How are UTEN bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the UTEN bull call spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 61.80%), the computed maximum profit is $195.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$105.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a UTEN bull call spread?

The breakeven for the UTEN bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $43.05 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 UTEN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 17.72%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current UTEN implied volatility affect this bull call spread?

UTEN ATM IV is at 61.80% with IV rank near 37.13%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

UTEN Bull Call Spread Strategy

UTEN (US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.

UTEN is part of the first single-bond ETF suite. The targeted holding makes this ETF very different from other ETFs holding a basket of 10-year Treasury notes. This is a tool used in portfolio management. The fund tracks an index that holds just the on-the-run 10-year US Treasury notes, which are the most recently issued and most liquid. At each monthly rebalancing, the underlying issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue, given that there has been a new public sale or auction by the US Government for 10-year Treasury notes. This roll transition occurs on one day, each month.

UTEN (US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $284.0M, a beta of 1.26 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 42.18-44.889, average daily share volume of 42K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 710 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how UTEN etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.26 places UTEN roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. UTEN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a bull call spread on UTEN?

A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

UTEN snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $42.47, ATM IV 61.80%, IV rank 37.13%, expected move 17.72%. The bull call spread on UTEN 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 bull call spread structure on UTEN specifically: UTEN IV at 61.80% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.72% (roughly $7.52 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 UTEN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on UTEN should anchor to the underlying notional of $42.47 per share and to the trader's directional view on UTEN etf.

UTEN bull call spread setup

The UTEN bull call spread 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 UTEN at $42.47 on that close, the first option leg uses a $42.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed UTEN 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 UTEN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$42.00	$1.30
Sell 1	Call	$45.00	$0.25

UTEN bull call spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$105.00
Max Profit (per contract): $195.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$105.00
Breakeven(s): $43.05
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.857

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit.

UTEN bull call spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on UTEN. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$105.00
$9.40	-77.9%	-$105.00
$18.79	-55.8%	-$105.00
$28.18	-33.7%	-$105.00
$37.57	-11.5%	-$105.00
$46.96	+10.6%	+$195.00
$56.35	+32.7%	+$195.00
$65.73	+54.8%	+$195.00
$75.12	+76.9%	+$195.00
$84.51	+99.0%	+$195.00

When traders use bull call spread on UTEN

Bull call spreads on UTEN reduce the cost of a bullish UTEN etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

UTEN thesis for this bull call spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for UTEN extends from approximately $34.95 on the downside to $49.99 on the upside. A UTEN bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on UTEN, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current UTEN IV rank near 37.13% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bull call spread thesis on UTEN should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, UTEN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to UTEN-specific events.

UTEN bull call spread positions are structurally moderately bullish; 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. UTEN positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move UTEN alongside the broader basket even when UTEN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on UTEN are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current UTEN chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bull call spread on UTEN?: A bull call spread on UTEN is the bull call spread strategy applied to UTEN (etf). The strategy is structurally moderately bullish: A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With UTEN etf at $42.47 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed UTEN chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are UTEN bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the UTEN bull call spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 61.80%), the computed maximum profit is $195.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$105.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a UTEN bull call spread?: The breakeven for the UTEN bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $43.05 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 UTEN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 17.72%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bull call spread on UTEN?: Bull call spreads on UTEN reduce the cost of a bullish UTEN etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current UTEN implied volatility affect this bull call spread?: UTEN ATM IV is at 61.80% with IV rank near 37.13%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.