AXON Collar Strategy
AXON (Axon Enterprise, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Aerospace & Defense industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Axon Enterprise, Inc., founded in 1993 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was previously known as TASER International, Inc. until its rebranding in April 2017. The company specializes in the development, production, and sale of conducted energy devices (CEDs) marketed under its well-known TASER brand, catering to both domestic and international clients. Axon's operations are divided into two primary segments: TASER, and Software and Sensors. In addition to its signature TASER devices, such as the TASER 7, X26P, X2, and consumer models, along with their corresponding cartridges, Axon offers an extensive portfolio of hardware and cloud-based software. These solutions are designed to equip law enforcement agencies with the means to capture, securely archive, manage, share, and analyze video and other digital evidence. Key products in this category include on-officer body cameras, Axon Fleet in-car systems, the Axon Evidence digital evidence management platform, Axon Signal-enabled devices, extended hardware warranties, and vital accessories like docks, cartridges, and batteries.
AXON (Axon Enterprise, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Aerospace & Defense, with a market capitalization of approximately $49.40B, a trailing P/E of 246.80, a beta of 1.40 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 339.01-794.29, average daily share volume of 1.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2001, approximately 5K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how AXON stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.40 indicates AXON has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 246.80 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.
What is a collar on AXON?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
AXON snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $614.01, ATM IV 54.20%, IV rank 36.85%, expected move 15.54%. The collar on AXON 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 28-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on AXON specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range AXON IV at 54.20% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 15.54% (roughly $95.41 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AXON expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AXON should anchor to the underlying notional of $614.01 per share and to the trader's directional view on AXON stock.
AXON collar setup
The AXON collar 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 AXON at $614.01 on that close, the first option leg uses a $640.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AXON chain at a 28-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 AXON shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $614.01 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $640.00 | $26.90 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $580.00 | $20.65 |
AXON collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$60,776.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $3,224.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$2,776.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $607.76
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.161
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
AXON collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AXON. 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% | -$2,776.00 |
| $135.77 | -77.9% | -$2,776.00 |
| $271.53 | -55.8% | -$2,776.00 |
| $407.29 | -33.7% | -$2,776.00 |
| $543.05 | -11.6% | -$2,776.00 |
| $678.81 | +10.6% | +$3,224.00 |
| $814.57 | +32.7% | +$3,224.00 |
| $950.33 | +54.8% | +$3,224.00 |
| $1,086.09 | +76.9% | +$3,224.00 |
| $1,221.85 | +99.0% | +$3,224.00 |
When traders use collar on AXON
Collars on AXON hedge an existing long AXON stock position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
AXON thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AXON extends from approximately $518.60 on the downside to $709.42 on the upside. A AXON collar hedges an existing long AXON position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current AXON IV rank near 36.85% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on AXON should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, AXON options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AXON-specific events.
AXON collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); 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. AXON positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AXON alongside the broader basket even when AXON-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AXON chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on AXON?
- A collar on AXON is the collar strategy applied to AXON (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With AXON stock at $614.01 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AXON chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AXON collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the AXON collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 54.20%), the computed maximum profit is $3,224.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,776.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AXON collar?
- The breakeven for the AXON collar priced on this page is roughly $607.76 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 AXON market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 15.54%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on AXON?
- Collars on AXON hedge an existing long AXON stock position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current AXON implied volatility affect this collar?
- AXON ATM IV is at 54.20% with IV rank near 36.85%, 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.