HIBS Straddle Strategy
HIBS (Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
The Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull and Bear 3X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300%, or 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the S&P 500 High Beta Index. There is no guarantee the funds will achieve their stated 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 $16.7M, a beta of -4.16 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 24.94-142.2, average daily share volume of 328K, 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 -4.16 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 straddle on HIBS?
A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.
Current HIBS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $27.20, ATM IV 91.50%, IV rank 11.98%, expected move 26.23%. The straddle 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 34-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on HIBS specifically: HIBS IV at 91.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a HIBS straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 26.23% (roughly $7.14 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 HIBS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HIBS should anchor to the underlying notional of $27.20 per share and to the trader's directional view on HIBS etf.
HIBS straddle setup
The HIBS straddle 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 $27.20, the first option leg uses a $27.00 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 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 HIBS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $27.00 | $3.50 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $27.00 | $3.20 |
HIBS straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$670.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$663.17
- Breakeven(s)
- $20.30, $33.70
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.
HIBS straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle 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.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | +$2,029.00 |
| $6.02 | -77.9% | +$1,427.70 |
| $12.04 | -55.8% | +$826.41 |
| $18.05 | -33.6% | +$225.11 |
| $24.06 | -11.5% | -$376.19 |
| $30.07 | +10.6% | -$362.52 |
| $36.09 | +32.7% | +$238.78 |
| $42.10 | +54.8% | +$840.08 |
| $48.11 | +76.9% | +$1,441.37 |
| $54.13 | +99.0% | +$2,042.67 |
When traders use straddle on HIBS
Straddles on HIBS are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy HIBS straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
HIBS thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HIBS extends from approximately $20.06 on the downside to $34.34 on the upside. A HIBS long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. Current HIBS IV rank near 11.98% 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 91.50%. 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 straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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 straddle on HIBS?
- A straddle on HIBS is the straddle strategy applied to HIBS (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With HIBS etf trading near $27.20, 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 straddle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the HIBS straddle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 91.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$663.17 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a HIBS straddle?
- The breakeven for the HIBS straddle priced on this page is roughly $20.30 and $33.70 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 26.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on HIBS?
- Straddles on HIBS are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy HIBS straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
- How does current HIBS implied volatility affect this straddle?
- HIBS ATM IV is at 91.50% with IV rank near 11.98%, 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.