CLPT Long Put Strategy

CLPT (ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Devices industry), listed on NASDAQ.

ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. operates as a medical device company primarily in the United States. The company develops and commercializes platforms for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures in the brain under direct, and intra-procedural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance. It offers ClearPoint system for the insertion of deep brain stimulation electrodes and biopsy needles, and the infusion of pharmaceuticals and laser catheters into the brain; and ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System, an MRI suite. It has license and collaboration agreements with Boston Scientific Corporation, The Johns Hopkins University, Clinical Laserthermia Systems Americas Inc, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Blackrock Neurotech, and University of California and San Francisco. The company was formerly known as MRI Interventions, Inc. and changed its name to ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. in February 2020. ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, California.

CLPT (ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Devices, with a market capitalization of approximately $365.5M, a beta of 1.29 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.27-30.1, average daily share volume of 743K, a public-listing history dating back to 2012, approximately 115 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CLPT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.29 places CLPT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a long put on CLPT?

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 CLPT snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $11.78, ATM IV 98.30%, IV rank 14.79%, expected move 28.18%. The long put on CLPT 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 CLPT specifically: CLPT IV at 98.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CLPT long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.18% (roughly $3.32 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 CLPT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CLPT should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.78 per share and to the trader's directional view on CLPT stock.

CLPT long put setup

The CLPT 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 CLPT near $11.78, the first option leg uses a $11.78 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CLPT 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 CLPT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$11.78N/A

CLPT 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.

CLPT long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on CLPT. 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 CLPT

Long puts on CLPT hedge an existing long CLPT stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying CLPT exposure being hedged.

CLPT thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CLPT extends from approximately $8.46 on the downside to $15.10 on the upside. A CLPT long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long CLPT position with one put per 100 shares held. Current CLPT IV rank near 14.79% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on CLPT at 98.30%. As a Healthcare name, CLPT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CLPT-specific events.

CLPT 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. CLPT positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CLPT alongside the broader basket even when CLPT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on CLPT 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 CLPT chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on CLPT?
A long put on CLPT is the long put strategy applied to CLPT (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 CLPT stock trading near $11.78, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CLPT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are CLPT 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 CLPT long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 98.30%), 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 CLPT long put?
The breakeven for the CLPT 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 CLPT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 28.18%; 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 CLPT?
Long puts on CLPT hedge an existing long CLPT stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying CLPT exposure being hedged.
How does current CLPT implied volatility affect this long put?
CLPT ATM IV is at 98.30% with IV rank near 14.79%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

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