THLV Iron Condor Strategy
THLV (THOR Equal Weight Low Volatility ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NYSE.
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities included in the index. The rules-based index is comprised of U.S. equity exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The primary goal of the index is to gain exposure to U.S. large cap equities while attempting to lower volatility by avoiding sectors that are currently in a down trending cycle.
THLV (THOR Equal Weight Low Volatility ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $46.9M, a beta of 0.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 27.35-33.39, average daily share volume of 12K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how THLV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.95 places THLV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. THLV pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a iron condor on THLV?
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 THLV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $31.98, ATM IV 31.10%, IV rank 11.32%, expected move 8.92%. The iron condor on THLV 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 iron condor structure on THLV specifically: THLV IV at 31.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling THLV iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 8.92% (roughly $2.85 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 THLV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on THLV should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.98 per share and to the trader's directional view on THLV etf.
THLV iron condor setup
The THLV 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 THLV near $31.98, the first option leg uses a $33.58 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed THLV 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 THLV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $33.58 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $35.18 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $30.38 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $28.78 | N/A |
THLV iron condor 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 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.
THLV iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on THLV. 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 iron condor on THLV
Iron condors on THLV are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if THLV etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
THLV thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for THLV extends from approximately $29.13 on the downside to $34.83 on the upside. A THLV iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when THLV 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 THLV IV rank near 11.32% 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 THLV at 31.10%. As a Financial Services name, THLV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to THLV-specific events.
THLV 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. THLV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move THLV alongside the broader basket even when THLV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on THLV carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical THLV earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current THLV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on THLV?
- A iron condor on THLV is the iron condor strategy applied to THLV (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 THLV etf trading near $31.98, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed THLV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are THLV 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 THLV iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.10%), 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 THLV iron condor?
- The breakeven for the THLV iron condor 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 THLV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.92%; 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 THLV?
- Iron condors on THLV are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if THLV etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current THLV implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- THLV ATM IV is at 31.10% with IV rank near 11.32%, 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.