How are YANG 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 YANG iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 63.30%), the computed maximum profit is $115.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$85.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a YANG iron condor?

The breakeven for the YANG iron condor priced on this page is roughly $25.85 and $30.15 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 YANG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 18.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current YANG implied volatility affect this iron condor?

YANG ATM IV is at 63.30% with IV rank near 24.53%, 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.

YANG Iron Condor Strategy

YANG (Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull and Bear 3X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300%, or 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the FTSE China 50 Index. There is no guarantee the funds will achieve their stated investment objectives.

YANG (Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $159.9M, a beta of -1.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 19.94-38.13, average daily share volume of 1.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2009. These structural characteristics shape how YANG etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -1.04 indicates YANG has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. YANG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on YANG?

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 YANG snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $27.98, ATM IV 63.30%, IV rank 24.53%, expected move 18.15%. The iron condor on YANG 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 YANG specifically: YANG IV at 63.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling YANG iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 18.15% (roughly $5.08 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 YANG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on YANG should anchor to the underlying notional of $27.98 per share and to the trader's directional view on YANG etf.

YANG iron condor setup

The YANG 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 YANG near $27.98, the first option leg uses a $29.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed YANG 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 YANG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$29.00	$1.70
Buy 1	Call	$31.00	$1.10
Sell 1	Put	$27.00	$1.58
Buy 1	Put	$25.00	$1.03

YANG iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$115.00
Max Profit (per contract): $115.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$85.00
Breakeven(s): $25.85, $30.15
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.353

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.

YANG iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on YANG. 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%	-$85.00
$6.20	-77.9%	-$85.00
$12.38	-55.8%	-$85.00
$18.57	-33.6%	-$85.00
$24.75	-11.5%	-$85.00
$30.94	+10.6%	-$78.71
$37.12	+32.7%	-$85.00
$43.31	+54.8%	-$85.00
$49.49	+76.9%	-$85.00
$55.68	+99.0%	-$85.00

When traders use iron condor on YANG

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

YANG thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for YANG extends from approximately $22.90 on the downside to $33.06 on the upside. A YANG iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when YANG 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 YANG IV rank near 24.53% 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 YANG at 63.30%. As a Financial Services name, YANG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to YANG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on YANG?: A iron condor on YANG is the iron condor strategy applied to YANG (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 YANG etf trading near $27.98, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed YANG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are YANG 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 YANG iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 63.30%), the computed maximum profit is $115.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$85.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a YANG iron condor?: The breakeven for the YANG iron condor priced on this page is roughly $25.85 and $30.15 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 YANG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 18.15%; 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 YANG?: Iron condors on YANG are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if YANG etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current YANG implied volatility affect this iron condor?: YANG ATM IV is at 63.30% with IV rank near 24.53%, 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.