How are AXTQ cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the AXTQ cash-secured put priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 497.70%), the computed maximum profit is $985.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,214.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a AXTQ cash-secured put?

The breakeven for the AXTQ cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $12.15 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 AXTQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 142.69%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current AXTQ implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?

Current AXTQ ATM IV is 497.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

AXTQ Cash-Secured Put Strategy

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

AXTQ is a short-term tactical tool that aims to deliver -2x the price return, less fees and expenses, for a single day of AXT, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXTI) stock. AXTI engages in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of compound and single element semiconductor substrates. Purchasers holding shares for longer than a day will need to monitor and rebalance their position frequently to attempt to achieve the -2x multiple. Aside from the inverse exposure, the shares take on added volatility due to the lack of diversification. 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.

AXTQ (Investment Managers Series Trust II - Tradr 2X Short AXTI Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.9M, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21.81-67.92, average daily share volume of 229K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how AXTQ stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.00 indicates AXTQ 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 cash-secured put on AXTQ?

A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.

AXTQ snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $23.61, ATM IV 497.70%, expected move 142.69%. The cash-secured put on AXTQ 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 cash-secured put structure on AXTQ specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for AXTQ is inferred from ATM IV at 497.70% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 142.69% (roughly $33.69 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 AXTQ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AXTQ should anchor to the underlying notional of $23.61 per share and to the trader's directional view on AXTQ stock.

AXTQ cash-secured put setup

The AXTQ cash-secured 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 AXTQ at $23.61 on that close, the first option leg uses a $22.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AXTQ 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 AXTQ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Put	$22.00	$9.85

AXTQ cash-secured put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$985.00
Max Profit (per contract): $985.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,214.00
Breakeven(s): $12.15
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.811

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.

AXTQ cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on AXTQ. 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.

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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$1,214.00
$5.23	-77.9%	-$692.08
$10.45	-55.7%	-$170.16
$15.67	-33.6%	+$351.76
$20.89	-11.5%	+$873.68
$26.11	+10.6%	+$985.00
$31.33	+32.7%	+$985.00
$36.54	+54.8%	+$985.00
$41.76	+76.9%	+$985.00
$46.98	+99.0%	+$985.00

When traders use cash-secured put on AXTQ

Cash-secured puts on AXTQ earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AXTQ stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AXTQ.

AXTQ thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AXTQ extends from approximately $-10.08 on the downside to $57.30 on the upside. A AXTQ cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire AXTQ at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. As a Financial Services name, AXTQ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AXTQ-specific events.

AXTQ cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. AXTQ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AXTQ alongside the broader basket even when AXTQ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on AXTQ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AXTQ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AXTQ chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on AXTQ?: A cash-secured put on AXTQ is the cash-secured put strategy applied to AXTQ (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With AXTQ stock at $23.61 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AXTQ chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are AXTQ cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the AXTQ cash-secured put priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 497.70%), the computed maximum profit is $985.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,214.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AXTQ cash-secured put?: The breakeven for the AXTQ cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $12.15 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 AXTQ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 142.69%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a cash-secured put on AXTQ?: Cash-secured puts on AXTQ earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AXTQ stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AXTQ.
How does current AXTQ implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?: Current AXTQ ATM IV is 497.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.