Matthews China Active ETF (MCH) Straddle

Trading a MCH straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on Matthews China Active ETF without committing to a direction. Matthews China Active 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 MCH straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.

A long straddle on MCH 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 Matthews China Active 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 MCH straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in China. China includes its administrative and other districts, such as Hong Kong and Macau. The fund seeks to invest in companies capable of sustainable growth based on the fundamental characteristics of those companies.

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