T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLZ) Expected Move

Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.

T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $68.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -1.99 to the broader market. The fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% inverse (opposite) daily exposure to TSLA equal to at least 80% of the fund’s net assets. public since 2023-10-19.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$11.36
Expected Move
26.9%
Implied High
$14.42
Implied Low
$8.30
Front DTE
34 days

As of May 15, 2026, T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLZ) has an expected move of 26.95%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $8.30 to $14.42 from the current $11.36. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.

TSLZ Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF pricing an expected move of 26.95% from $11.36, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.

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Per-expiration expected move for TSLZ derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $11.36 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.

ExpirationDTEATM IVExpected MoveImplied HighImplied Low
Jun 18, 20263494.0%28.7%$14.62$8.10
Jul 17, 20266393.5%38.8%$15.77$6.95
Sep 18, 2026126101.0%59.3%$18.10$4.62
Dec 18, 2026217102.0%78.6%$20.29$2.43

Frequently asked TSLZ expected move questions

What is the current TSLZ expected move?
As of May 15, 2026, T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLZ) has an expected move of 26.95% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $8.30 to $14.42 from the current $11.36. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the TSLZ expected move mean for traders?
Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
How is TSLZ expected move calculated?
The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.