NLR Long Put Strategy
NLR (VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index (MVNLRTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in: (i) uranium mining; (ii) the construction, engineering and maintenance of nuclear power facilities and nuclear reactors; (iii) the production of electricity from nuclear sources; or (iv) providing equipment, technology and/or services to the nuclear power industry.
NLR (VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.27B, a beta of 1.21 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 86.09-168.12, average daily share volume of 448K, a public-listing history dating back to 2007. These structural characteristics shape how NLR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.21 places NLR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. NLR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on NLR?
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 NLR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $130.12, ATM IV 38.20%, IV rank 34.12%, expected move 10.95%. The long put on NLR 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 NLR specifically: NLR IV at 38.20% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.95% (roughly $14.25 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 NLR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NLR should anchor to the underlying notional of $130.12 per share and to the trader's directional view on NLR etf.
NLR long put setup
The NLR 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 NLR near $130.12, the first option leg uses a $130.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NLR 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 NLR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $130.00 | $5.40 |
NLR long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$540.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $12,459.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$540.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $124.60
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 23.072
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
NLR long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on NLR. 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% | +$12,459.00 |
| $28.78 | -77.9% | +$9,582.09 |
| $57.55 | -55.8% | +$6,705.17 |
| $86.32 | -33.7% | +$3,828.26 |
| $115.09 | -11.6% | +$951.34 |
| $143.86 | +10.6% | -$540.00 |
| $172.62 | +32.7% | -$540.00 |
| $201.39 | +54.8% | -$540.00 |
| $230.16 | +76.9% | -$540.00 |
| $258.93 | +99.0% | -$540.00 |
When traders use long put on NLR
Long puts on NLR hedge an existing long NLR etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying NLR exposure being hedged.
NLR thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NLR extends from approximately $115.87 on the downside to $144.37 on the upside. A NLR long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long NLR position with one put per 100 shares held. Current NLR IV rank near 34.12% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put thesis on NLR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, NLR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NLR-specific events.
NLR 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. NLR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move NLR alongside the broader basket even when NLR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on NLR 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 NLR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on NLR?
- A long put on NLR is the long put strategy applied to NLR (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 NLR etf trading near $130.12, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NLR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are NLR 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 NLR long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.20%), the computed maximum profit is $12,459.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$540.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a NLR long put?
- The breakeven for the NLR long put priced on this page is roughly $124.60 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 NLR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.95%; 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 NLR?
- Long puts on NLR hedge an existing long NLR etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying NLR exposure being hedged.
- How does current NLR implied volatility affect this long put?
- NLR ATM IV is at 38.20% with IV rank near 34.12%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.