T-REX 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) 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.

T-REX 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $163.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 4.39 to the broader market. The fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to MSTR equal to at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes). public since 2024-09-18.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$7.86
Expected Move
37.3%
Implied High
$10.79
Implied Low
$4.93
Front DTE
28 days

As of May 15, 2026, T-REX 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has an expected move of 37.31%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $4.93 to $10.79 from the current $7.86. 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.

MSTU Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With T-REX 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF pricing an expected move of 37.31% from $7.86, 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 MSTU derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $7.86 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.

ExpirationDTEATM IVExpected MoveImplied HighImplied Low
May 22, 20267125.7%17.4%$9.23$6.49
May 29, 202614127.9%25.0%$9.83$5.89
Jun 5, 202621124.2%29.8%$10.20$5.52
Jun 12, 202628128.3%35.5%$10.65$5.07
Jun 18, 202634133.1%40.6%$11.05$4.67
Jun 26, 202642139.8%47.4%$11.59$4.13
Jul 17, 202663137.1%57.0%$12.34$3.38
Sep 18, 2026126151.8%89.2%$14.87$0.85
Dec 18, 2026217152.6%117.7%$17.11$-1.39
Jan 15, 2027245161.6%132.4%$18.27$-2.55
Jan 21, 2028616176.8%229.7%$25.91$-10.19

Frequently asked MSTU expected move questions

What is the current MSTU expected move?
As of May 15, 2026, T-REX 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has an expected move of 37.31% over the next 28 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $4.93 to $10.79 from the current $7.86. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the MSTU 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 MSTU 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.