Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names
Bull Call Spread204 trades pass on SLV
- Return on risk
- 100.0% to 422.9%
- Probability of profit
- 26.5% to 54.1%
iShares Silver Trust · ETFETF
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SLV closed at $54.95 on Sep 28, 2026 with 30-day implied volatility of 36.6%. That is near the bottom of its one-year range (IV rank 9), so options on SLV are cheap compared with its own recent history. Measured by IV percentile, IV is higher than 12% of the past year's readings. Options expiring Oct 30 (32 days out) price a one standard deviation move of about $5.97, or 10.9%.
The price is below both its 50-day (-4.5%) and 200-day (-16.7%) moving averages. It is 48.0% below its 52-week high and 31.3% above its 52-week low. The 14-day RSI of 39.6 is between 30 and 70, neither overbought nor oversold. The 14-day average true range is $1.89, about 3.4% of the price, a measure of a typical day's range.
Option volume at the close (341K contracts) was 1.2x its average, close to normal. A beta of 1.85 means SLV has tended to move about 1.9 times as much as the broad market. 4 of our preset screens found trades on SLV at the close, led by Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names with 204 trades.
Expected move = price x at-the-money IV x the square root of (days to expiration / 365), a one standard deviation range. The straddle is the at-the-money call plus put, the market's own price for a move. Compare expected moves across stocks.
| Expiration | IV | Expected move | 1 SD range | Straddle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 20262 days | 39.6% | ±$1.61 (2.9%) | $53.34 to $56.56 | $1.29 |
| Oct 30, 202632 days | 36.7% | ±$5.97 (10.9%) | $48.98 to $60.92 | $4.76 |
| Nov 20, 202653 days | 37.3% | ±$7.81 (14.2%) | $47.14 to $62.76 | $6.21 |
| Dec 31, 202694 days | 36.8% | ±$10.27 (18.7%) | $44.68 to $65.22 | $8.15 |
Each expiration has its own implied volatility, and short-dated IV reacts more to near-term events, so the nearest expiration can differ a lot from the 30-day figure.
Counts and ranges for SLV from our preset scans at the last close. Open a preset in the app to see each trade with its strikes, prices, and risk, refreshed intraday. Income strategies show annualized return; the rest show return on risk.
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