AVNM Bear Put Spread Strategy

AVNM (Avantis All International Markets Equity ETF 9), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

Designed to provide exposure to a broadly diversified set of companies and sectors across international developed and emerging market countries while focusing on securities with higher expected returns*. The strategy pursues its objective through investing in a series of other Avantis exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Pursues the benefits associated with indexing (diversification, low turnover, transparency of exposures), but with the ability to add value by making investment decisions using information in current prices.Efficient portfolio management and trading process that is designed to enhance returns while seeking to reduce unnecessary risks and transaction costs for investors.

AVNM (Avantis All International Markets Equity ETF 9) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $625.2M, a beta of 0.65 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 62.02-84.25, average daily share volume of 65K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how AVNM etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.65 indicates AVNM has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. AVNM 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 AVNM?

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 AVNM snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $82.05, ATM IV 22.80%, IV rank 31.06%, expected move 6.54%. The bear put spread on AVNM 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 AVNM specifically: AVNM IV at 22.80% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.54% (roughly $5.36 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 AVNM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVNM should anchor to the underlying notional of $82.05 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVNM etf.

AVNM bear put spread setup

The AVNM 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 AVNM near $82.05, the first option leg uses a $82.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVNM 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 AVNM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$82.00$2.19
Sell 1Put$78.00$0.77

AVNM bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$142.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$258.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$142.00
Breakeven(s)
$80.58
Risk / Reward Ratio
1.817

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.

AVNM bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on AVNM. 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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$258.00
$18.15-77.9%+$258.00
$36.29-55.8%+$258.00
$54.43-33.7%+$258.00
$72.57-11.6%+$258.00
$90.71+10.6%-$142.00
$108.85+32.7%-$142.00
$126.99+54.8%-$142.00
$145.13+76.9%-$142.00
$163.28+99.0%-$142.00

When traders use bear put spread on AVNM

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

AVNM thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVNM extends from approximately $76.69 on the downside to $87.41 on the upside. A AVNM bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on AVNM, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current AVNM IV rank near 31.06% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on AVNM should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, AVNM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVNM-specific events.

AVNM 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. AVNM positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVNM alongside the broader basket even when AVNM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on AVNM 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 AVNM chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on AVNM?
A bear put spread on AVNM is the bear put spread strategy applied to AVNM (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 AVNM etf trading near $82.05, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVNM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AVNM 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 AVNM bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.80%), the computed maximum profit is $258.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$142.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AVNM bear put spread?
The breakeven for the AVNM bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $80.58 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 AVNM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.54%; 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 AVNM?
Bear put spreads on AVNM reduce the cost of a bearish AVNM 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 AVNM implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
AVNM ATM IV is at 22.80% with IV rank near 31.06%, 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.

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