DSGX Long Put Strategy
DSGX (The Descartes Systems Group Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. provides cloud-based logistics and supply chain management business process solutions that focuses on enhancing the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses worldwide. Its Logistics Technology platform offers a range of modular, cloud-based, and interoperable web and wireless logistics management applications, which unites a community of logistics-focused parties, allowing them to transact business. The company provides a suite of solutions that include routing, mobile and telematics; transportation management and e-commerce enablement; customs and regulatory compliance; trade data; global logistics network services; and broker and forwarder enterprise systems. It offers its customers to use its modular, software-as-a-service, and data solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate, and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access and analyze global trade data; research and perform trade tariff and duty calculations; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and various other logistics processes. The company also provides cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management solutions; consulting, implementation, and training services; and maintenance and support services. It primarily focuses on serving transportation providers, logistics service providers, and distribution-intensive companies, as well as manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and mobile business service providers.
DSGX (The Descartes Systems Group Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $5.70B, a trailing P/E of 34.67, a beta of 0.18 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 62.56-117.35, average daily share volume of 621K, a public-listing history dating back to 1999, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how DSGX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.18 indicates DSGX 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 long put on DSGX?
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 DSGX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $67.75, ATM IV 47.60%, IV rank 6.89%, expected move 13.65%. The long put on DSGX 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 DSGX specifically: DSGX IV at 47.60% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a DSGX long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 13.65% (roughly $9.25 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 DSGX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DSGX should anchor to the underlying notional of $67.75 per share and to the trader's directional view on DSGX stock.
DSGX long put setup
The DSGX 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 DSGX near $67.75, the first option leg uses a $70.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DSGX 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 DSGX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $70.00 | $5.20 |
DSGX long put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$520.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $6,479.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$520.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $64.80
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 12.460
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.
DSGX long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on DSGX. 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 | -100.0% | +$6,479.00 |
| $14.99 | -77.9% | +$4,981.12 |
| $29.97 | -55.8% | +$3,483.24 |
| $44.95 | -33.7% | +$1,985.36 |
| $59.93 | -11.5% | +$487.48 |
| $74.90 | +10.6% | -$520.00 |
| $89.88 | +32.7% | -$520.00 |
| $104.86 | +54.8% | -$520.00 |
| $119.84 | +76.9% | -$520.00 |
| $134.82 | +99.0% | -$520.00 |
When traders use long put on DSGX
Long puts on DSGX hedge an existing long DSGX stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying DSGX exposure being hedged.
DSGX thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DSGX extends from approximately $58.50 on the downside to $77.00 on the upside. A DSGX long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long DSGX position with one put per 100 shares held. Current DSGX IV rank near 6.89% 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 DSGX at 47.60%. As a Technology name, DSGX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DSGX-specific events.
DSGX 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. DSGX positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DSGX alongside the broader basket even when DSGX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on DSGX 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 DSGX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on DSGX?
- A long put on DSGX is the long put strategy applied to DSGX (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 DSGX stock trading near $67.75, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DSGX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DSGX 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 DSGX long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.60%), the computed maximum profit is $6,479.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$520.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DSGX long put?
- The breakeven for the DSGX long put priced on this page is roughly $64.80 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 DSGX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.65%; 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 DSGX?
- Long puts on DSGX hedge an existing long DSGX stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying DSGX exposure being hedged.
- How does current DSGX implied volatility affect this long put?
- DSGX ATM IV is at 47.60% with IV rank near 6.89%, 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.