How are ERX 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 ERX bear put spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.40%), the computed maximum profit is $187.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$112.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a ERX bear put spread?

The breakeven for the ERX bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $98.88 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 ERX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current ERX implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

ERX ATM IV is at 47.40% with IV rank near 5.24%, 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.

ERX Bear Put Spread Strategy

ERX (Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.

The Direxion Daily Energy Bull and Bear 2X ETFs are structured to provide daily investment returns that correspond to twice (200%) the performance of the Energy Select Sector Index, before accounting for fees and other expenses. Specifically, the "Bull" version aims for double the index's positive daily movement, while the "Bear" counterpart targets two times the index's inverse (opposite) daily performance. It's crucial to understand, however, that there is no guarantee these funds will consistently achieve their stated investment objectives.

ERX (Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $226.6M, a beta of -0.03 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 50.5-110.78, average daily share volume of 332K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how ERX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -0.03 indicates ERX has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. ERX 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 ERX?

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.

ERX snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $101.84, ATM IV 47.40%, IV rank 5.24%, expected move 13.59%. The bear put spread on ERX 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 bear put spread structure on ERX specifically: ERX IV at 47.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ERX bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 13.59% (roughly $13.84 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 ERX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ERX should anchor to the underlying notional of $101.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on ERX etf.

ERX bear put spread setup

The ERX bear put spread 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 ERX at $101.84 on that close, the first option leg uses a $100.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ERX 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 ERX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$100.00	$4.90
Sell 1	Put	$97.00	$3.78

ERX bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$112.50
Max Profit (per contract): $187.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$112.50
Breakeven(s): $98.88
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.667

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.

ERX bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on ERX. 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%	+$187.50
$22.53	-77.9%	+$187.50
$45.04	-55.8%	+$187.50
$67.56	-33.7%	+$187.50
$90.08	-11.6%	+$187.50
$112.59	+10.6%	-$112.50
$135.11	+32.7%	-$112.50
$157.62	+54.8%	-$112.50
$180.14	+76.9%	-$112.50
$202.66	+99.0%	-$112.50

When traders use bear put spread on ERX

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

ERX thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ERX extends from approximately $88.00 on the downside to $115.68 on the upside. A ERX bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on ERX, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current ERX IV rank near 5.24% 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 ERX at 47.40%. As a Financial Services name, ERX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ERX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on ERX?: A bear put spread on ERX is the bear put spread strategy applied to ERX (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 ERX etf at $101.84 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ERX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are ERX 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 ERX bear put spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.40%), the computed maximum profit is $187.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$112.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a ERX bear put spread?: The breakeven for the ERX bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $98.88 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 ERX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.59%; 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 ERX?: Bear put spreads on ERX reduce the cost of a bearish ERX 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 ERX implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: ERX ATM IV is at 47.40% with IV rank near 5.24%, 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.