Trading a VGT straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on Vanguard Information Technology ETF without committing to a direction. Vanguard Information Technology 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 VGT straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.
A long straddle on VGT 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 Vanguard Information Technology 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 VGT straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the information technology sector. Passively managed, using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that serve the electronics and computer industries or that manufacture products based on the latest applied science.
Earnings, product cycles, macro prints — any time volatility itself is the trade, the VGT straddle is the cleanest expression of that view. Our scanner prices every VGT 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 VGT straddle into a catalyst or short a VGT straddle to harvest decay, the options straddle setups that matter are all in one place.
