TSMU Straddle Strategy
TSMU (GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.
This Fund is engineered to capture daily investment results mirroring 200% (or double) the daily percentage change in the common stock of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM), exclusive of fees and expenses. However, success in achieving this stated objective cannot be guaranteed. Crucially, the fund is not intended to provide twice the cumulative return of TSM over periods longer than a single trading day.
TSMU (GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $31.8M, a beta of 3.57 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.973-93.29, average daily share volume of 100K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how TSMU etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.57 indicates TSMU 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 straddle on TSMU?
A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration.
TSMU snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $70.28, ATM IV 67.50%, IV rank 14.36%, expected move 19.35%. The straddle on TSMU 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 35-day expiry.
Why this straddle structure on TSMU specifically: TSMU IV at 67.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TSMU straddle, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.35% (roughly $13.60 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TSMU expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TSMU should anchor to the underlying notional of $70.28 per share and to the trader's directional view on TSMU etf.
TSMU straddle setup
The TSMU straddle 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 TSMU at $70.28 on that close, the first option leg uses a $70.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TSMU chain at a 35-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 TSMU shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $70.00 | $5.85 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $70.00 | $5.75 |
TSMU straddle risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$1,160.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$1,153.19
- Breakeven(s)
- $58.40, $81.60
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- Unbounded
Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit.
TSMU straddle payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the straddle on TSMU. 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% | +$5,839.00 |
| $15.55 | -77.9% | +$4,285.18 |
| $31.09 | -55.8% | +$2,731.36 |
| $46.62 | -33.7% | +$1,177.54 |
| $62.16 | -11.5% | -$376.28 |
| $77.70 | +10.6% | -$389.90 |
| $93.24 | +32.7% | +$1,163.91 |
| $108.78 | +54.8% | +$2,717.73 |
| $124.32 | +76.9% | +$4,271.55 |
| $139.85 | +99.0% | +$5,825.37 |
When traders use straddle on TSMU
Straddles on TSMU are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TSMU straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
TSMU thesis for this straddle
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TSMU extends from approximately $56.68 on the downside to $83.88 on the upside. A TSMU long straddle is a pure-volatility play: it profits when the underlying moves far enough from the strike in either direction to overcome the combined call plus put debit, regardless of direction. Current TSMU IV rank near 14.36% 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 TSMU at 67.50%. As a Financial Services name, TSMU options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TSMU-specific events.
TSMU straddle positions are structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium); 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. TSMU positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TSMU alongside the broader basket even when TSMU-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current TSMU chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a straddle on TSMU?
- A straddle on TSMU is the straddle strategy applied to TSMU (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / high-volatility (long premium): A long straddle buys an ATM call and an ATM put at the same strike, profiting from a large move in either direction; max loss equals the combined debit when the underlying pins to the strike at expiration. With TSMU etf at $70.28 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TSMU chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TSMU straddle max profit and max loss calculated?
- Upside max profit is unbounded; downside max profit is bounded at the strike minus the combined call plus put debit (reached at zero). Max loss equals the combined debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins to the strike). Two breakevens at strike plus debit and strike minus debit. For the TSMU straddle priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 67.50%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,153.19 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TSMU straddle?
- The breakeven for the TSMU straddle priced on this page is roughly $58.40 and $81.60 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 TSMU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 19.35%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a straddle on TSMU?
- Straddles on TSMU are pure-volatility plays that profit from large moves in either direction; traders typically buy TSMU straddles ahead of earnings, FDA decisions, or other catalysts where the realized move is expected to exceed the implied move priced into the chain.
- How does current TSMU implied volatility affect this straddle?
- TSMU ATM IV is at 67.50% with IV rank near 14.36%, 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.