How are AIVL bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the AIVL bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 13.90%), the computed maximum profit is $487.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$113.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AIVL bear put spread?

The breakeven for the AIVL bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $120.87 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 AIVL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 3.99%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AIVL implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

AIVL ATM IV is at 13.90% with IV rank near 20.45%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

AIVL Bear Put Spread Strategy

AIVL (WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The fund is actively managed and seeks to invest primarily in equity securities selected from a universe of U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics based on the selection results of a proprietary, quantitative AI model developed by Sub-Adviser. It will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that are organized in the U.S., maintain a principal place of business in the U.S., or are traded principally on a U.S. exchange. The fund is non-diversified.

AIVL (WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $396.5M, a beta of 0.82 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 108.25-124.45, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2006. These structural characteristics shape how AIVL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.82 places AIVL roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AIVL pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a bear put spread on AIVL?

A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

Current AIVL snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $122.28, ATM IV 13.90%, IV rank 20.45%, expected move 3.99%. The bear put spread on AIVL 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 bear put spread structure on AIVL specifically: AIVL IV at 13.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a AIVL bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 3.99% (roughly $4.87 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 AIVL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AIVL should anchor to the underlying notional of $122.28 per share and to the trader's directional view on AIVL etf.

AIVL bear put spread setup

The AIVL bear put spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AIVL near $122.28, the first option leg uses a $122.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AIVL 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 AIVL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$122.00	$1.40
Sell 1	Put	$116.00	$0.27

AIVL bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$113.00
Max Profit (per contract): $487.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$113.00
Breakeven(s): $120.87
Risk / Reward Ratio: 4.310

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit.

AIVL bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on AIVL. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$487.00
$27.05	-77.9%	+$487.00
$54.08	-55.8%	+$487.00
$81.12	-33.7%	+$487.00
$108.15	-11.6%	+$487.00
$135.19	+10.6%	-$113.00
$162.22	+32.7%	-$113.00
$189.26	+54.8%	-$113.00
$216.30	+76.9%	-$113.00
$243.33	+99.0%	-$113.00

When traders use bear put spread on AIVL

Bear put spreads on AIVL reduce the cost of a bearish AIVL etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

AIVL thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AIVL extends from approximately $117.41 on the downside to $127.15 on the upside. A AIVL bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on AIVL, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current AIVL IV rank near 20.45% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on AIVL at 13.90%. As a Financial Services name, AIVL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AIVL-specific events.

AIVL bear put spread positions are structurally moderately bearish; 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. AIVL positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AIVL alongside the broader basket even when AIVL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on AIVL are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current AIVL chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on AIVL?: A bear put spread on AIVL is the bear put spread strategy applied to AIVL (etf). The strategy is structurally moderately bearish: A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With AIVL etf trading near $122.28, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AIVL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AIVL bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the AIVL bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 13.90%), the computed maximum profit is $487.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$113.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AIVL bear put spread?: The breakeven for the AIVL bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $120.87 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 AIVL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 3.99%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bear put spread on AIVL?: Bear put spreads on AIVL reduce the cost of a bearish AIVL etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current AIVL implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: AIVL ATM IV is at 13.90% with IV rank near 20.45%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.