BEEM Covered Call Strategy
BEEM (Beam Global), in the Energy sector, (Solar industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Beam Global, a cleantech company, designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, and sells renewably energized products for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, outdoor media and branding, and energy security products. The company's product portfolio include EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 50kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles or larger vehicles; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. It is also developing EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
BEEM (Beam Global) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Solar, with a market capitalization of approximately $31.1M, a beta of 1.50 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.335-4.04, average daily share volume of 522K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010, approximately 245 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how BEEM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.50 indicates BEEM 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 covered call on BEEM?
A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.
Current BEEM snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.75, ATM IV 187.40%, IV rank 50.71%, expected move 53.73%. The covered call on BEEM 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 covered call structure on BEEM specifically: BEEM IV at 187.40% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a BEEM covered call sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 53.73% (roughly $0.94 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 BEEM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on BEEM should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.75 per share and to the trader's directional view on BEEM stock.
BEEM covered call setup
The BEEM covered call below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With BEEM near $1.75, the first option leg uses a $1.84 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed BEEM 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 BEEM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $1.75 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $1.84 | N/A |
BEEM covered call 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 short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.
BEEM covered call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on BEEM. 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 covered call on BEEM
Covered calls on BEEM are an income strategy run on existing BEEM stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
BEEM thesis for this covered call
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for BEEM extends from approximately $0.81 on the downside to $2.69 on the upside. A BEEM covered call collects premium on an existing long BEEM position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether BEEM will breach that level within the expiration window. Current BEEM IV rank near 50.71% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the covered call thesis on BEEM should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Energy name, BEEM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to BEEM-specific events.
BEEM covered call 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. BEEM positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move BEEM alongside the broader basket even when BEEM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on BEEM carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical BEEM earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current BEEM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a covered call on BEEM?
- A covered call on BEEM is the covered call strategy applied to BEEM (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With BEEM stock trading near $1.75, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed BEEM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are BEEM covered call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the BEEM covered call priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 187.40%), 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 BEEM covered call?
- The breakeven for the BEEM covered call 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 BEEM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 53.73%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a covered call on BEEM?
- Covered calls on BEEM are an income strategy run on existing BEEM stock positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
- How does current BEEM implied volatility affect this covered call?
- BEEM ATM IV is at 187.40% with IV rank near 50.71%, 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.