iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF (AOM) Straddle

Trading a AOM straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF without committing to a direction. iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF's straddle involves buying (or selling) a call and a put at the same strike and expiration, profiting when the stock moves more (or less) than the combined premium implies. Use our scanner to evaluate AOM straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.

A long straddle on AOM profits from large moves in either direction and is a classic play into binary events like earnings, product announcements, or macro releases. A short straddle profits when iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF stays range-bound and implied volatility contracts. The breakeven points are simple: strike plus total premium on the upside, strike minus total premium on the downside. Comparing the AOM straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

The iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent a moderate target risk allocation strategy.

Earnings, product cycles, macro prints — any time volatility itself is the trade, the AOM straddle is the cleanest expression of that view. Our scanner prices every AOM straddle against historical realized moves, flags expirations where the market is overpaying or underpaying for vol, and ranks setups by breakeven width and IV rank. Whether you're long a AOM straddle into a catalyst or short a AOM straddle to harvest decay, the options straddle setups that matter are all in one place.