Iron Condor · TLT
Macro-sensitive duration play with options flow tied to long-end Treasury yields and Fed expectations. Compare iron condor setups across 5 market conditions below.
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) · Bond ETF
TLT IV is elevated — find iron condor strikes that pay rich credit with wide wings. Live option chain, premiums, and breakevens. Free.
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Read guide →TLT reports earnings soon — find iron condor strikes set around the expected move. Live option chain, premiums, and breakevens. Free.
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Read guide →TLT tracks long-duration US Treasuries (20+ year maturities), making it the dominant retail and institutional vehicle for expressing views on long-end interest rates. Inverse to long-bond yields, it moves sharply on Fed policy shifts and inflation surprises.
IV typically runs 13-20% in calm rate regimes, expanding to 25-35% during Fed pivots or fiscal stress. Premiums look modest in absolute terms but compound meaningfully relative to TLT's lower price and slower drift.
No earnings, but FOMC meetings (8x/year), CPI prints (monthly), Treasury auctions, and quarterly refunding announcements all act as catalysts. The ten-year and thirty-year auction calendar is the closest equivalent to an earnings cadence.
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