TSLR Iron Condor Strategy
TSLR (GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change of the common stock of Tesla Inc, (NASDAQ: TSLA) There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its stated objective. The fund should not be expected to provide 2 times the cumulative return of TSLA for periods greater than a day.
TSLR (GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $167.9M, a beta of 3.22 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.1-39.54, average daily share volume of 2.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how TSLR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.22 indicates TSLR 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 iron condor on TSLR?
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 TSLR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $25.93, ATM IV 89.70%, IV rank 21.33%, expected move 25.72%. The iron condor on TSLR 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 TSLR specifically: TSLR IV at 89.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling TSLR iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 25.72% (roughly $6.67 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 TSLR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TSLR should anchor to the underlying notional of $25.93 per share and to the trader's directional view on TSLR etf.
TSLR iron condor setup
The TSLR 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 TSLR near $25.93, the first option leg uses a $27.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TSLR 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 TSLR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Call | $27.00 | $2.55 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $29.00 | $1.83 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $25.00 | $2.18 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $23.00 | $1.30 |
TSLR iron condor risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$160.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $160.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$40.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $23.40, $28.60
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 4.000
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.
TSLR iron condor payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on TSLR. 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 | -100.0% | -$40.00 |
| $5.74 | -77.9% | -$40.00 |
| $11.47 | -55.7% | -$40.00 |
| $17.21 | -33.6% | -$40.00 |
| $22.94 | -11.5% | -$40.00 |
| $28.67 | +10.6% | -$7.08 |
| $34.40 | +32.7% | -$40.00 |
| $40.14 | +54.8% | -$40.00 |
| $45.87 | +76.9% | -$40.00 |
| $51.60 | +99.0% | -$40.00 |
When traders use iron condor on TSLR
Iron condors on TSLR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if TSLR etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
TSLR thesis for this iron condor
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TSLR extends from approximately $19.26 on the downside to $32.60 on the upside. A TSLR iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when TSLR 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 TSLR IV rank near 21.33% 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 TSLR at 89.70%. As a Financial Services name, TSLR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TSLR-specific events.
TSLR 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. TSLR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TSLR alongside the broader basket even when TSLR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a iron condor on TSLR carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical TSLR earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current TSLR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a iron condor on TSLR?
- A iron condor on TSLR is the iron condor strategy applied to TSLR (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 TSLR etf trading near $25.93, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TSLR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TSLR 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 TSLR iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 89.70%), the computed maximum profit is $160.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$40.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TSLR iron condor?
- The breakeven for the TSLR iron condor priced on this page is roughly $23.40 and $28.60 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 TSLR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 25.72%; 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 TSLR?
- Iron condors on TSLR are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if TSLR etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
- How does current TSLR implied volatility affect this iron condor?
- TSLR ATM IV is at 89.70% with IV rank near 21.33%, 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.