MDYV Bear Put Spread Strategy

MDYV (State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on AMEX.

The State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF aims to replicate the overall financial performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Value Index, prior to the deduction of any charges or operating costs. This benchmark index is composed of stocks that display the most robust "value" characteristics, which are identified through an assessment of their book value relative to their market price, their earnings in comparison to their market price, and their sales figures against their market price.

MDYV (State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.56B, a beta of 1.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 78.19-95.34, average daily share volume of 69K, a public-listing history dating back to 2005. These structural characteristics shape how MDYV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.02 places MDYV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. MDYV 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 MDYV?

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 MDYV snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $94.84, ATM IV 21.10%, IV rank 1.64%, expected move 6.05%. The bear put spread on MDYV 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 52-day expiry.

Why this bear put spread structure on MDYV specifically: MDYV IV at 21.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a MDYV bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.05% (roughly $5.74 on the underlying). The 52-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated MDYV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on MDYV should anchor to the underlying notional of $94.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on MDYV etf.

MDYV bear put spread setup

The MDYV 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 MDYV near $94.84, the first option leg uses a $95.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed MDYV chain at a 52-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 MDYV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$95.00$2.60
Sell 1Put$90.00$0.89

MDYV bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$171.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$329.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$171.00
Breakeven(s)
$93.29
Risk / Reward Ratio
1.924

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.

MDYV bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on MDYV. 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.

MDYV bear put spread profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedMDYV bear put spread payoff at expiration-$100$0$100$200$300$50$100$150Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $93.29Spot $94.84
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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$329.00
$20.98-77.9%+$329.00
$41.95-55.8%+$329.00
$62.92-33.7%+$329.00
$83.88-11.6%+$329.00
$104.85+10.6%-$171.00
$125.82+32.7%-$171.00
$146.79+54.8%-$171.00
$167.76+76.9%-$171.00
$188.73+99.0%-$171.00

When traders use bear put spread on MDYV

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

MDYV thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for MDYV extends from approximately $89.10 on the downside to $100.58 on the upside. A MDYV bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on MDYV, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current MDYV IV rank near 1.64% 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 MDYV at 21.10%. As a Financial Services name, MDYV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to MDYV-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on MDYV?
A bear put spread on MDYV is the bear put spread strategy applied to MDYV (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 MDYV etf trading near $94.84, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed MDYV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are MDYV 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 MDYV bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 21.10%), the computed maximum profit is $329.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$171.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a MDYV bear put spread?
The breakeven for the MDYV bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $93.29 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 MDYV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.05%; 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 MDYV?
Bear put spreads on MDYV reduce the cost of a bearish MDYV 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 MDYV implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
MDYV ATM IV is at 21.10% with IV rank near 1.64%, 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.

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