HIBS Collar Strategy

HIBS (Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.

These Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull and Bear 3X ETFs aim to deliver daily investment outcomes, prior to fees and expenses, that correspond to three times (300%) the performance, or three times the inverse (opposite) performance, of the S&P 500 High Beta Index. It is important to note that there is no guarantee these funds will successfully achieve their specified investment objective.

HIBS (Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $13.2M, a beta of -4.24 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 17.12-97.2, average daily share volume of 178K, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how HIBS etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -4.24 indicates HIBS has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. HIBS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on HIBS?

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.

Current HIBS snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $17.32, ATM IV 114.30%, IV rank 16.90%, expected move 32.77%. The collar on HIBS 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 17-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on HIBS specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed HIBS IV at 114.30% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 32.77% (roughly $5.68 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated HIBS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HIBS should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.32 per share and to the trader's directional view on HIBS etf.

HIBS collar setup

The HIBS collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With HIBS near $17.32, the first option leg uses a $18.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HIBS chain at a 17-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 HIBS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 100 sharesStock$17.32long
Sell 1Call$18.00$1.43
Buy 1Put$16.00$1.05

HIBS collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$1,694.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$105.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$94.50
Breakeven(s)
$16.95
Risk / Reward Ratio
1.116

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.

HIBS collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on HIBS. 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.

HIBS collar profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedHIBS collar payoff at expiration-$50$0$50$100$5$10$15$20$25$30Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $16.95Spot $17.32
P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.
Underlying Price% From SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-99.9%-$94.50
$3.84-77.8%-$94.50
$7.67-55.7%-$94.50
$11.50-33.6%-$94.50
$15.32-11.5%-$94.50
$19.15+10.6%+$105.50
$22.98+32.7%+$105.50
$26.81+54.8%+$105.50
$30.64+76.9%+$105.50
$34.47+99.0%+$105.50

When traders use collar on HIBS

Collars on HIBS hedge an existing long HIBS 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.

HIBS thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HIBS extends from approximately $11.64 on the downside to $23.00 on the upside. A HIBS collar hedges an existing long HIBS 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 HIBS IV rank near 16.90% 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 HIBS at 114.30%. As a Financial Services name, HIBS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HIBS-specific events.

HIBS 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. HIBS positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HIBS alongside the broader basket even when HIBS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current HIBS chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on HIBS?
A collar on HIBS is the collar strategy applied to HIBS (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 HIBS etf trading near $17.32, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HIBS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are HIBS 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 HIBS collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 114.30%), the computed maximum profit is $105.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$94.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a HIBS collar?
The breakeven for the HIBS collar priced on this page is roughly $16.95 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 HIBS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 32.77%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on HIBS?
Collars on HIBS hedge an existing long HIBS 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 HIBS implied volatility affect this collar?
HIBS ATM IV is at 114.30% with IV rank near 16.90%, 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.

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