NVDX Strangle Strategy
NVDX (T-REX 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on CBOE.
The fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% daily exposure to NVDA equal to at least 80% of its net assets. The fund will enter into one or more swap agreements with major global financial institutions whereby the fund and the global financial institution will agree to exchange the return earned on an investment by the fund in NVDA that is equal, on a daily basis, to 200% of the value of the fund’s net assets. The fund is non-diversified.
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 $503.0M, a beta of 4.20 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 9.98-24.1, average daily share volume of 15.0M, 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 4.20 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 strangle on NVDX?
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 NVDX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $22.71, ATM IV 95.48%, IV rank 73.12%, expected move 27.37%. The strangle 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 28-day expiry.
Why this strangle structure on NVDX specifically: NVDX IV at 95.48% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying NVDX strangle relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 27.37% (roughly $6.22 on the underlying). The 28-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 $22.71 per share and to the trader's directional view on NVDX etf.
NVDX strangle setup
The NVDX 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 NVDX near $22.71, the first option leg uses a $24.00 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 28-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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $24.00 | $1.85 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $21.50 | $1.68 |
NVDX strangle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$352.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$352.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $17.98, $27.53
- 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.
NVDX strangle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the strangle 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 | -100.0% | +$1,796.50 |
| $5.03 | -77.9% | +$1,294.48 |
| $10.05 | -55.7% | +$792.46 |
| $15.07 | -33.6% | +$290.44 |
| $20.09 | -11.5% | -$211.58 |
| $25.11 | +10.6% | -$241.40 |
| $30.13 | +32.7% | +$260.62 |
| $35.15 | +54.8% | +$762.64 |
| $40.17 | +76.9% | +$1,264.66 |
| $45.19 | +99.0% | +$1,766.68 |
When traders use strangle on NVDX
Strangles on NVDX 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 NVDX chain.
NVDX thesis for this strangle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NVDX extends from approximately $16.49 on the downside to $28.93 on the upside. A NVDX 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 NVDX IV rank near 73.12% 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 NVDX at 95.48%. 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 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. 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. Always rebuild the position from current NVDX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a strangle on NVDX?
- A strangle on NVDX is the strangle strategy applied to NVDX (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 NVDX etf trading near $22.71, 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 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 NVDX strangle priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 95.48%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$352.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a NVDX strangle?
- The breakeven for the NVDX strangle priced on this page is roughly $17.98 and $27.53 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 27.37%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a strangle on NVDX?
- Strangles on NVDX 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 NVDX chain.
- How does current NVDX implied volatility affect this strangle?
- NVDX ATM IV is at 95.48% with IV rank near 73.12%, 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.