CLIX Long Put Strategy
CLIX (ProShares - Long Online/Short Stores ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
Managed by ProShare Advisors, this ETF invests in financial instruments intended to replicate the performance of a specific benchmark. The underlying index strategically takes long positions in e-commerce companies, specifically those listed in the ProShares Online Retail Index. Simultaneously, it establishes short positions in conventional brick-and-mortar retailers, drawing from the Solactive-ProShares Bricks and Mortar Retail Store Index. This fund operates with a non-diversified investment approach.
CLIX (ProShares - Long Online/Short Stores ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.3M, a beta of 0.94 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 50.29-62.855, average daily share volume of 0K, a public-listing history dating back to 2017. These structural characteristics shape how CLIX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.94 places CLIX roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. CLIX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on CLIX?
A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration.
Current CLIX snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $55.11, ATM IV 23.30%, IV rank 36.64%, expected move 6.68%. The long put on CLIX 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 17-day expiry.
Why this long put structure on CLIX specifically: CLIX IV at 23.30% 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 6.68% (roughly $3.68 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated CLIX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CLIX should anchor to the underlying notional of $55.11 per share and to the trader's directional view on CLIX etf.
CLIX long put setup
The CLIX long put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With CLIX near $55.11, the first option leg uses a $55.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CLIX chain at a 17-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 CLIX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $55.00 | $1.24 |
CLIX long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$124.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $5,375.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$124.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $53.76
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 43.347
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
CLIX long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on CLIX. 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% | +$5,375.00 |
| $12.19 | -77.9% | +$4,156.60 |
| $24.38 | -55.8% | +$2,938.20 |
| $36.56 | -33.7% | +$1,719.79 |
| $48.75 | -11.5% | +$501.39 |
| $60.93 | +10.6% | -$124.00 |
| $73.11 | +32.7% | -$124.00 |
| $85.30 | +54.8% | -$124.00 |
| $97.48 | +76.9% | -$124.00 |
| $109.67 | +99.0% | -$124.00 |
When traders use long put on CLIX
Long puts on CLIX hedge an existing long CLIX etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying CLIX exposure being hedged.
CLIX thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CLIX extends from approximately $51.43 on the downside to $58.79 on the upside. A CLIX long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long CLIX position with one put per 100 shares held. Current CLIX IV rank near 36.64% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put thesis on CLIX should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, CLIX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CLIX-specific events.
CLIX long put positions are structurally 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. CLIX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CLIX alongside the broader basket even when CLIX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on CLIX 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 CLIX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on CLIX?
- A long put on CLIX is the long put strategy applied to CLIX (etf). The strategy is structurally bearish: A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration. With CLIX etf trading near $55.11, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CLIX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CLIX long put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the CLIX long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 23.30%), the computed maximum profit is $5,375.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$124.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a CLIX long put?
- The breakeven for the CLIX long put priced on this page is roughly $53.76 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 CLIX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.68%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a long put on CLIX?
- Long puts on CLIX hedge an existing long CLIX etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying CLIX exposure being hedged.
- How does current CLIX implied volatility affect this long put?
- CLIX ATM IV is at 23.30% with IV rank near 36.64%, 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.