DLLL Bear Put Spread Strategy
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change of the common stock of Dell Technologies Inc, (NASDAQ: DELL) There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its stated objective. The fund should not be expected to provide 2 times the cumulative return of DELL for periods greater than a day.
DLLL (GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $19.0M, a beta of 3.88 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 17.34-86.18, average daily share volume of 119K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how DLLL etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.88 indicates DLLL has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a bear put spread on DLLL?
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 DLLL snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $73.48, ATM IV 150.80%, IV rank 92.13%, expected move 43.23%. The bear put spread on DLLL 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 DLLL specifically: DLLL IV at 150.80% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying DLLL bear put spread relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 43.23% (roughly $31.77 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 DLLL expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DLLL should anchor to the underlying notional of $73.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on DLLL etf.
DLLL bear put spread setup
The DLLL 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 DLLL near $73.48, the first option leg uses a $75.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DLLL 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 DLLL shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $75.00 | $14.10 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $70.00 | $11.00 |
DLLL bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$310.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $190.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$310.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $71.90
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.613
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.
DLLL bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on DLLL. 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% | +$190.00 |
| $16.26 | -77.9% | +$190.00 |
| $32.50 | -55.8% | +$190.00 |
| $48.75 | -33.7% | +$190.00 |
| $64.99 | -11.6% | +$190.00 |
| $81.24 | +10.6% | -$310.00 |
| $97.48 | +32.7% | -$310.00 |
| $113.73 | +54.8% | -$310.00 |
| $129.98 | +76.9% | -$310.00 |
| $146.22 | +99.0% | -$310.00 |
When traders use bear put spread on DLLL
Bear put spreads on DLLL reduce the cost of a bearish DLLL etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
DLLL thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DLLL extends from approximately $41.71 on the downside to $105.25 on the upside. A DLLL bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on DLLL, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current DLLL IV rank near 92.13% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on DLLL at 150.80%. As a Financial Services name, DLLL options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DLLL-specific events.
DLLL 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. DLLL positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DLLL alongside the broader basket even when DLLL-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on DLLL 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 DLLL chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on DLLL?
- A bear put spread on DLLL is the bear put spread strategy applied to DLLL (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 DLLL etf trading near $73.48, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DLLL chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DLLL 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 DLLL bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 150.80%), the computed maximum profit is $190.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$310.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DLLL bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the DLLL bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $71.90 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 DLLL market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 43.23%; 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 DLLL?
- Bear put spreads on DLLL reduce the cost of a bearish DLLL 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 DLLL implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- DLLL ATM IV is at 150.80% with IV rank near 92.13%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.