Buy 1 ATM call + 2 ATM puts. Big-move play weighted toward the downside.
Shape illustration on a normalized underlying — open the Lab below to price it on a real option chain.
Buy one at-the-money call and TWO at-the-money puts. A volatility bet with a bearish thumb on the scale — a crash pays roughly twice what an equal rally does.
When you expect a violent move and think down is more likely than up — but are not confident enough to give up the upside protection entirely.
Three premiums at risk if the stock sits still. Time decay hits harder than a straddle because you own more options.
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