How are AVSU covered call max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the AVSU covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 18.10%), the computed maximum profit is $532.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$8,267.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AVSU covered call?

The breakeven for the AVSU covered call priced on this page is roughly $82.68 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 AVSU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.19%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AVSU implied volatility affect this covered call?

AVSU ATM IV is at 18.10% with IV rank near 4.14%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

AVSU Covered Call Strategy

AVSU (Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

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AVSU (Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $439.8M, a beta of 1.11 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 63.93-85.08, average daily share volume of 15K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how AVSU etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.11 places AVSU roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AVSU pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a covered call on AVSU?

A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.

Current AVSU snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $84.38, ATM IV 18.10%, IV rank 4.14%, expected move 5.19%. The covered call on AVSU 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 98-day expiry.

Why this covered call structure on AVSU specifically: AVSU IV at 18.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling AVSU covered call collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.19% (roughly $4.38 on the underlying). The 98-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AVSU expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVSU should anchor to the underlying notional of $84.38 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVSU etf.

AVSU covered call setup

The AVSU covered call below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AVSU near $84.38, the first option leg uses a $88.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVSU chain at a 98-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 AVSU shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$84.38	long
Sell 1	Call	$88.00	$1.70

AVSU covered call risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$8,268.00
Max Profit (per contract): $532.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$8,267.00
Breakeven(s): $82.68
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.064

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.

AVSU covered call payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on AVSU. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$8,267.00
$18.67	-77.9%	-$6,401.42
$37.32	-55.8%	-$4,535.84
$55.98	-33.7%	-$2,670.27
$74.63	-11.6%	-$804.69
$93.29	+10.6%	+$532.00
$111.94	+32.7%	+$532.00
$130.60	+54.8%	+$532.00
$149.26	+76.9%	+$532.00
$167.91	+99.0%	+$532.00

When traders use covered call on AVSU

Covered calls on AVSU are an income strategy run on existing AVSU etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.

AVSU thesis for this covered call

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVSU extends from approximately $80.00 on the downside to $88.76 on the upside. A AVSU covered call collects premium on an existing long AVSU position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether AVSU will breach that level within the expiration window. Current AVSU IV rank near 4.14% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on AVSU at 18.10%. As a Financial Services name, AVSU options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVSU-specific events.

AVSU covered call positions are structurally neutral to slightly 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. AVSU positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVSU alongside the broader basket even when AVSU-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on AVSU carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AVSU earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AVSU chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a covered call on AVSU?: A covered call on AVSU is the covered call strategy applied to AVSU (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With AVSU etf trading near $84.38, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVSU chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AVSU covered call max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the AVSU covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 18.10%), the computed maximum profit is $532.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$8,267.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AVSU covered call?: The breakeven for the AVSU covered call priced on this page is roughly $82.68 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 AVSU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.19%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a covered call on AVSU?: Covered calls on AVSU are an income strategy run on existing AVSU etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
How does current AVSU implied volatility affect this covered call?: AVSU ATM IV is at 18.10% with IV rank near 4.14%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.