ZENA Straddle Strategy
ZENA (ZenaTech, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NASDAQ.
ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; software solutions for the automated facility management and center industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field service management software and mobile solutions; browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety; and quantum computing solutions. The company also engages in the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of drones. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
ZENA (ZenaTech, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $39.8M, a beta of 7.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.15-7.109, average daily share volume of 3.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024, approximately 30 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ZENA stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 7.02 indicates ZENA 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 ZENA?
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 ZENA snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $1.48, ATM IV 59.00%, IV rank 10.58%, expected move 16.91%. The straddle on ZENA 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 17-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on ZENA specifically: ZENA IV at 59.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ZENA straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 16.91% (roughly $0.25 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ZENA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ZENA should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on ZENA stock.
ZENA straddle setup
The ZENA 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 ZENA near $1.48, the first option leg uses a $1.48 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ZENA chain at a 17-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 ZENA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.48 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $1.48 | N/A |
ZENA 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.
ZENA straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on ZENA. 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 ZENA
Straddles on ZENA are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ZENA straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
ZENA thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ZENA extends from approximately $1.23 on the downside to $1.73 on the upside. A ZENA 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 ZENA IV rank near 10.58% 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 ZENA at 59.00%. As a Technology name, ZENA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ZENA-specific events.
ZENA 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. ZENA positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ZENA alongside the broader basket even when ZENA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ZENA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on ZENA?
- A straddle on ZENA is the straddle strategy applied to ZENA (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 ZENA stock trading near $1.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ZENA chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ZENA 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 ZENA straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 59.00%), 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 ZENA straddle?
- The breakeven for the ZENA 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 ZENA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 16.91%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on ZENA?
- Straddles on ZENA are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy ZENA 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 ZENA implied volatility affect this straddle?
- ZENA ATM IV is at 59.00% with IV rank near 10.58%, 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.