How are VRTL 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 VRTL iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 134.60%), the computed maximum profit is $132.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$34.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a VRTL iron condor?

The breakeven for the VRTL iron condor priced on this page is roughly $40.35 and $48.00 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 VRTL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 38.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current VRTL implied volatility affect this iron condor?

VRTL ATM IV is at 134.60% with IV rank near 58.67%, 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.

VRTL Iron Condor Strategy

VRTL (GraniteShares 2x Long VRT Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on NASDAQ.

This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is designed to provide daily investment outcomes that are double (200%) the daily percentage change of Vertiv Holdings Co (NASDAQ: VRT) common stock, prior to the deduction of fees and expenses. However, there is no assurance that it will consistently achieve this stated objective. Furthermore, investors should not anticipate that the fund will consistently deliver two times the cumulative return of VRT over timeframes exceeding a single day.

VRTL (GraniteShares 2x Long VRT Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $39.5M, a beta of 3.83 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 9.13367-73, average daily share volume of 272K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how VRTL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 3.83 indicates VRTL 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 VRTL?

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 VRTL snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $43.82, ATM IV 134.60%, IV rank 58.67%, expected move 38.59%. The iron condor on VRTL 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 18-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on VRTL specifically: VRTL IV at 134.60% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a VRTL iron condor sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 38.59% (roughly $16.91 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated VRTL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on VRTL should anchor to the underlying notional of $43.82 per share and to the trader's directional view on VRTL etf.

VRTL iron condor setup

The VRTL 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 VRTL near $43.82, the first option leg uses a $46.67 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed VRTL chain at a 18-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 VRTL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$46.67	$3.95
Buy 1	Call	$48.33	$3.35
Sell 1	Put	$41.67	$4.30
Buy 1	Put	$40.00	$3.58

VRTL iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$132.50
Max Profit (per contract): $132.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$34.50
Breakeven(s): $40.35, $48.00
Risk / Reward Ratio: 3.841

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.

VRTL iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on VRTL. 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%	-$34.50
$9.70	-77.9%	-$34.50
$19.39	-55.8%	-$34.50
$29.07	-33.7%	-$34.50
$38.76	-11.5%	-$34.50
$48.45	+10.6%	-$33.50
$58.14	+32.7%	-$33.50
$67.82	+54.8%	-$33.50
$77.51	+76.9%	-$33.50
$87.20	+99.0%	-$33.50

When traders use iron condor on VRTL

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

VRTL thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for VRTL extends from approximately $26.91 on the downside to $60.73 on the upside. A VRTL iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when VRTL 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 VRTL IV rank near 58.67% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the iron condor thesis on VRTL should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, VRTL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to VRTL-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on VRTL?: A iron condor on VRTL is the iron condor strategy applied to VRTL (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 VRTL etf trading near $43.82, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed VRTL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are VRTL 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 VRTL iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 134.60%), the computed maximum profit is $132.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$34.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a VRTL iron condor?: The breakeven for the VRTL iron condor priced on this page is roughly $40.35 and $48.00 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 VRTL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 38.59%; 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 VRTL?: Iron condors on VRTL are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if VRTL etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current VRTL implied volatility affect this iron condor?: VRTL ATM IV is at 134.60% with IV rank near 58.67%, 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.