GUSH Bull Call Spread Strategy
GUSH (Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
The Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull and Bear 2X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 200%, or 200% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index. There is no guarantee the funds will achieve their stated investment objectives.
GUSH (Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $331.9M, a beta of 0.29 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 20.175-48.66, average daily share volume of 1.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2015. These structural characteristics shape how GUSH etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.29 indicates GUSH has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. GUSH 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 GUSH?
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 GUSH snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $39.45, ATM IV 64.50%, IV rank 43.43%, expected move 18.49%. The bull call spread on GUSH 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 bull call spread structure on GUSH specifically: GUSH IV at 64.50% 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 18.49% (roughly $7.29 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 GUSH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GUSH should anchor to the underlying notional of $39.45 per share and to the trader's directional view on GUSH etf.
GUSH bull call spread setup
The GUSH 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 GUSH near $39.45, the first option leg uses a $39.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GUSH 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 GUSH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $39.00 | $3.30 |
| Sell 1 | Call | $41.00 | $2.40 |
GUSH bull call spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$90.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $110.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$90.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $39.90
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.222
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.
GUSH bull call spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on GUSH. 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% | -$90.00 |
| $8.73 | -77.9% | -$90.00 |
| $17.45 | -55.8% | -$90.00 |
| $26.17 | -33.7% | -$90.00 |
| $34.90 | -11.5% | -$90.00 |
| $43.62 | +10.6% | +$110.00 |
| $52.34 | +32.7% | +$110.00 |
| $61.06 | +54.8% | +$110.00 |
| $69.78 | +76.9% | +$110.00 |
| $78.50 | +99.0% | +$110.00 |
When traders use bull call spread on GUSH
Bull call spreads on GUSH reduce the cost of a bullish GUSH etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
GUSH thesis for this bull call spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GUSH extends from approximately $32.16 on the downside to $46.74 on the upside. A GUSH bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on GUSH, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current GUSH IV rank near 43.43% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bull call spread thesis on GUSH should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, GUSH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GUSH-specific events.
GUSH 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. GUSH positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GUSH alongside the broader basket even when GUSH-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on GUSH 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 GUSH chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bull call spread on GUSH?
- A bull call spread on GUSH is the bull call spread strategy applied to GUSH (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 GUSH etf trading near $39.45, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GUSH chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GUSH 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 GUSH bull call spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 64.50%), the computed maximum profit is $110.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$90.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GUSH bull call spread?
- The breakeven for the GUSH bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $39.90 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 GUSH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 18.49%; 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 GUSH?
- Bull call spreads on GUSH reduce the cost of a bullish GUSH 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 GUSH implied volatility affect this bull call spread?
- GUSH ATM IV is at 64.50% with IV rank near 43.43%, 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.