How are AMZD bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the AMZD bull call spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 343.10%), the computed maximum profit is $69.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$31.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AMZD bull call spread?

The breakeven for the AMZD bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $9.31 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AMZD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 98.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AMZD implied volatility affect this bull call spread?

AMZD ATM IV is at 343.10% with IV rank near 68.65%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

AMZD Bull Call Spread Strategy

AMZD (Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF, along with its counterpart, the Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF, are constructed to deliver specific daily investment outcomes tied to the common shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Before the deduction of any fees or expenses, the Bear 1X ETF (AMZD) aims to produce daily returns that precisely match 100% of the inverse (or opposite) performance of Amazon's stock. Conversely, the Bull 2X ETF endeavors to achieve daily returns equivalent to 200% of Amazon's daily performance.

AMZD (Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.2M, a beta of -1.31 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.195-11.77, average daily share volume of 13.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how AMZD etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -1.31 indicates AMZD has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. AMZD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a bull call spread on AMZD?

A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

Current AMZD snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $9.46, ATM IV 343.10%, IV rank 68.65%, expected move 98.36%. The bull call spread on AMZD below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 17-day expiry.

Why this bull call spread structure on AMZD specifically: AMZD IV at 343.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 98.36% (roughly $9.31 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AMZD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AMZD should anchor to the underlying notional of $9.46 per share and to the trader's directional view on AMZD etf.

AMZD bull call spread setup

The AMZD bull call spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AMZD near $9.46, the first option leg uses a $9.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AMZD chain at a 17-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 AMZD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$9.00	$0.50
Sell 1	Call	$10.00	$0.19

AMZD bull call spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$31.00
Max Profit (per contract): $69.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$31.00
Breakeven(s): $9.31
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.226

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit.

AMZD bull call spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on AMZD. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-99.9%	-$31.00
$2.10	-77.8%	-$31.00
$4.19	-55.7%	-$31.00
$6.28	-33.6%	-$31.00
$8.37	-11.5%	-$31.00
$10.46	+10.6%	+$69.00
$12.55	+32.7%	+$69.00
$14.64	+54.8%	+$69.00
$16.73	+76.9%	+$69.00
$18.82	+99.0%	+$69.00

When traders use bull call spread on AMZD

Bull call spreads on AMZD reduce the cost of a bullish AMZD etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

AMZD thesis for this bull call spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AMZD extends from approximately $0.15 on the downside to $18.77 on the upside. A AMZD bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on AMZD, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current AMZD IV rank near 68.65% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bull call spread thesis on AMZD should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, AMZD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AMZD-specific events.

AMZD bull call spread positions are structurally moderately bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. AMZD positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AMZD alongside the broader basket even when AMZD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on AMZD are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current AMZD chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bull call spread on AMZD?: A bull call spread on AMZD is the bull call spread strategy applied to AMZD (etf). The strategy is structurally moderately bullish: A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With AMZD etf trading near $9.46, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AMZD chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AMZD bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the AMZD bull call spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 343.10%), the computed maximum profit is $69.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$31.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AMZD bull call spread?: The breakeven for the AMZD bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $9.31 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AMZD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 98.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bull call spread on AMZD?: Bull call spreads on AMZD reduce the cost of a bullish AMZD etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current AMZD implied volatility affect this bull call spread?: AMZD ATM IV is at 343.10% with IV rank near 68.65%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.