FDLO Long Put Strategy
FDLO (Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF ), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
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FDLO (Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF ) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.40B, a beta of 0.70 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 59.98-69.67, average daily share volume of 79K, a public-listing history dating back to 2016. These structural characteristics shape how FDLO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.70 places FDLO roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FDLO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on FDLO?
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 FDLO snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $69.31, ATM IV 16.80%, IV rank 20.46%, expected move 4.82%. The long put on FDLO 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 long put structure on FDLO specifically: FDLO IV at 16.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FDLO long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.82% (roughly $3.34 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 FDLO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FDLO should anchor to the underlying notional of $69.31 per share and to the trader's directional view on FDLO etf.
FDLO long put setup
The FDLO 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 FDLO near $69.31, the first option leg uses a $69.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FDLO 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 FDLO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $69.00 | $1.30 |
FDLO long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$130.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $6,769.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$130.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $67.70
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 52.069
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
FDLO long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on FDLO. 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% | +$6,769.00 |
| $15.33 | -77.9% | +$5,236.63 |
| $30.66 | -55.8% | +$3,704.26 |
| $45.98 | -33.7% | +$2,171.88 |
| $61.30 | -11.5% | +$639.51 |
| $76.63 | +10.6% | -$130.00 |
| $91.95 | +32.7% | -$130.00 |
| $107.28 | +54.8% | -$130.00 |
| $122.60 | +76.9% | -$130.00 |
| $137.92 | +99.0% | -$130.00 |
When traders use long put on FDLO
Long puts on FDLO hedge an existing long FDLO etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FDLO exposure being hedged.
FDLO thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FDLO extends from approximately $65.97 on the downside to $72.65 on the upside. A FDLO long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long FDLO position with one put per 100 shares held. Current FDLO IV rank near 20.46% 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 FDLO at 16.80%. As a Financial Services name, FDLO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FDLO-specific events.
FDLO 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. FDLO positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FDLO alongside the broader basket even when FDLO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on FDLO 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 FDLO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on FDLO?
- A long put on FDLO is the long put strategy applied to FDLO (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 FDLO etf trading near $69.31, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FDLO chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FDLO 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 FDLO long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 16.80%), the computed maximum profit is $6,769.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$130.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FDLO long put?
- The breakeven for the FDLO long put priced on this page is roughly $67.70 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 FDLO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.82%; 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 FDLO?
- Long puts on FDLO hedge an existing long FDLO etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying FDLO exposure being hedged.
- How does current FDLO implied volatility affect this long put?
- FDLO ATM IV is at 16.80% with IV rank near 20.46%, 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.