DLLL Collar Strategy
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.
This ETF aims to deliver daily investment returns, prior to the deduction of fees and expenses, that are double (200%) the daily percentage fluctuation of Dell Technologies Inc.'s common stock (NASDAQ: DELL). It is important to understand that there is no assurance the fund will consistently achieve this target. Furthermore, investors should not anticipate that this fund will provide two times the cumulative return of DELL for holding periods extending beyond a single day.
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $144.9M, a beta of 7.46 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.1675-30.62375, average daily share volume of 2.0M, 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 7.46 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 collar on DLLL?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
DLLL snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $29.17, ATM IV 157.70%, IV rank 61.32%, expected move 45.21%. The collar on DLLL below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on DLLL specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range DLLL IV at 157.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 45.21% (roughly $13.19 on the underlying). The 35-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 $29.17 per share and to the trader's directional view on DLLL etf.
DLLL collar setup
The DLLL collar below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With DLLL at $29.17 on that close, the first option leg uses a $31.00 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 35-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 100 shares | Stock | $29.17 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $31.00 | $5.15 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $28.00 | $4.85 |
DLLL collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$2,887.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $213.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$87.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $28.87
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 2.448
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
DLLL collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar 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% | -$87.00 |
| $6.46 | -77.9% | -$87.00 |
| $12.91 | -55.8% | -$87.00 |
| $19.36 | -33.6% | -$87.00 |
| $25.80 | -11.5% | -$87.00 |
| $32.25 | +10.6% | +$213.00 |
| $38.70 | +32.7% | +$213.00 |
| $45.15 | +54.8% | +$213.00 |
| $51.60 | +76.9% | +$213.00 |
| $58.05 | +99.0% | +$213.00 |
When traders use collar on DLLL
Collars on DLLL hedge an existing long DLLL etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
DLLL thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DLLL extends from approximately $15.98 on the downside to $42.36 on the upside. A DLLL collar hedges an existing long DLLL position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current DLLL IV rank near 61.32% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on DLLL should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. 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 collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); 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 collar on DLLL?
- A collar on DLLL is the collar strategy applied to DLLL (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With DLLL etf at $29.17 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DLLL chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DLLL collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the DLLL collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 157.70%), the computed maximum profit is $213.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$87.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DLLL collar?
- The breakeven for the DLLL collar priced on this page is roughly $28.87 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The DLLL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 45.21%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on DLLL?
- Collars on DLLL hedge an existing long DLLL etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current DLLL implied volatility affect this collar?
- DLLL ATM IV is at 157.70% with IV rank near 61.32%, 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.