How are SHLD 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 SHLD iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.10%), the computed maximum profit is $111.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$289.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SHLD iron condor?

The breakeven for the SHLD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $65.89 and $75.11 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 SHLD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 6.91%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SHLD implied volatility affect this iron condor?

SHLD ATM IV is at 24.10% with IV rank near 48.15%, 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.

SHLD Iron Condor Strategy

SHLD (Global X - Defense Tech ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on AMEX.

The Global X Defense Tech ETF, identified by its ticker SHLD, aims to replicate the overall financial performance of the Global X Defense Tech Index. This means it strives to mirror both the capital appreciation and income generation of the underlying index, prior to the deduction of its own operational fees and expenses.

SHLD (Global X - Defense Tech ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.85B, a beta of 0.28 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 57.89-78.493, average daily share volume of 1.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how SHLD etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.28 indicates SHLD has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. SHLD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on SHLD?

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.

SHLD snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $70.84, ATM IV 24.10%, IV rank 48.15%, expected move 6.91%. The iron condor on SHLD 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 SHLD specifically: SHLD IV at 24.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a SHLD iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.91% (roughly $4.89 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 SHLD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SHLD should anchor to the underlying notional of $70.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on SHLD etf.

SHLD iron condor setup

The SHLD 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 SHLD at $70.84 on that close, the first option leg uses a $74.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SHLD 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 SHLD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$74.00	$0.98
Buy 1	Call	$78.00	$0.35
Sell 1	Put	$67.00	$0.73
Buy 1	Put	$64.00	$0.24

SHLD iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$111.00
Max Profit (per contract): $111.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$289.00
Breakeven(s): $65.89, $75.11
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.384

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.

SHLD iron condor payoff curve

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

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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$189.00
$15.67	-77.9%	-$189.00
$31.33	-55.8%	-$189.00
$47.00	-33.7%	-$189.00
$62.66	-11.5%	-$189.00
$78.32	+10.6%	-$289.00
$93.98	+32.7%	-$289.00
$109.64	+54.8%	-$289.00
$125.31	+76.9%	-$289.00
$140.97	+99.0%	-$289.00

When traders use iron condor on SHLD

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

SHLD thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SHLD extends from approximately $65.95 on the downside to $75.73 on the upside. A SHLD iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when SHLD 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 SHLD IV rank near 48.15% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on SHLD should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, SHLD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SHLD-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on SHLD?: A iron condor on SHLD is the iron condor strategy applied to SHLD (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 SHLD etf at $70.84 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SHLD chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SHLD 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 SHLD iron condor priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.10%), the computed maximum profit is $111.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$289.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SHLD iron condor?: The breakeven for the SHLD iron condor priced on this page is roughly $65.89 and $75.11 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 SHLD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 6.91%; 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 SHLD?: Iron condors on SHLD are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if SHLD etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current SHLD implied volatility affect this iron condor?: SHLD ATM IV is at 24.10% with IV rank near 48.15%, 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.