WATS Bear Put Spread Strategy
WATS (Corgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Battery Energy Storage Systems ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.
WATS seeks capital appreciation by actively managing a portfolio of companies materially involved in battery energy storage systems, supporting electric grids, renewable integration, peak demand management, backup power, and electrification. The fund considers companies deriving significant revenue from this theme, spanning battery cells and packs, management systems, power electronics, thermal management, energy software, grid services, project development, and recycling. The fund invests in US and non-US companies of any market cap, using a bottom-up process combining fundamental analysis with thematic and quantitative screening. Other factors include supply chain positioning, growth potential, and valuation. Up to 15% may be allocated to illiquid investments, including passive minority interests in special purpose vehicles (SPVs). The fund may hold cash, cash equivalents, or short-term US Treasuries for liquidity and portfolio management.
WATS (Corgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Battery Energy Storage Systems ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $487,186, a beta of 5.53 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 18.42-32.27, average daily share volume of 1K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how WATS etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 5.53 indicates WATS has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a bear put spread on WATS?
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.
WATS snapshot
As of September 29, 2026, spot at $19.87, ATM IV 69.70%, expected move 19.98%. The bear put spread on WATS 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 80-day expiry.
Why this bear put spread structure on WATS specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for WATS is inferred from ATM IV at 69.70% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.98% (roughly $3.97 on the underlying). The 80-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated WATS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on WATS should anchor to the underlying notional of $19.87 per share and to the trader's directional view on WATS etf.
WATS bear put spread setup
The WATS bear put spread 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 WATS at $19.87 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 WATS chain at a 80-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 WATS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $20.00 | $2.60 |
| Sell 1 | Put | $19.00 | $2.08 |
WATS bear put spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$52.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $48.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$52.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $19.48
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.923
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.
WATS bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on WATS. 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 | -99.9% | +$48.00 |
| $4.40 | -77.8% | +$48.00 |
| $8.79 | -55.7% | +$48.00 |
| $13.19 | -33.6% | +$48.00 |
| $17.58 | -11.5% | +$48.00 |
| $21.97 | +10.6% | -$52.00 |
| $26.36 | +32.7% | -$52.00 |
| $30.76 | +54.8% | -$52.00 |
| $35.15 | +76.9% | -$52.00 |
| $39.54 | +99.0% | -$52.00 |
When traders use bear put spread on WATS
Bear put spreads on WATS reduce the cost of a bearish WATS etf position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
WATS thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for WATS extends from approximately $15.90 on the downside to $23.84 on the upside. A WATS bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on WATS, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. As a Financial Services name, WATS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to WATS-specific events.
WATS 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. WATS positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move WATS alongside the broader basket even when WATS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on WATS 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 WATS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on WATS?
- A bear put spread on WATS is the bear put spread strategy applied to WATS (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 WATS etf at $19.87 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed WATS chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are WATS 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 WATS bear put spread priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 69.70%), the computed maximum profit is $48.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$52.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a WATS bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the WATS bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $19.48 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 WATS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 19.98%; 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 WATS?
- Bear put spreads on WATS reduce the cost of a bearish WATS 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 WATS implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- Current WATS ATM IV is 69.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.