TLT Broken-Wing Bull Put — 2026-08-21

TLT (iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF): options flow was balanced/mixed, IV rank 44 (moderate). Our gamma model reads TLT in a NEGATIVE-gamma regime (net GEX -212.5M, flip —) — dealers are short gamma and amplify moves, so this is defined-risk only and leans with the flow. Structured as a Broken-Wing Bull Put (sell $82P / buy $81P) expiring 2026-08-21 (18 DTE) — negative-gamma (trend/gap risk) → defined-risk broken-wing leaning with flow. Net credit $29, max loss $71 (defined risk). Breakevens $81.71.

Underlying: TLT @ ~$82.28 | 2026-08-21 (18 DTE) | Net credit (entry): ~$29 per spread. Use limit orders at the mid or slightly better.

ENTRY: Put on the broken-wing put spread: sell the $82 put, buy the further-OTM $81 put with a WIDER gap on the far wing, expiring 2026-08-21 (18 DTE), as one order at a LIMIT of the mid or better — target net credit $29. IV rank 44 is moderate — credit is workable but define risk and don't oversize. The skew removes upside risk while collecting a credit; the downside gap is the residual max loss ($71). | TAKE PROFIT: Buy it back to LOCK IN gains at ~50% of the $29 credit. Also close on TIME: exit around 21 DTE regardless of P&L to sidestep the late-cycle gamma/pin risk near TLT's short strike(s) — currently 18 DTE, so plan the exit 0 day(s) out. Above $82 the whole credit is yours — take profits, don't carry the tail into expiration. Breakeven $81.71. | IF TESTED: The risk is a hard drop into the wide wing. When TLT tests the $82 short put (delta ~0.30) or loss ≈$58, roll the structure DOWN and OUT ~7–14 days for a credit, or buy an extra long put to square the wing back into a symmetric (fully defined) spread. Treat a close below the $83 put wall as the hard trigger to act (the pin support has failed). dealer gamma is NEGATIVE (vol-amplifying) — moves accelerate here, so defend one trigger EARLIER than usual and don't wait for the strike to go in-the-money; put wall (support) at $83; call wall (resistance) at $85. If price reaches the $81 wing, you're at max loss ($71) — take it. | MAXIMIZE: Holding above $82? Let theta collect the full credit. Once most is banked, roll up toward the money next cycle for a richer credit, or convert into an iron condor by adding a call spread if the flow turns two-sided.