REW Collar Strategy
REW (ProShares - UltraShort Technology), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
ProShares UltraShort Technology seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the S&P Technology Select SectorSM Index.
REW (ProShares - UltraShort Technology) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.6M, a beta of -2.37 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.88-18.82, average daily share volume of 61K, a public-listing history dating back to 2007. These structural characteristics shape how REW etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -2.37 indicates REW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. REW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on REW?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
Current REW snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $6.96, ATM IV 478.70%, IV rank 96.70%, expected move 137.24%. The collar on REW 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 collar structure on REW specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; elevated REW IV at 478.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 137.24% (roughly $9.55 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 REW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on REW should anchor to the underlying notional of $6.96 per share and to the trader's directional view on REW etf.
REW collar setup
The REW collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With REW near $6.96, the first option leg uses a $7.31 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed REW 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 REW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $6.96 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $7.31 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $6.61 | N/A |
REW collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
REW collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on REW. 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.
When traders use collar on REW
Collars on REW hedge an existing long REW etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
REW thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for REW extends from approximately $-2.59 on the downside to $16.51 on the upside. A REW collar hedges an existing long REW position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current REW IV rank near 96.70% 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 REW at 478.70%. As a Financial Services name, REW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to REW-specific events.
REW collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); 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. REW positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move REW alongside the broader basket even when REW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current REW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on REW?
- A collar on REW is the collar strategy applied to REW (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With REW etf trading near $6.96, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed REW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are REW collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the REW collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 478.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a REW collar?
- The breakeven for the REW collar priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 REW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 137.24%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on REW?
- Collars on REW hedge an existing long REW etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current REW implied volatility affect this collar?
- REW ATM IV is at 478.70% with IV rank near 96.70%, 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.