HTFL Collar Strategy
HTFL (Heartflow, Inc. Common Stock), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Healthcare Information Services industry), listed on NASDAQ.
HeartFlow, Inc., a medical technology company, provides non-invasive solutions for diagnosing and managing coronary artery diseases worldwide. Its HeartFlow Platform uses AI and computational fluid dynamics to creates a personalized 3D model of a patient's heart from a single coronary computed tomography angiography, a specialized type of scan that provides detailed images of the heart's arteries. The company's platform provides insights on blood flow, stenosis, and plaque volume and composition by overcoming the limitations of traditional non-invasive imaging tests. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
HTFL (Heartflow, Inc. Common Stock) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Healthcare Information Services, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.69B, a beta of 1.99 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 20.13-41.223, average daily share volume of 1.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 2025, approximately 626 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how HTFL stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.99 indicates HTFL 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 collar on HTFL?
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.
Current HTFL snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $28.66, ATM IV 72.60%, expected move 20.81%. The collar on HTFL 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 collar structure on HTFL specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for HTFL is inferred from ATM IV at 72.60% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.81% (roughly $5.97 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 HTFL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HTFL should anchor to the underlying notional of $28.66 per share and to the trader's directional view on HTFL stock.
HTFL collar setup
The HTFL collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With HTFL near $28.66, the first option leg uses a $30.09 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HTFL 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 HTFL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $28.66 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $30.09 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $27.23 | N/A |
HTFL collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
HTFL collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on HTFL. 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.
When traders use collar on HTFL
Collars on HTFL hedge an existing long HTFL 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.
HTFL thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HTFL extends from approximately $22.69 on the downside to $34.63 on the upside. A HTFL collar hedges an existing long HTFL 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. As a Healthcare name, HTFL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HTFL-specific events.
HTFL 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. HTFL positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HTFL alongside the broader basket even when HTFL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current HTFL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on HTFL?
- A collar on HTFL is the collar strategy applied to HTFL (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 HTFL stock trading near $28.66, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HTFL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are HTFL 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 HTFL collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 72.60%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a HTFL collar?
- The breakeven for the HTFL collar priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 HTFL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 20.81%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on HTFL?
- Collars on HTFL hedge an existing long HTFL 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 HTFL implied volatility affect this collar?
- Current HTFL ATM IV is 72.60%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.