How are METU 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 METU collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 84.68%), the computed maximum profit is $109.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$90.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a METU collar?

The breakeven for the METU collar priced on this page is roughly $20.41 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 METU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 24.28%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current METU implied volatility affect this collar?

METU ATM IV is at 84.68% with IV rank near 79.42%, 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.

METU Collar Strategy

METU (Direxion Daily META Bull 2X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The Direxion Daily META Bull 2X Shares and Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares are constructed to deliver specific daily investment outcomes. The Bull 2X ETF is designed to provide daily returns equivalent to 200% of the positive performance of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) common stock. Conversely, the Bear 1X ETF aims to reflect 100% of the inverse, or opposite, daily movement of Meta's shares. These targets are set before the deduction of any fees or operational expenses.

METU (Direxion Daily META Bull 2X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $59.8M, a beta of 3.09 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 18.62-51.2, average daily share volume of 5.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how METU etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 3.09 indicates METU has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. METU pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on METU?

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 METU snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $20.48, ATM IV 84.68%, IV rank 79.42%, expected move 24.28%. The collar on METU 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 32-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on METU specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; elevated METU IV at 84.68% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 24.28% (roughly $4.97 on the underlying). The 32-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated METU expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on METU should anchor to the underlying notional of $20.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on METU etf.

METU collar setup

The METU 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 METU near $20.48, the first option leg uses a $21.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed METU chain at a 32-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 METU shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$20.48	long
Sell 1	Call	$21.50	$1.73
Buy 1	Put	$19.50	$1.65

METU collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$2,040.50
Max Profit (per contract): $109.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$90.50
Breakeven(s): $20.41
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.210

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.

METU collar payoff curve

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

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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$90.50
$4.54	-77.8%	-$90.50
$9.06	-55.7%	-$90.50
$13.59	-33.6%	-$90.50
$18.12	-11.5%	-$90.50
$22.65	+10.6%	+$109.50
$27.17	+32.7%	+$109.50
$31.70	+54.8%	+$109.50
$36.23	+76.9%	+$109.50
$40.75	+99.0%	+$109.50

When traders use collar on METU

Collars on METU hedge an existing long METU 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.

METU thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for METU extends from approximately $15.51 on the downside to $25.45 on the upside. A METU collar hedges an existing long METU 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 METU IV rank near 79.42% 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 METU at 84.68%. As a Financial Services name, METU options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to METU-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on METU?: A collar on METU is the collar strategy applied to METU (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 METU etf trading near $20.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed METU chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are METU 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 METU collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 84.68%), the computed maximum profit is $109.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$90.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a METU collar?: The breakeven for the METU collar priced on this page is roughly $20.41 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 METU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 24.28%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on METU?: Collars on METU hedge an existing long METU 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 METU implied volatility affect this collar?: METU ATM IV is at 84.68% with IV rank near 79.42%, 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.