily share volume of 7.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2025, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how WOLF stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 7.97 indicates WOLF 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 WOLF?
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 WOLF snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $49.29, ATM IV 126.41%, IV rank 13.69%, expected move 36.24%. The straddle on WOLF 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 31-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on WOLF specifically: WOLF IV at 126.41% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a WOLF straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 36.24% (roughly $17.86 on the underlying). The 31-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated WOLF expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on WOLF should anchor to the underlying notional of $49.29 per share and to the trader's directional view on WOLF stock.
WOLF straddle setup
The WOLF 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 WOLF near $49.29, the first option leg uses a $49.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed WOLF chain at a 31-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 WOLF shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $49.00 | $6.83 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $49.00 | $6.73 |
WOLF straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$1,355.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$1,350.27
- Breakeven(s)
- $35.45, $62.55
- 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.
WOLF straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on WOLF. 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% | +$3,544.00 |
| $10.91 | -77.9% | +$2,454.28 |
| $21.80 | -55.8% | +$1,364.56 |
| $32.70 | -33.7% | +$274.84 |
| $43.60 | -11.5% | -$814.87 |
| $54.50 | +10.6% | -$805.41 |
| $65.39 | +32.7% | +$284.31 |
| $76.29 | +54.8% | +$1,374.03 |
| $87.19 | +76.9% | +$2,463.75 |
| $98.08 | +99.0% | +$3,553.47 |
When traders use straddle on WOLF
Straddles on WOLF are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy WOLF straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
WOLF thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for WOLF extends from approximately $31.43 on the downside to $67.15 on the upside. A WOLF 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 WOLF IV rank near 13.69% 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 WOLF at 126.41%. As a Technology name, WOLF options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to WOLF-specific events.
WOLF 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. WOLF positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move WOLF alongside the broader basket even when WOLF-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current WOLF chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on WOLF?
- A straddle on WOLF is the straddle strategy applied to WOLF (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 WOLF stock trading near $49.29, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed WOLF chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are WOLF 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 WOLF straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 126.41%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,350.27 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a WOLF straddle?
- The breakeven for the WOLF straddle priced on this page is roughly $35.45 and $62.55 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 WOLF market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 36.24%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on WOLF?
- Straddles on WOLF are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy WOLF 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 WOLF implied volatility affect this straddle?
- WOLF ATM IV is at 126.41% with IV rank near 13.69%, 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.