GEVX Bear Put Spread Strategy
GEVX (Tradr 2X Long GEV Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
The Tradr 2X Long GEV Daily ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (200%) the daily performance of the common shares of GE Vernova, Inc.
GEVX (Tradr 2X Long GEV Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $26.2M, a beta of 1.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 7.21-30.85, average daily share volume of 232K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how GEVX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.02 places GEVX roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a bear put spread on GEVX?
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.
GEVX snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $17.65, ATM IV 85.80%, IV rank 14.92%, expected move 24.60%. The bear put spread on GEVX below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 80-day expiry.
Why this bear put spread structure on GEVX specifically: GEVX IV at 85.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GEVX bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 24.60% (roughly $4.34 on the underlying). The 80-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GEVX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GEVX should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.65 per share and to the trader's directional view on GEVX etf.
GEVX bear put spread setup
The GEVX bear put spread below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GEVX at $17.65 on that close, the first option leg uses a $18.33 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GEVX chain at a 80-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 GEVX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $18.33 | $3.38 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $16.67 | $2.45 |
GEVX bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$92.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $73.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$92.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $17.40
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.795
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.
GEVX bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on GEVX. 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% | +$73.50 |
| $3.91 | -77.8% | +$73.50 |
| $7.81 | -55.7% | +$73.50 |
| $11.71 | -33.6% | +$73.50 |
| $15.62 | -11.5% | +$73.50 |
| $19.52 | +10.6% | -$92.50 |
| $23.42 | +32.7% | -$92.50 |
| $27.32 | +54.8% | -$92.50 |
| $31.22 | +76.9% | -$92.50 |
| $35.12 | +99.0% | -$92.50 |
When traders use bear put spread on GEVX
Bear put spreads on GEVX reduce the cost of a bearish GEVX etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
GEVX thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GEVX extends from approximately $13.31 on the downside to $21.99 on the upside. A GEVX bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on GEVX, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current GEVX IV rank near 14.92% 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 GEVX at 85.80%. As a Financial Services name, GEVX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GEVX-specific events.
GEVX 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. GEVX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GEVX alongside the broader basket even when GEVX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on GEVX 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 GEVX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on GEVX?
- A bear put spread on GEVX is the bear put spread strategy applied to GEVX (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 GEVX etf at $17.65 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GEVX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GEVX 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 GEVX bear put spread priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 85.80%), the computed maximum profit is $73.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$92.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GEVX bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the GEVX bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $17.40 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 GEVX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 24.60%; 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 GEVX?
- Bear put spreads on GEVX reduce the cost of a bearish GEVX 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 GEVX implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- GEVX ATM IV is at 85.80% with IV rank near 14.92%, 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.