Ecopetrol SA ADR (EC) Straddle

Trading a EC straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on Ecopetrol SA ADR without committing to a direction. Ecopetrol SA ADR'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 EC straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.

A long straddle on EC 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 Ecopetrol SA ADR 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 EC straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. The company operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining, Petrochemical and Biofuels; and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. It engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas; transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil, and other refined products, including diesel, jet, and biofuels; processing and refining crude oil; distribution of natural gas and LPG; sale of refined and petrochemical products; supplying of electric power transmission services; design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects; and supplying of information technology and telecommunications services.

Earnings, product cycles, macro prints — any time volatility itself is the trade, the EC straddle is the cleanest expression of that view. Our scanner prices every EC 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 EC straddle into a catalyst or short a EC straddle to harvest decay, the options straddle setups that matter are all in one place.