How are SVIX covered call max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the SVIX covered call priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 41.47%), the computed maximum profit is $203.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,595.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SVIX covered call?

The breakeven for the SVIX covered call priced on this page is roughly $25.97 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 SVIX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 11.89%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SVIX implied volatility affect this covered call?

SVIX ATM IV is at 41.47% with IV rank near 6.00%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

SVIX Covered Call Strategy

SVIX (-1x Short VIX Futures ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on CBOE.

This index tracks the inverse daily returns generated by a basket of VIX futures, comprising those set to expire in the nearest two months. To ensure a steady time to expiration for these underlying contracts, this hypothetical portfolio undergoes a daily rebalancing process. Its valuation is finalized each day at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the closing price derived from the average futures prices observed during the final fifteen minutes of trading, between 3:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

SVIX (-1x Short VIX Futures ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $222.2M, a beta of 2.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.13-26.395, average daily share volume of 3.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how SVIX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.95 indicates SVIX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.

What is a covered call on SVIX?

A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.

SVIX snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $26.49, ATM IV 41.47%, IV rank 6.00%, expected move 11.89%. The covered call on SVIX 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 28-day expiry.

Why this covered call structure on SVIX specifically: SVIX IV at 41.47% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling SVIX covered call collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 11.89% (roughly $3.15 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 SVIX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SVIX should anchor to the underlying notional of $26.49 per share and to the trader's directional view on SVIX etf.

SVIX covered call setup

The SVIX covered call 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 SVIX at $26.49 on that close, the first option leg uses a $28.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SVIX 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 SVIX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$26.49	long
Sell 1	Call	$28.00	$0.53

SVIX covered call risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$2,596.50
Max Profit (per contract): $203.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$2,595.50
Breakeven(s): $25.97
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.078

Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.

SVIX covered call payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on SVIX. 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%	-$2,595.50
$5.87	-77.9%	-$2,009.90
$11.72	-55.7%	-$1,424.30
$17.58	-33.6%	-$838.71
$23.43	-11.5%	-$253.11
$29.29	+10.6%	+$203.50
$35.15	+32.7%	+$203.50
$41.00	+54.8%	+$203.50
$46.86	+76.9%	+$203.50
$52.71	+99.0%	+$203.50

When traders use covered call on SVIX

Covered calls on SVIX are an income strategy run on existing SVIX etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.

SVIX thesis for this covered call

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SVIX extends from approximately $23.34 on the downside to $29.64 on the upside. A SVIX covered call collects premium on an existing long SVIX position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether SVIX will breach that level within the expiration window. Current SVIX IV rank near 6.00% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on SVIX at 41.47%. As a Financial Services name, SVIX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SVIX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a covered call on SVIX?: A covered call on SVIX is the covered call strategy applied to SVIX (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With SVIX etf at $26.49 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SVIX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SVIX covered call max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the SVIX covered call priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 41.47%), the computed maximum profit is $203.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,595.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SVIX covered call?: The breakeven for the SVIX covered call priced on this page is roughly $25.97 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 SVIX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 11.89%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a covered call on SVIX?: Covered calls on SVIX are an income strategy run on existing SVIX etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
How does current SVIX implied volatility affect this covered call?: SVIX ATM IV is at 41.47% with IV rank near 6.00%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.