How are BITQ cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the BITQ cash-secured put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 59.80%), the computed maximum profit is $127.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,071.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a BITQ cash-secured put?

The breakeven for the BITQ cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $20.73 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The BITQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 17.14%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current BITQ implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?

BITQ ATM IV is at 59.80% with IV rank near 29.84%, 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.

BITQ Cash-Secured Put Strategy

BITQ (Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The index was designed by Bitwise Index Services, LLC to measure the performance of companies involved in servicing the cryptocurrency markets, including crypto mining firms, crypto mining equipment suppliers, crypto financial services companies, or other financial institutions servicing primarily crypto-related clientele (i.e., the crypto ecosystem). Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of Crypto Innovators. It is non-diversified.

BITQ (Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $410.4M, a beta of 3.52 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 16.65-31.45, average daily share volume of 133K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021. These structural characteristics shape how BITQ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 3.52 indicates BITQ has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. BITQ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a cash-secured put on BITQ?

A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.

BITQ snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $22.72, ATM IV 59.80%, IV rank 29.84%, expected move 17.14%. The cash-secured put on BITQ below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.

Why this cash-secured put structure on BITQ specifically: BITQ IV at 59.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling BITQ cash-secured put collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.14% (roughly $3.90 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated BITQ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BITQ should anchor to the underlying notional of $22.72 per share and to the trader's directional view on BITQ etf.

BITQ cash-secured put setup

The BITQ cash-secured put below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With BITQ at $22.72 on that close, the first option leg uses a $22.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BITQ chain at a 35-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 BITQ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Put	$22.00	$1.28

BITQ cash-secured put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$127.50
Max Profit (per contract): $127.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$2,071.50
Breakeven(s): $20.73
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.062

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.

BITQ cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on BITQ. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$2,071.50
$5.03	-77.9%	-$1,569.26
$10.05	-55.7%	-$1,067.02
$15.08	-33.6%	-$564.78
$20.10	-11.5%	-$62.54
$25.12	+10.6%	+$127.50
$30.14	+32.7%	+$127.50
$35.17	+54.8%	+$127.50
$40.19	+76.9%	+$127.50
$45.21	+99.0%	+$127.50

When traders use cash-secured put on BITQ

Cash-secured puts on BITQ earn premium while a trader waits to acquire BITQ etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning BITQ.

BITQ thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BITQ extends from approximately $18.82 on the downside to $26.62 on the upside. A BITQ cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire BITQ at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current BITQ IV rank near 29.84% 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 BITQ at 59.80%. As a Financial Services name, BITQ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BITQ-specific events.

BITQ cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. BITQ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BITQ alongside the broader basket even when BITQ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on BITQ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical BITQ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current BITQ chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on BITQ?: A cash-secured put on BITQ is the cash-secured put strategy applied to BITQ (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With BITQ etf at $22.72 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BITQ chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are BITQ cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the BITQ cash-secured put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 59.80%), the computed maximum profit is $127.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$2,071.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a BITQ cash-secured put?: The breakeven for the BITQ cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $20.73 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The BITQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 17.14%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a cash-secured put on BITQ?: Cash-secured puts on BITQ earn premium while a trader waits to acquire BITQ etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning BITQ.
How does current BITQ implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?: BITQ ATM IV is at 59.80% with IV rank near 29.84%, 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.