How are WDC 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 WDC collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 72.30%), the computed maximum profit is $2,762.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,237.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a WDC collar?

The breakeven for the WDC collar priced on this page is roughly $497.38 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 WDC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 20.73%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current WDC implied volatility affect this collar?

WDC ATM IV is at 72.30% with IV rank near 47.76%, 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.

WDC Collar Strategy

WDC (Western Digital Corporation), in the Technology sector, (Computer Hardware industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Western Digital Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a broad range of data storage devices and software solutions across the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia, serving an international market. The company's product lineup includes client devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing platforms like desktops, notebooks, smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes. They also provide flash-based embedded storage solutions for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and various portable and wearable technologies, extending into automotive, Internet of Things (IoT), industrial, and connected home applications. Additionally, Western Digital produces flash-based memory wafers. For data centers, their offerings comprise enterprise helium hard drives and sophisticated flash-based SSDs, often bundled with software tailored for enterprise servers, online transaction processing, data analysis, and other business applications. This segment also includes comprehensive data storage systems, tiered storage models, and various data storage platforms.

WDC (Western Digital Corporation) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Computer Hardware, with a market capitalization of approximately $156.52B, a trailing P/E of 16.62, a beta of 2.22 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 73.14-799.87, average daily share volume of 8.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 1978, approximately 40K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how WDC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 2.22 indicates WDC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. WDC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on WDC?

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.

WDC snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $499.65, ATM IV 72.30%, IV rank 47.76%, expected move 20.73%. The collar on WDC 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 WDC specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range WDC IV at 72.30% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.73% (roughly $103.57 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 WDC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on WDC should anchor to the underlying notional of $499.65 per share and to the trader's directional view on WDC stock.

WDC collar setup

The WDC 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 WDC at $499.65 on that close, the first option leg uses a $525.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed WDC 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 WDC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 100 shares	Stock	$499.65	long
Sell 1	Call	$525.00	$29.58
Buy 1	Put	$475.00	$27.30

WDC collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$49,737.50
Max Profit (per contract): $2,762.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$2,237.50
Breakeven(s): $497.38
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.235

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.

WDC collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on WDC. 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	-100.0%	-$2,237.50
$110.48	-77.9%	-$2,237.50
$220.96	-55.8%	-$2,237.50
$331.43	-33.7%	-$2,237.50
$441.91	-11.6%	-$2,237.50
$552.38	+10.6%	+$2,762.50
$662.86	+32.7%	+$2,762.50
$773.33	+54.8%	+$2,762.50
$883.80	+76.9%	+$2,762.50
$994.28	+99.0%	+$2,762.50

When traders use collar on WDC

Collars on WDC hedge an existing long WDC 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.

WDC thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for WDC extends from approximately $396.08 on the downside to $603.22 on the upside. A WDC collar hedges an existing long WDC 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 WDC IV rank near 47.76% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on WDC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, WDC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to WDC-specific events.

WDC 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. WDC positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move WDC alongside the broader basket even when WDC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current WDC chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on WDC?: A collar on WDC is the collar strategy applied to WDC (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 WDC stock at $499.65 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed WDC chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are WDC 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 WDC collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 72.30%), the computed maximum profit is $2,762.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,237.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a WDC collar?: The breakeven for the WDC collar priced on this page is roughly $497.38 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 WDC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 20.73%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on WDC?: Collars on WDC hedge an existing long WDC 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 WDC implied volatility affect this collar?: WDC ATM IV is at 72.30% with IV rank near 47.76%, 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.