EKG Bear Put Spread Strategy
EKG (First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq Lux Health Tech Index (the "Index"). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks and depositary receipts that comprise the Index.
EKG (First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.4M, a beta of 1.49 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 15.735-20.3, average daily share volume of 0K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how EKG etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.49 indicates EKG 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 EKG?
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 EKG snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $15.77, ATM IV 24.90%, IV rank 2.47%, expected move 7.14%. The bear put spread on EKG 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 EKG specifically: EKG IV at 24.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a EKG bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 7.14% (roughly $1.13 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 EKG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EKG should anchor to the underlying notional of $15.77 per share and to the trader's directional view on EKG etf.
EKG bear put spread setup
The EKG 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 EKG near $15.77, the first option leg uses a $16.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EKG 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 EKG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $16.00 | $0.91 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $15.00 | $0.49 |
EKG bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$42.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $58.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$42.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $15.58
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.381
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.
EKG bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on EKG. 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 | -99.9% | +$58.00 |
| $3.50 | -77.8% | +$58.00 |
| $6.98 | -55.7% | +$58.00 |
| $10.47 | -33.6% | +$58.00 |
| $13.95 | -11.5% | +$58.00 |
| $17.44 | +10.6% | -$42.00 |
| $20.92 | +32.7% | -$42.00 |
| $24.41 | +54.8% | -$42.00 |
| $27.90 | +76.9% | -$42.00 |
| $31.38 | +99.0% | -$42.00 |
When traders use bear put spread on EKG
Bear put spreads on EKG reduce the cost of a bearish EKG etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
EKG thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EKG extends from approximately $14.64 on the downside to $16.90 on the upside. A EKG bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on EKG, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current EKG IV rank near 2.47% 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 EKG at 24.90%. As a Financial Services name, EKG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EKG-specific events.
EKG 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. EKG positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EKG alongside the broader basket even when EKG-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on EKG 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 EKG chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on EKG?
- A bear put spread on EKG is the bear put spread strategy applied to EKG (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 EKG etf trading near $15.77, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EKG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EKG 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 EKG bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 24.90%), the computed maximum profit is $58.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$42.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EKG bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the EKG bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $15.58 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 EKG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 7.14%; 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 EKG?
- Bear put spreads on EKG reduce the cost of a bearish EKG 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 EKG implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- EKG ATM IV is at 24.90% with IV rank near 2.47%, 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.