SITX Long Put Strategy

SITX (Investment Managers Series Trust II - Tradr 2X Long SITM Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.

SITX is a short-term tactical tool that aims to deliver twice (200%) the daily performance of SiTime Corporation (Nasdaq: SITM), before fees and expenses. The fund primarily enters into total return swap agreements with major global financial institutions that mirror SITM's daily returns. In case swaps are unavailable or less efficient, the fund may use FLEX call options or directly hold SITM stock. Purchasers holding shares for longer than a day will need to monitor and rebalance their position frequently to attempt to achieve the 2x multiple. Purchasers should conduct their own individual stock research prior to initiating a position and trade with conviction. Due to the complexities of the product, shares tend to perform as anticipated only when the underlying shares are trending and holders are on the positive corresponding side of that trade.

SITX (Investment Managers Series Trust II - Tradr 2X Long SITM Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $997,056, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 14.21-29.64, average daily share volume of 10K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how SITX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.00 indicates SITX 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 SITX?

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.

SITX snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $20.23, ATM IV 170.30%, expected move 48.82%. The long put on SITX below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 17-day expiry.

Why this long put structure on SITX specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for SITX is inferred from ATM IV at 170.30% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 48.82% (roughly $9.88 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SITX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SITX should anchor to the underlying notional of $20.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on SITX etf.

SITX long put setup

The SITX long put below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With SITX at $20.23 on that close, the first option leg uses a $20.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SITX chain at a 17-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 SITX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$20.00$2.76

SITX long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$276.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$1,723.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$276.00
Breakeven(s)
$17.24
Risk / Reward Ratio
6.243

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

SITX long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on SITX. 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.

SITX long put profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedSITX long put payoff at expiration$0$500$1000$1500$5$10$15$20$25$30$35$40Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $17.24Spot $20.23
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%+$1,723.00
$4.48-77.8%+$1,275.81
$8.95-55.7%+$828.63
$13.43-33.6%+$381.44
$17.90-11.5%-$65.74
$22.37+10.6%-$276.00
$26.84+32.7%-$276.00
$31.31+54.8%-$276.00
$35.78+76.9%-$276.00
$40.26+99.0%-$276.00

When traders use long put on SITX

Long puts on SITX hedge an existing long SITX etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying SITX exposure being hedged.

SITX thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SITX extends from approximately $10.35 on the downside to $30.11 on the upside. A SITX long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long SITX position with one put per 100 shares held. As a Financial Services name, SITX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SITX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on SITX?
A long put on SITX is the long put strategy applied to SITX (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 SITX etf at $20.23 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SITX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SITX 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 SITX long put priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 170.30%), the computed maximum profit is $1,723.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$276.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SITX long put?
The breakeven for the SITX long put priced on this page is roughly $17.24 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The SITX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 48.82%; 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 SITX?
Long puts on SITX hedge an existing long SITX etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying SITX exposure being hedged.
How does current SITX implied volatility affect this long put?
Current SITX ATM IV is 170.30%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

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