EPSN Long Put Strategy
EPSN (Epsilon Energy Ltd.), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Epsilon Energy Ltd., a natural gas and oil company, engages in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of oil and gas reserves in the United States. It operates through Upstream and Gathering System segments. The Company has natural gas production in the Marcellus in Pennsylvania; and oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas production in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2021, it had total estimated net proved reserves of 110,969 million cubic feet of natural gas reserves, 819,726 barrels of NGL, and 305,052 barrels of oil and other liquids. Epsilon Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Houston, Texas.
EPSN (Epsilon Energy Ltd.) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, with a market capitalization of approximately $141.6M, a beta of -0.13 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 4.2-8.5, average daily share volume of 239K, a public-listing history dating back to 2007, approximately 10 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how EPSN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -0.13 indicates EPSN has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. EPSN pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a long put on EPSN?
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 EPSN snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $6.17, ATM IV 60.70%, IV rank 18.63%, expected move 17.40%. The long put on EPSN 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 EPSN specifically: EPSN IV at 60.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a EPSN long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.40% (roughly $1.07 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 EPSN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EPSN should anchor to the underlying notional of $6.17 per share and to the trader's directional view on EPSN stock.
EPSN long put setup
The EPSN 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 EPSN near $6.17, the first option leg uses a $6.17 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EPSN 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 EPSN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $6.17 | N/A |
EPSN 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.
EPSN long put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on EPSN. 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 EPSN
Long puts on EPSN hedge an existing long EPSN stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EPSN exposure being hedged.
EPSN thesis for this long put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EPSN extends from approximately $5.10 on the downside to $7.24 on the upside. A EPSN long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long EPSN position with one put per 100 shares held. Current EPSN IV rank near 18.63% 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 EPSN at 60.70%. As a Energy name, EPSN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EPSN-specific events.
EPSN 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. EPSN positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EPSN alongside the broader basket even when EPSN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a long put on EPSN 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 EPSN chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a long put on EPSN?
- A long put on EPSN is the long put strategy applied to EPSN (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 EPSN stock trading near $6.17, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EPSN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EPSN 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 EPSN long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.70%), 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 EPSN long put?
- The breakeven for the EPSN 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 EPSN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.40%; 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 EPSN?
- Long puts on EPSN hedge an existing long EPSN stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying EPSN exposure being hedged.
- How does current EPSN implied volatility affect this long put?
- EPSN ATM IV is at 60.70% with IV rank near 18.63%, 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.