How are NCIQ iron condor max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit. For the NCIQ iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 404.20%), the computed maximum profit is $64.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$36.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a NCIQ iron condor?

The breakeven for the NCIQ iron condor priced on this page is roughly $13.36 and $15.64 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 NCIQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 115.88%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current NCIQ implied volatility affect this iron condor?

Current NCIQ ATM IV is 404.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

NCIQ Iron Condor Strategy

NCIQ (Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The NCIQ fund aims to replicate the performance of an index composed of the two leading digital assets, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). To achieve this, it directly invests in spot Bitcoin and spot Ether, deliberately avoiding the use of leverage or complex derivatives. The fund also maintains cash reserves to cover its operational expenses. Its investment approach utilizes a market capitalization-weighted strategy, ensuring its holdings in both cryptocurrencies correspond precisely to their proportions within the underlying index. Notably, the fund is prohibited from investing in crypto-related securities, tokenized assets, or stablecoins. Investors should recognize that this fund presents a higher risk profile compared to other exchange-traded products (ETPs) that indirectly hold digital assets, a consequence of the substantial price volatility inherent in cryptocurrency markets.

NCIQ (Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of approximately $109.4M, a beta of 0.98 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.38-34.26, average daily share volume of 58K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how NCIQ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.98 places NCIQ roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a iron condor on NCIQ?

An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes.

Current NCIQ snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $14.63, ATM IV 404.20%, expected move 115.88%. The iron condor on NCIQ 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 17-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on NCIQ specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for NCIQ is inferred from ATM IV at 404.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 115.88% (roughly $16.95 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated NCIQ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NCIQ should anchor to the underlying notional of $14.63 per share and to the trader's directional view on NCIQ etf.

NCIQ iron condor setup

The NCIQ iron condor below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With NCIQ near $14.63, the first option leg uses a $15.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NCIQ chain at a 17-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 NCIQ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$15.00	$0.69
Buy 1	Call	$16.00	$0.36
Sell 1	Put	$14.00	$0.54
Buy 1	Put	$13.00	$0.23

NCIQ iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$64.00
Max Profit (per contract): $64.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$36.00
Breakeven(s): $13.36, $15.64
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.778

Max profit equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit.

NCIQ iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on NCIQ. 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	-99.9%	-$36.00
$3.24	-77.8%	-$36.00
$6.48	-55.7%	-$36.00
$9.71	-33.6%	-$36.00
$12.94	-11.5%	-$36.00
$16.18	+10.6%	-$36.00
$19.41	+32.7%	-$36.00
$22.65	+54.8%	-$36.00
$25.88	+76.9%	-$36.00
$29.11	+99.0%	-$36.00

When traders use iron condor on NCIQ

Iron condors on NCIQ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if NCIQ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.

NCIQ thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NCIQ extends from approximately $-2.32 on the downside to $31.58 on the upside. A NCIQ iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when NCIQ stays inside the inner short strikes through expiration; the wing width should reflect the trader's tolerance for the maximum loss scenario where the underlying breaches an outer strike. As a Financial Services name, NCIQ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NCIQ-specific events.

NCIQ iron condor positions are structurally neutral / range-bound; 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. NCIQ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NCIQ alongside the broader basket even when NCIQ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on NCIQ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical NCIQ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current NCIQ chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on NCIQ?: A iron condor on NCIQ is the iron condor strategy applied to NCIQ (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / range-bound: An iron condor sells a call spread and a put spread at strikes outside spot, collecting net premium that is kept if the underlying stays inside the inner short strikes. With NCIQ etf trading near $14.63, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NCIQ chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NCIQ iron condor max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals the net credit times 100 inside the inner strikes; max loss equals wing width minus credit times 100. Two breakevens at inner strikes plus and minus the credit. For the NCIQ iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 404.20%), the computed maximum profit is $64.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$36.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NCIQ iron condor?: The breakeven for the NCIQ iron condor priced on this page is roughly $13.36 and $15.64 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 NCIQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 115.88%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a iron condor on NCIQ?: Iron condors on NCIQ are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if NCIQ etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current NCIQ implied volatility affect this iron condor?: Current NCIQ ATM IV is 404.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.