UTHY Bear Put Spread Strategy
UTHY (US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Bonds industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Under normal market conditions, The adviser seeks to achieve the fund’s investment objective by investing at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the component securities of the underlying index. The ICE BofA Current 30-Year US Treasury Index is a one-security index comprised of the most recently issued 30-year U.S. Treasury bond.
UTHY (US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Bonds, with a market capitalization of approximately $20.2M, a beta of 2.33 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 39.55-43.44, average daily share volume of 20K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how UTHY etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.33 indicates UTHY has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. UTHY 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 UTHY?
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 UTHY snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $39.56, ATM IV 39.20%, IV rank 39.16%, expected move 11.24%. The bear put spread on UTHY 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 UTHY specifically: UTHY IV at 39.20% 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 11.24% (roughly $4.45 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 UTHY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on UTHY should anchor to the underlying notional of $39.56 per share and to the trader's directional view on UTHY etf.
UTHY bear put spread setup
The UTHY 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 UTHY near $39.56, the first option leg uses a $40.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed UTHY 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 UTHY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $40.00 | $1.83 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $38.00 | $0.93 |
UTHY bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$90.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $110.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$90.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $39.10
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.222
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.
UTHY bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on UTHY. 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% | +$110.00 |
| $8.76 | -77.9% | +$110.00 |
| $17.50 | -55.8% | +$110.00 |
| $26.25 | -33.7% | +$110.00 |
| $34.99 | -11.5% | +$110.00 |
| $43.74 | +10.6% | -$90.00 |
| $52.48 | +32.7% | -$90.00 |
| $61.23 | +54.8% | -$90.00 |
| $69.98 | +76.9% | -$90.00 |
| $78.72 | +99.0% | -$90.00 |
When traders use bear put spread on UTHY
Bear put spreads on UTHY reduce the cost of a bearish UTHY etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
UTHY thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for UTHY extends from approximately $35.11 on the downside to $44.01 on the upside. A UTHY bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on UTHY, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current UTHY IV rank near 39.16% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on UTHY should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, UTHY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to UTHY-specific events.
UTHY 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. UTHY positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move UTHY alongside the broader basket even when UTHY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on UTHY 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 UTHY chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on UTHY?
- A bear put spread on UTHY is the bear put spread strategy applied to UTHY (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 UTHY etf trading near $39.56, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed UTHY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are UTHY 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 UTHY bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 39.20%), the computed maximum profit is $110.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$90.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a UTHY bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the UTHY bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $39.10 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 UTHY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 11.24%; 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 UTHY?
- Bear put spreads on UTHY reduce the cost of a bearish UTHY 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 UTHY implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- UTHY ATM IV is at 39.20% with IV rank near 39.16%, 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.