MVLL Strangle Strategy
MVLL (GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change of the common stock of Marvell Technology, Inc, (NASDAQ: MRVL) There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its stated objective. The fund should not be expected to provide 2 times the cumulative return of MRVL for periods greater than a day.
MVLL (GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $79.0M, a beta of 8.91 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 12.963-81.42, average daily share volume of 702K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how MVLL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 8.91 indicates MVLL has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a strangle on MVLL?
A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money.
Current MVLL snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $78.73, ATM IV 188.90%, IV rank 96.62%, expected move 54.16%. The strangle on MVLL 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 strangle structure on MVLL specifically: MVLL IV at 188.90% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying MVLL strangle relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 54.16% (roughly $42.64 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 MVLL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on MVLL should anchor to the underlying notional of $78.73 per share and to the trader's directional view on MVLL etf.
MVLL strangle setup
The MVLL strangle below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With MVLL near $78.73, the first option leg uses a $85.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed MVLL 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 MVLL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $85.00 | $15.80 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $75.00 | $15.50 |
MVLL strangle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$3,130.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$3,130.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $43.70, $116.30
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit.
MVLL strangle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle on MVLL. 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% | +$4,369.00 |
| $17.42 | -77.9% | +$2,628.35 |
| $34.82 | -55.8% | +$887.69 |
| $52.23 | -33.7% | -$852.96 |
| $69.64 | -11.6% | -$2,593.61 |
| $87.04 | +10.6% | -$2,925.73 |
| $104.45 | +32.7% | -$1,185.08 |
| $121.86 | +54.8% | +$555.57 |
| $139.26 | +76.9% | +$2,296.23 |
| $156.67 | +99.0% | +$4,036.88 |
When traders use strangle on MVLL
Strangles on MVLL are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the MVLL chain.
MVLL thesis for this strangle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for MVLL extends from approximately $36.09 on the downside to $121.37 on the upside. A MVLL long strangle is the OTM cousin of the straddle: lower up-front cost but the underlying has to travel further past either OTM strike before the position turns profitable at expiration. Current MVLL IV rank near 96.62% 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 MVLL at 188.90%. As a Financial Services name, MVLL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to MVLL-specific events.
MVLL strangle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM); 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. MVLL positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move MVLL alongside the broader basket even when MVLL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current MVLL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a strangle on MVLL?
- A strangle on MVLL is the strangle strategy applied to MVLL (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium, OTM): A long strangle buys an OTM call and an OTM put at offset strikes, cheaper than a straddle but requiring a larger underlying move to profit since both wings start out-of-the-money. With MVLL etf trading near $78.73, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed MVLL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are MVLL strangle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the put strike minus the combined debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached anywhere between the two OTM strikes). Two breakevens at call-strike plus debit and put-strike minus debit. For the MVLL strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 188.90%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$3,130.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a MVLL strangle?
- The breakeven for the MVLL strangle priced on this page is roughly $43.70 and $116.30 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 MVLL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 54.16%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a strangle on MVLL?
- Strangles on MVLL are the cheaper cousin of the straddle - traders use them when they want a large directional move but are willing to give up the inner-strike sensitivity in exchange for a lower up-front debit on the MVLL chain.
- How does current MVLL implied volatility affect this strangle?
- MVLL ATM IV is at 188.90% with IV rank near 96.62%, 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.