ICOP Bear Put Spread Strategy
ICOP (iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. and non-U.S. equities of companies primarily engaged in copper and metal ore mining.
ICOP (iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $114.3M, a beta of 0.83 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 26.94-60.08, average daily share volume of 184K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how ICOP etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.83 places ICOP roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. ICOP 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 ICOP?
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 ICOP snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $51.97, ATM IV 42.40%, IV rank 24.27%, expected move 12.16%. The bear put spread on ICOP 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 98-day expiry.
Why this bear put spread structure on ICOP specifically: ICOP IV at 42.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ICOP bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 12.16% (roughly $6.32 on the underlying). The 98-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ICOP expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ICOP should anchor to the underlying notional of $51.97 per share and to the trader's directional view on ICOP etf.
ICOP bear put spread setup
The ICOP 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 ICOP near $51.97, the first option leg uses a $52.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ICOP chain at a 98-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 ICOP shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $52.00 | $4.80 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $49.00 | $3.33 |
ICOP bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$147.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $152.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$147.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $50.53
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.034
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.
ICOP bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on ICOP. 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% | +$152.50 |
| $11.50 | -77.9% | +$152.50 |
| $22.99 | -55.8% | +$152.50 |
| $34.48 | -33.7% | +$152.50 |
| $45.97 | -11.5% | +$152.50 |
| $57.46 | +10.6% | -$147.50 |
| $68.95 | +32.7% | -$147.50 |
| $80.44 | +54.8% | -$147.50 |
| $91.93 | +76.9% | -$147.50 |
| $103.42 | +99.0% | -$147.50 |
When traders use bear put spread on ICOP
Bear put spreads on ICOP reduce the cost of a bearish ICOP etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
ICOP thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ICOP extends from approximately $45.65 on the downside to $58.29 on the upside. A ICOP bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on ICOP, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current ICOP IV rank near 24.27% 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 ICOP at 42.40%. As a Financial Services name, ICOP options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ICOP-specific events.
ICOP 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. ICOP positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ICOP alongside the broader basket even when ICOP-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on ICOP 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 ICOP chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on ICOP?
- A bear put spread on ICOP is the bear put spread strategy applied to ICOP (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 ICOP etf trading near $51.97, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ICOP chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ICOP 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 ICOP bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.40%), the computed maximum profit is $152.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$147.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ICOP bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the ICOP bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $50.53 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 ICOP market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 12.16%; 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 ICOP?
- Bear put spreads on ICOP reduce the cost of a bearish ICOP 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 ICOP implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- ICOP ATM IV is at 42.40% with IV rank near 24.27%, 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.