Strap

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Buy 2 ATM calls + 1 ATM put. Big-move play weighted toward the upside.

Payoff shape at expiration (illustrative)

Shape illustration on a normalized underlying — open the Lab below to price it on a real option chain.

How it works

Buy TWO at-the-money calls and one at-the-money put. The mirror strip: a big-move bet weighted toward the upside.

When to use it

Expecting a violent resolution with an upward tilt — a possible squeeze, a binary approval, an oversold snapback.

What can go wrong

Three premiums at risk on a quiet expiration, with heavier daily decay than a straddle.

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