TSLW Iron Condor Strategy

TSLW (Roundhill Investments - TSLA WeeklyPay ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Capital Markets industry), listed on CBOE.

The Roundhill TSLA WeeklyPay ETF (“TSLW”) is designed for investors seeking a combination of income and growth potential. TSLW aims to provide weekly distributions and calendar week returns, before fees and expenses, equal to 1.2 times (120%) the calendar week total return of Tesla common shares (Nasdaq: TSLA). TSLW is an actively-managed ETF.

TSLW (Roundhill Investments - TSLA WeeklyPay ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Capital Markets, with a market capitalization of approximately $66.9M, a beta of 1.41 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 20.675-43.59, average daily share volume of 147K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how TSLW etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.41 indicates TSLW has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. TSLW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on TSLW?

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 TSLW snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $25.90, ATM IV 73.10%, IV rank 10.22%, expected move 20.96%. The iron condor on TSLW 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 TSLW specifically: TSLW IV at 73.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling TSLW iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.96% (roughly $5.43 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 TSLW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TSLW should anchor to the underlying notional of $25.90 per share and to the trader's directional view on TSLW etf.

TSLW iron condor setup

The TSLW 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 TSLW near $25.90, 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 TSLW 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 TSLW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Call$27.00$1.23
Buy 1Call$28.00$0.90
Sell 1Put$25.00$2.40
Buy 1Put$23.00$1.83

TSLW iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$89.50
Max Profit (per contract)
$89.50
Max Loss (per contract)
-$110.50
Breakeven(s)
$24.11, $27.93
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.810

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.

TSLW iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on TSLW. 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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$110.50
$5.74-77.9%-$110.50
$11.46-55.7%-$110.50
$17.19-33.6%-$110.50
$22.91-11.5%-$110.50
$28.64+10.6%-$10.50
$34.36+32.7%-$10.50
$40.09+54.8%-$10.50
$45.81+76.9%-$10.50
$51.54+99.0%-$10.50

When traders use iron condor on TSLW

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

TSLW thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TSLW extends from approximately $20.47 on the downside to $31.33 on the upside. A TSLW iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when TSLW 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 TSLW IV rank near 10.22% 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 TSLW at 73.10%. As a Financial Services name, TSLW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TSLW-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on TSLW?
A iron condor on TSLW is the iron condor strategy applied to TSLW (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 TSLW etf trading near $25.90, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TSLW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are TSLW 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 TSLW iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 73.10%), the computed maximum profit is $89.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$110.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TSLW iron condor?
The breakeven for the TSLW iron condor priced on this page is roughly $24.11 and $27.93 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 TSLW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 20.96%; 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 TSLW?
Iron condors on TSLW are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if TSLW etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current TSLW implied volatility affect this iron condor?
TSLW ATM IV is at 73.10% with IV rank near 10.22%, 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.

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