DPST Bull Call Spread Strategy
DPST (Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
The Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the performance of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index. There is no guarantee the fund will achieve its stated investment objective.
DPST (Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $788.0M, a beta of 3.74 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 70.64-146.09, average daily share volume of 582K, a public-listing history dating back to 2015. These structural characteristics shape how DPST etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.74 indicates DPST has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. DPST 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 DPST?
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 DPST snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $102.42, ATM IV 69.88%, IV rank 7.94%, expected move 20.03%. The bull call spread on DPST 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 28-day expiry.
Why this bull call spread structure on DPST specifically: DPST IV at 69.88% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a DPST bull call spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.03% (roughly $20.52 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DPST expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DPST should anchor to the underlying notional of $102.42 per share and to the trader's directional view on DPST etf.
DPST bull call spread setup
The DPST 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 DPST near $102.42, the first option leg uses a $102.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DPST chain at a 28-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 DPST shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $102.00 | $7.60 |
| Sell 1 | Call | $108.00 | $4.70 |
DPST bull call spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$290.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $310.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$290.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $104.90
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.069
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.
DPST bull call spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on DPST. 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% | -$290.00 |
| $22.65 | -77.9% | -$290.00 |
| $45.30 | -55.8% | -$290.00 |
| $67.94 | -33.7% | -$290.00 |
| $90.59 | -11.6% | -$290.00 |
| $113.23 | +10.6% | +$310.00 |
| $135.88 | +32.7% | +$310.00 |
| $158.52 | +54.8% | +$310.00 |
| $181.17 | +76.9% | +$310.00 |
| $203.81 | +99.0% | +$310.00 |
When traders use bull call spread on DPST
Bull call spreads on DPST reduce the cost of a bullish DPST etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
DPST thesis for this bull call spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DPST extends from approximately $81.90 on the downside to $122.94 on the upside. A DPST bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on DPST, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current DPST IV rank near 7.94% 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 DPST at 69.88%. As a Financial Services name, DPST options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DPST-specific events.
DPST 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. DPST positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DPST alongside the broader basket even when DPST-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on DPST 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 DPST chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bull call spread on DPST?
- A bull call spread on DPST is the bull call spread strategy applied to DPST (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 DPST etf trading near $102.42, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DPST chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DPST 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 DPST bull call spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 69.88%), the computed maximum profit is $310.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$290.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DPST bull call spread?
- The breakeven for the DPST bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $104.90 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 DPST market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 20.03%; 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 DPST?
- Bull call spreads on DPST reduce the cost of a bullish DPST 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 DPST implied volatility affect this bull call spread?
- DPST ATM IV is at 69.88% with IV rank near 7.94%, 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.