BEEM Long Put 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 long put on BEEM?
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 BEEM snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.75, ATM IV 187.40%, IV rank 50.71%, expected move 53.73%. The long put 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 long put structure on BEEM specifically: BEEM IV at 187.40% 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 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 long put setup
The BEEM 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 BEEM near $1.75, the first option leg uses a $1.75 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 1 | Put | $1.75 | N/A |
BEEM 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.
BEEM long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put 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 long put on BEEM
Long puts on BEEM hedge an existing long BEEM stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying BEEM exposure being hedged.
BEEM thesis for this long put
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 long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long BEEM position with one put per 100 shares held. Current BEEM IV rank near 50.71% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the long put 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 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. 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. Long-premium structures like a long put on BEEM 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 BEEM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on BEEM?
- A long put on BEEM is the long put strategy applied to BEEM (stock). 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 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 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 BEEM long put 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 long put?
- The breakeven for the BEEM 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 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 long put on BEEM?
- Long puts on BEEM hedge an existing long BEEM stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying BEEM exposure being hedged.
- How does current BEEM implied volatility affect this long put?
- 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.