NFLU Long Put Strategy
NFLU (T-REX 2X Long NFLX Daily Target ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on CBOE.
This fund primarily aims to provide investors with returns that are double the daily movement of NFLX. It achieves this by typically committing at least 80% of its overall assets (including funds acquired through borrowing) to swap agreements that mirror this leveraged daily exposure. The fund also has the flexibility to pursue its investment objective by directly purchasing NFLX common stock or by acquiring call options on NFLX. It is important to note that this fund operates on a non-diversified basis.
NFLU (T-REX 2X Long NFLX Daily Target ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.5M, a beta of 0.36 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 16.33-74.49, average daily share volume of 191K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how NFLU etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.36 indicates NFLU has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.
What is a long put on NFLU?
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 NFLU snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $17.67, ATM IV 106.00%, IV rank 83.80%, expected move 30.39%. The long put on NFLU 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 18-day expiry.
Why this long put structure on NFLU specifically: NFLU IV at 106.00% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying NFLU long put relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 30.39% (roughly $5.37 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated NFLU expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NFLU should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.67 per share and to the trader's directional view on NFLU etf.
NFLU long put setup
The NFLU 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 NFLU near $17.67, the first option leg uses a $18.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NFLU chain at a 18-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 NFLU shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $18.00 | $1.68 |
NFLU long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$167.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $1,631.50
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$167.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $16.33
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 9.740
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
NFLU long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on NFLU. 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% | +$1,631.50 |
| $3.92 | -77.8% | +$1,240.92 |
| $7.82 | -55.7% | +$850.33 |
| $11.73 | -33.6% | +$459.75 |
| $15.63 | -11.5% | +$69.17 |
| $19.54 | +10.6% | -$167.50 |
| $23.44 | +32.7% | -$167.50 |
| $27.35 | +54.8% | -$167.50 |
| $31.26 | +76.9% | -$167.50 |
| $35.16 | +99.0% | -$167.50 |
When traders use long put on NFLU
Long puts on NFLU hedge an existing long NFLU etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying NFLU exposure being hedged.
NFLU thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NFLU extends from approximately $12.30 on the downside to $23.04 on the upside. A NFLU long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long NFLU position with one put per 100 shares held. Current NFLU IV rank near 83.80% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on NFLU at 106.00%. As a Financial Services name, NFLU options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NFLU-specific events.
NFLU 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. NFLU positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NFLU alongside the broader basket even when NFLU-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on NFLU 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 NFLU chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on NFLU?
- A long put on NFLU is the long put strategy applied to NFLU (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 NFLU etf trading near $17.67, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NFLU chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are NFLU 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 NFLU long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 106.00%), the computed maximum profit is $1,631.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$167.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a NFLU long put?
- The breakeven for the NFLU long put priced on this page is roughly $16.33 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 NFLU market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 30.39%; 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 NFLU?
- Long puts on NFLU hedge an existing long NFLU etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying NFLU exposure being hedged.
- How does current NFLU implied volatility affect this long put?
- NFLU ATM IV is at 106.00% with IV rank near 83.80%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.