DLLL Butterfly Strategy
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change of the common stock of Dell Technologies Inc, (NASDAQ: DELL) There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its stated objective. The fund should not be expected to provide 2 times the cumulative return of DELL for periods greater than a day.
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $19.0M, a beta of 3.88 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 17.34-86.18, average daily share volume of 119K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how DLLL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.88 indicates DLLL has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a butterfly on DLLL?
A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.
Current DLLL snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $73.48, ATM IV 150.80%, IV rank 92.13%, expected move 43.23%. The butterfly on DLLL 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 34-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on DLLL specifically: DLLL IV at 150.80% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying DLLL butterfly relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 43.23% (roughly $31.77 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DLLL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DLLL should anchor to the underlying notional of $73.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on DLLL etf.
DLLL butterfly setup
The DLLL butterfly below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With DLLL near $73.48, the first option leg uses a $70.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DLLL chain at a 34-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 DLLL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $70.00 | $15.15 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $75.00 | $13.05 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $75.00 | $13.05 |
DLLL butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$210.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $290.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$210.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $72.10
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.381
Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.
DLLL butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on DLLL. 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% | -$210.00 |
| $16.26 | -77.9% | -$210.00 |
| $32.50 | -55.8% | -$210.00 |
| $48.75 | -33.7% | -$210.00 |
| $64.99 | -11.6% | -$210.00 |
| $81.24 | +10.6% | +$290.00 |
| $97.48 | +32.7% | +$290.00 |
| $113.73 | +54.8% | +$290.00 |
| $129.98 | +76.9% | +$290.00 |
| $146.22 | +99.0% | +$290.00 |
When traders use butterfly on DLLL
Butterflies on DLLL are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect DLLL to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
DLLL thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DLLL extends from approximately $41.71 on the downside to $105.25 on the upside. A DLLL long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if DLLL settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current DLLL IV rank near 92.13% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on DLLL at 150.80%. As a Financial Services name, DLLL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DLLL-specific events.
DLLL butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); 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. DLLL positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DLLL alongside the broader basket even when DLLL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current DLLL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on DLLL?
- A butterfly on DLLL is the butterfly strategy applied to DLLL (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With DLLL etf trading near $73.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DLLL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DLLL butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the DLLL butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 150.80%), the computed maximum profit is $290.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$210.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DLLL butterfly?
- The breakeven for the DLLL butterfly priced on this page is roughly $72.10 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 DLLL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 43.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on DLLL?
- Butterflies on DLLL are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect DLLL to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
- How does current DLLL implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- DLLL ATM IV is at 150.80% with IV rank near 92.13%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.