How are YMAG 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 YMAG iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.90%), the computed maximum profit is $66.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$34.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a YMAG iron condor?

The breakeven for the YMAG iron condor priced on this page is roughly $10.34 and $12.66 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 YMAG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current YMAG implied volatility affect this iron condor?

YMAG ATM IV is at 29.90% with IV rank near 6.88%, 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.

YMAG Iron Condor Strategy

YMAG (YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Income industry), listed on AMEX.

The YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF (YMAG) is an actively managed investment vehicle that aims to deliver consistent income. Structured as a "fund of funds," YMAG primarily allocates its capital to a selection of YieldMax option income ETFs. These underlying ETFs are specifically designed to provide investors with exposure to the prominent "Magnificent 7" corporations. Each of these constituent YieldMax ETFs endeavors to generate income while also reflecting the share price performance of its respective target company.

YMAG (YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Income, with a market capitalization of approximately $331.7M, a beta of 1.06 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.97-16.01, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how YMAG etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.06 places YMAG roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. YMAG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a iron condor on YMAG?

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 YMAG snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $11.48, ATM IV 29.90%, IV rank 6.88%, expected move 8.57%. The iron condor on YMAG 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 52-day expiry.

Why this iron condor structure on YMAG specifically: YMAG IV at 29.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling YMAG iron condor collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 8.57% (roughly $0.98 on the underlying). The 52-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated YMAG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on YMAG should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on YMAG etf.

YMAG iron condor setup

The YMAG 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 YMAG near $11.48, the first option leg uses a $12.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed YMAG chain at a 52-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 YMAG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Call	$12.00	$0.61
Buy 1	Call	$13.00	$0.30
Sell 1	Put	$11.00	$0.65
Buy 1	Put	$10.00	$0.30

YMAG iron condor risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$66.00
Max Profit (per contract): $66.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$34.00
Breakeven(s): $10.34, $12.66
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.941

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.

YMAG iron condor payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the iron condor on YMAG. 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	-99.9%	-$34.00
$2.55	-77.8%	-$34.00
$5.08	-55.7%	-$34.00
$7.62	-33.6%	-$34.00
$10.16	-11.5%	-$18.13
$12.70	+10.6%	-$3.59
$15.23	+32.7%	-$34.00
$17.77	+54.8%	-$34.00
$20.31	+76.9%	-$34.00
$22.84	+99.0%	-$34.00

When traders use iron condor on YMAG

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

YMAG thesis for this iron condor

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for YMAG extends from approximately $10.50 on the downside to $12.46 on the upside. A YMAG iron condor is a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that pays off when YMAG 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 YMAG IV rank near 6.88% 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 YMAG at 29.90%. As a Financial Services name, YMAG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to YMAG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a iron condor on YMAG?: A iron condor on YMAG is the iron condor strategy applied to YMAG (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 YMAG etf trading near $11.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed YMAG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are YMAG 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 YMAG iron condor priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.90%), the computed maximum profit is $66.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$34.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a YMAG iron condor?: The breakeven for the YMAG iron condor priced on this page is roughly $10.34 and $12.66 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 YMAG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.57%; 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 YMAG?: Iron condors on YMAG are a delta-neutral premium-collection structure that profits if YMAG etf stays inside the inner short strikes; short strikes typically sit near 1 standard deviation from spot.
How does current YMAG implied volatility affect this iron condor?: YMAG ATM IV is at 29.90% with IV rank near 6.88%, 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.