LTC Properties Inc (LTC) Straddle

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

A long straddle on LTC 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 LTC Properties Inc 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 LTC straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC holds 181 investments in 27 states with 29 operating partners. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties.

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