HIBL Butterfly Strategy
HIBL (Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
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HIBL (Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $96.8M, a beta of 5.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 41.55-138.113, average daily share volume of 70K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how HIBL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 5.07 indicates HIBL has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. HIBL pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on HIBL?
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 HIBL snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $125.43, ATM IV 98.80%, IV rank 70.48%, expected move 28.33%. The butterfly on HIBL 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 18-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on HIBL specifically: HIBL IV at 98.80% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying HIBL butterfly relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.33% (roughly $35.53 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated HIBL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HIBL should anchor to the underlying notional of $125.43 per share and to the trader's directional view on HIBL etf.
HIBL butterfly setup
The HIBL 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 HIBL near $125.43, the first option leg uses a $119.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HIBL chain at a 18-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 HIBL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $119.00 | $13.95 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $125.00 | $10.25 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $130.00 | $8.30 |
HIBL butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$175.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $405.47
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$175.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $120.75, $129.25
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 2.317
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.
HIBL butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on HIBL. 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% | -$175.00 |
| $27.74 | -77.9% | -$175.00 |
| $55.47 | -55.8% | -$175.00 |
| $83.21 | -33.7% | -$175.00 |
| $110.94 | -11.6% | -$175.00 |
| $138.67 | +10.6% | -$75.00 |
| $166.40 | +32.7% | -$75.00 |
| $194.14 | +54.8% | -$75.00 |
| $221.87 | +76.9% | -$75.00 |
| $249.60 | +99.0% | -$75.00 |
When traders use butterfly on HIBL
Butterflies on HIBL are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect HIBL 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.
HIBL thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HIBL extends from approximately $89.90 on the downside to $160.96 on the upside. A HIBL long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if HIBL settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current HIBL IV rank near 70.48% 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 HIBL at 98.80%. As a Financial Services name, HIBL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HIBL-specific events.
HIBL 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. HIBL positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HIBL alongside the broader basket even when HIBL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current HIBL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on HIBL?
- A butterfly on HIBL is the butterfly strategy applied to HIBL (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 HIBL etf trading near $125.43, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HIBL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are HIBL 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 HIBL butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 98.80%), the computed maximum profit is $405.47 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$175.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a HIBL butterfly?
- The breakeven for the HIBL butterfly priced on this page is roughly $120.75 and $129.25 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 HIBL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 28.33%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on HIBL?
- Butterflies on HIBL are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect HIBL 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 HIBL implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- HIBL ATM IV is at 98.80% with IV rank near 70.48%, 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.