Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) Expected Move
Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.
Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $34.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. The fund invests in a combination of options, as well as fixed income securities, or other income producing securities, including preferred shares, through ETFs or other investment companies or through direct investments. public since 2021-07-07.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $23.34
- Expected Move
- 6.2%
- Implied High
- $24.79
- Implied Low
- $21.89
- Front DTE
- 34 days
As of May 15, 2026, Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) has an expected move of 6.22%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $21.89 to $24.79 from the current $23.34. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.
ZHDG Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With Zega Buy & Hedge ETF pricing an expected move of 6.22% from $23.34, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.
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Per-expiration expected move for ZHDG derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $23.34 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.
| Expiration | DTE | ATM IV | Expected Move | Implied High | Implied Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 34 | 21.7% | 6.6% | $24.89 | $21.79 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 63 | 18.0% | 7.5% | $25.09 | $21.59 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 154 | 14.0% | 9.1% | $25.46 | $21.22 |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 245 | 17.6% | 14.4% | $26.71 | $19.97 |
Frequently asked ZHDG expected move questions
- What is the current ZHDG expected move?
- As of May 15, 2026, Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) has an expected move of 6.22% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $21.89 to $24.79 from the current $23.34. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the ZHDG expected move mean for traders?
- Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
- How is ZHDG expected move calculated?
- The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.