SEMY Iron Condor Strategy
SEMY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF primarily aims to produce income at three times (300%) the rate obtained from selling options linked to the Semiconductor Index (ICESEMI). This is achieved by writing options on specific leveraged exchange-traded funds, which are themselves structured to deliver a 300% amplified daily return compared to the aforementioned Semiconductor Index. A secondary goal for the Fund is to gain exposure to the performance of these underlying leveraged ETFs, although any potential appreciation in value will be subject to a predetermined upper limit. Furthermore, the Fund may choose to implement measures to protect against downside risks, which could, in turn, impact the final net income generated.
SEMY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.7M, a beta of 0.92 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 13.52-25.81, average daily share volume of 248K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how SEMY etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.92 places SEMY roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. SEMY pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on SEMY?
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.
SEMY snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $13.93, ATM IV 91.30%, expected move 26.17%. The iron condor on SEMY below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this iron condor structure on SEMY specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for SEMY is inferred from ATM IV at 91.30% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 26.17% (roughly $3.65 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SEMY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SEMY should anchor to the underlying notional of $13.93 per share and to the trader's directional view on SEMY etf.
SEMY iron condor setup
The SEMY iron condor below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With SEMY at $13.93 on that close, 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 SEMY chain at a 35-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 SEMY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $15.00 | $1.17 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $15.00 | $1.17 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $13.00 | $1.09 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $13.00 | $1.09 |
SEMY iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- $0.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $0.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- $0.00
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
SEMY iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on SEMY. 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% | $0.00 |
| $3.09 | -77.8% | $0.00 |
| $6.17 | -55.7% | $0.00 |
| $9.25 | -33.6% | $0.00 |
| $12.33 | -11.5% | $0.00 |
| $15.40 | +10.6% | $0.00 |
| $18.48 | +32.7% | $0.00 |
| $21.56 | +54.8% | $0.00 |
| $24.64 | +76.9% | $0.00 |
| $27.72 | +99.0% | $0.00 |
When traders use iron condor on SEMY
Iron condors on SEMY are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SEMY etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
SEMY thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SEMY extends from approximately $10.28 on the downside to $17.58 on the upside. A SEMY iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when SEMY 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, SEMY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SEMY-specific events.
SEMY 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. SEMY positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SEMY alongside the broader basket even when SEMY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on SEMY carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical SEMY earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current SEMY chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on SEMY?
- A iron condor on SEMY is the iron condor strategy applied to SEMY (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 SEMY etf at $13.93 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SEMY chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SEMY 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 SEMY iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 91.30%), the computed maximum profit is $0.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is $0.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a SEMY iron condor?
- The breakeven for the SEMY iron condor priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The SEMY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 26.17%; 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 SEMY?
- Iron condors on SEMY are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SEMY etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current SEMY implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- Current SEMY ATM IV is 91.30%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.