SKRE Long Put Strategy

SKRE (Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.

The fund, under normal circumstances, invests in swap agreements that provide 200% inverse (opposite) daily exposure to TSLA equal to at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes ). The fund advisor seeks daily leveraged inverse investment results and the fund is very different from most other exchange-traded funds and presents different and greater risks. The fund is non-diversified.

SKRE (Tuttle Capital Daily 2X Inverse Regional Banks ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.8M, a beta of -1.80 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.87-13.98, average daily share volume of 133K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how SKRE etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of -1.80 indicates SKRE has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. SKRE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a long put on SKRE?

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 SKRE snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $8.05, ATM IV 107.20%, IV rank 65.53%, expected move 30.73%. The long put on SKRE 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 SKRE specifically: SKRE IV at 107.20% 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 30.73% (roughly $2.47 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 SKRE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SKRE should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.05 per share and to the trader's directional view on SKRE etf.

SKRE long put setup

The SKRE 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 SKRE near $8.05, the first option leg uses a $8.05 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SKRE 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 SKRE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$8.05N/A

SKRE long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
N/A
Max Profit (per contract)
Unbounded
Max Loss (per contract)
Unbounded
Breakeven(s)
None on modeled curve
Risk / Reward Ratio
N/A

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

SKRE long put payoff curve

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

When traders use long put on SKRE

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

SKRE thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SKRE extends from approximately $5.58 on the downside to $10.52 on the upside. A SKRE long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long SKRE position with one put per 100 shares held. Current SKRE IV rank near 65.53% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put thesis on SKRE should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, SKRE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SKRE-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on SKRE?
A long put on SKRE is the long put strategy applied to SKRE (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 SKRE etf trading near $8.05, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SKRE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are SKRE 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 SKRE long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 107.20%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SKRE long put?
The breakeven for the SKRE long put priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 SKRE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 30.73%; 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 SKRE?
Long puts on SKRE hedge an existing long SKRE etf position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying SKRE exposure being hedged.
How does current SKRE implied volatility affect this long put?
SKRE ATM IV is at 107.20% with IV rank near 65.53%, 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.

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