Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETF (METW) Expected Move
Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.
Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETF (METW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $11.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.27 to the broader market. The Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF (“METW”) is designed for investors seeking a combination of income and growth potential. public since 2025-06-18.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $28.41
- Expected Move
- 31.6%
- Implied High
- $37.39
- Implied Low
- $19.43
- Front DTE
- 34 days
As of May 15, 2026, Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETF (METW) has an expected move of 31.59%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $19.43 to $37.39 from the current $28.41. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.
METW Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETF pricing an expected move of 31.59% from $28.41, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.
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Per-expiration expected move for METW derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $28.41 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.
| Expiration | DTE | ATM IV | Expected Move | Implied High | Implied Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 34 | 110.2% | 33.6% | $37.97 | $18.85 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 63 | 64.4% | 26.8% | $36.01 | $20.81 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 126 | 84.4% | 49.6% | $42.50 | $14.32 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 217 | 104.5% | 80.6% | $51.30 | $5.52 |
Frequently asked METW expected move questions
- What is the current METW expected move?
- As of May 15, 2026, Roundhill Investments - META WeeklyPay ETF (METW) has an expected move of 31.59% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $19.43 to $37.39 from the current $28.41. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the METW expected move mean for traders?
- Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
- How is METW expected move calculated?
- The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.