QNXT Iron Condor Strategy

QNXT (iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF aims to replicate the returns of an index that is specifically curated to include companies ranked from the 31st to the 100th largest by market capitalization. These companies are drawn from the wider Nasdaq-100 Index, meaning the ETF intentionally bypasses the very top 30 largest constituents.

QNXT (iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $18.5M, a beta of 1.12 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.51-32.18, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how QNXT etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.12 places QNXT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. QNXT pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on QNXT?

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 QNXT snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $31.32, ATM IV 34.00%, IV rank 39.59%, expected move 9.75%. The iron condor on QNXT 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 18-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on QNXT specifically: QNXT IV at 34.00% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a QNXT iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.75% (roughly $3.05 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated QNXT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on QNXT should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.32 per share and to the trader's directional view on QNXT etf.

QNXT iron condor setup

The QNXT 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 QNXT near $31.32, the first option leg uses a $33.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed QNXT chain at a 18-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 QNXT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Call$33.00$0.37
Buy 1Call$34.00$0.18
Sell 1Put$30.00$0.40
Buy 1Put$28.00$0.06

QNXT iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$53.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$53.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$147.00
Breakeven(s)
$29.47, $33.53
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.361

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.

QNXT iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on QNXT. 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.

QNXT iron condor profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedQNXT iron condor payoff at expiration-$100-$50$0$50$10$20$30$40$50$60Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $29.47BE $33.53Spot $31.32
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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$147.00
$6.93-77.9%-$147.00
$13.86-55.8%-$147.00
$20.78-33.6%-$147.00
$27.71-11.5%-$147.00
$34.63+10.6%-$47.00
$41.55+32.7%-$47.00
$48.48+54.8%-$47.00
$55.40+76.9%-$47.00
$62.33+99.0%-$47.00

When traders use iron condor on QNXT

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

QNXT thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for QNXT extends from approximately $28.27 on the downside to $34.37 on the upside. A QNXT iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when QNXT 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. Current QNXT IV rank near 39.59% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on QNXT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, QNXT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to QNXT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on QNXT?
A iron condor on QNXT is the iron condor strategy applied to QNXT (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 QNXT etf trading near $31.32, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed QNXT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are QNXT 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 QNXT iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.00%), the computed maximum profit is $53.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$147.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a QNXT iron condor?
The breakeven for the QNXT iron condor priced on this page is roughly $29.47 and $33.53 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 QNXT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.75%; 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 QNXT?
Iron condors on QNXT are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if QNXT etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current QNXT implied volatility affect this iron condor?
QNXT ATM IV is at 34.00% with IV rank near 39.59%, 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.

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