How are PSR 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 PSR bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 15.20%), the computed maximum profit is $341.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$158.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PSR bear put spread?

The breakeven for the PSR bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $98.42 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 PSR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PSR implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

PSR ATM IV is at 15.20% with IV rank near 7.56%, 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.

PSR Bear Put Spread Strategy

PSR (Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF PSR is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that investments primarily from a universe of securities that are included within the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index at the time of purchase. The selection methodology uses quantitative and statistical metrics to identify attractively priced securities and manage risk. The Fund seeks to achieve high total return through growth of capital and current income by investing principally in equity real estate investment trusts (REITs). Portfolio management generally conducts a security and portfolio evaluation monthly.

PSR (Invesco Active U.S. Real Estate ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $51.6M, a beta of 1.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 89.15-102.5, average daily share volume of 2K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how PSR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.04 places PSR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. PSR 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 PSR?

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 PSR snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $99.56, ATM IV 15.20%, IV rank 7.56%, expected move 4.36%. The bear put spread on PSR 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 bear put spread structure on PSR specifically: PSR IV at 15.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a PSR bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.36% (roughly $4.34 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 PSR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PSR should anchor to the underlying notional of $99.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on PSR etf.

PSR bear put spread setup

The PSR 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 PSR near $99.56, the first option leg uses a $100.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PSR 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 PSR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$100.00	$2.03
Sell 1	Put	$95.00	$0.44

PSR bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$158.50
Max Profit (per contract): $341.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$158.50
Breakeven(s): $98.42
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.155

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.

PSR bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on PSR. 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%	+$341.50
$22.02	-77.9%	+$341.50
$44.03	-55.8%	+$341.50
$66.05	-33.7%	+$341.50
$88.06	-11.6%	+$341.50
$110.07	+10.6%	-$158.50
$132.08	+32.7%	-$158.50
$154.10	+54.8%	-$158.50
$176.11	+76.9%	-$158.50
$198.12	+99.0%	-$158.50

When traders use bear put spread on PSR

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

PSR thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PSR extends from approximately $95.22 on the downside to $103.90 on the upside. A PSR bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on PSR, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current PSR IV rank near 7.56% 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 PSR at 15.20%. As a Financial Services name, PSR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PSR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on PSR?: A bear put spread on PSR is the bear put spread strategy applied to PSR (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 PSR etf trading near $99.56, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PSR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are PSR 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 PSR bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 15.20%), the computed maximum profit is $341.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$158.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PSR bear put spread?: The breakeven for the PSR bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $98.42 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 PSR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.36%; 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 PSR?: Bear put spreads on PSR reduce the cost of a bearish PSR 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 PSR implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: PSR ATM IV is at 15.20% with IV rank near 7.56%, 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.