NVDX Cash-Secured Put Strategy
NVDX (T-REX 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on CBOE.
Under typical market conditions, this fund primarily allocates at least 80% of its net assets to swap agreements. These agreements are structured to deliver two times (200%) the daily return of NVIDIA (NVDA) stock. The fund enters into these derivative contracts with major global financial institutions. Through these arrangements, the fund and the counterparty institution agree to exchange returns, targeting a daily outcome equivalent to 200% of the fund's net asset value. This investment vehicle maintains a non-diversified portfolio.
NVDX (T-REX 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $339.5M, a beta of 4.10 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 12.41-24.72, average daily share volume of 11.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how NVDX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 4.10 indicates NVDX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. NVDX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a cash-secured put on NVDX?
A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.
Current NVDX snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $16.16, ATM IV 73.70%, IV rank 36.13%, expected move 21.13%. The cash-secured put on NVDX 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 cash-secured put structure on NVDX specifically: NVDX IV at 73.70% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a NVDX cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 21.13% (roughly $3.41 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 NVDX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NVDX should anchor to the underlying notional of $16.16 per share and to the trader's directional view on NVDX etf.
NVDX cash-secured put setup
The NVDX cash-secured put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With NVDX near $16.16, the first option leg uses a $15.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NVDX 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 NVDX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $15.50 | $1.28 |
NVDX cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$127.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $127.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$1,421.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $14.23
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.090
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
NVDX cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on NVDX. 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 | -99.9% | -$1,421.50 |
| $3.58 | -77.8% | -$1,064.30 |
| $7.15 | -55.7% | -$707.11 |
| $10.73 | -33.6% | -$349.91 |
| $14.30 | -11.5% | +$7.28 |
| $17.87 | +10.6% | +$127.50 |
| $21.44 | +32.7% | +$127.50 |
| $25.01 | +54.8% | +$127.50 |
| $28.59 | +76.9% | +$127.50 |
| $32.16 | +99.0% | +$127.50 |
When traders use cash-secured put on NVDX
Cash-secured puts on NVDX earn premium while a trader waits to acquire NVDX etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning NVDX.
NVDX thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NVDX extends from approximately $12.75 on the downside to $19.57 on the upside. A NVDX cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire NVDX at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current NVDX IV rank near 36.13% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on NVDX should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, NVDX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NVDX-specific events.
NVDX cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. NVDX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NVDX alongside the broader basket even when NVDX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on NVDX carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical NVDX earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current NVDX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on NVDX?
- A cash-secured put on NVDX is the cash-secured put strategy applied to NVDX (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With NVDX etf trading near $16.16, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NVDX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are NVDX cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the NVDX cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 73.70%), the computed maximum profit is $127.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,421.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a NVDX cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the NVDX cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $14.23 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 NVDX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 21.13%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a cash-secured put on NVDX?
- Cash-secured puts on NVDX earn premium while a trader waits to acquire NVDX etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning NVDX.
- How does current NVDX implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- NVDX ATM IV is at 73.70% with IV rank near 36.13%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.