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Long Strangle (Long Vol)

volatility Capped loss

Advanced: a cheaper long-vol play using OTM options.

When to use it

Buy an OTM call and OTM put. Cheaper than a straddle but needs a bigger move. Risk limited to the premium.

Max profit

Large — grows with the move.

Max loss

The total premium paid.

Payoff at expiry
illustrative shape — not to scale
profit zone loss zone X axis = stock price at expiry →
How it's built

Strikes shown low→high. Sell = collect premium · Buy = pay premium for protection or upside.

Hermes-evaluated setups

High-conviction per-ticker applications — setups with a confidence-adjusted win rate ≥ 80% over ≥20 backtested trades (95% lower bound — honest for the sample size, never a raw 100%). Avg P/L is the mean profit/loss per one-contract position.

Ticker Win Rate Avg P/L Sharpe Trades DTE
LNG 87% +$306 6.2 41 30
PLD 84% +$169 3.2 84 14
IWM 82% +$271 3.6 84 14
MMM 81% +$235 3.8 57 21
KLAC 81% +$1856 2.6 57 21
VST 81% +$159 1.9 84 14
LQD 81% +$48 4.5 41 30
HYG 81% +$29 4.2 41 30
XLE 81% +$55 4.9 41 30
NOW 81% +$315 3.1 41 30
NBIS 80% +$302 3.7 40 9
XOM 80% +$228 4.5 40 30
WMB 80% +$90 3.6 40 30

Backtested results are not a guarantee of future performance.