GPOR Cash-Secured Put Strategy
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corporation), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry), listed on NYSE.
Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area approximately 187,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area approximately 74,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Garvin, Grady, and Stephens. As of December 31, 2021, it had 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent to proved reserves; and proved undeveloped reserves comprising 8 MMbbl oil and 22 MMBbl NGL, and 1,550 Bcf natural gas. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corporation) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.22B, a trailing P/E of 5.59, a beta of 0.46 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 160.95-225.78, average daily share volume of 362K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 235 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GPOR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.46 indicates GPOR has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 5.59 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price.
What is a cash-secured put on GPOR?
A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.
Current GPOR snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $183.02, ATM IV 34.10%, IV rank 31.51%, expected move 9.78%. The cash-secured put on GPOR 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 cash-secured put structure on GPOR specifically: GPOR IV at 34.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a GPOR cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.78% (roughly $17.89 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 GPOR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GPOR should anchor to the underlying notional of $183.02 per share and to the trader's directional view on GPOR stock.
GPOR cash-secured put setup
The GPOR cash-secured 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 GPOR near $183.02, the first option leg uses a $175.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GPOR 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 GPOR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $175.00 | $4.25 |
GPOR cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$425.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $425.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$17,074.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $170.75
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.025
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
GPOR cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on GPOR. 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% | -$17,074.00 |
| $40.48 | -77.9% | -$13,027.44 |
| $80.94 | -55.8% | -$8,980.87 |
| $121.41 | -33.7% | -$4,934.31 |
| $161.87 | -11.6% | -$887.75 |
| $202.34 | +10.6% | +$425.00 |
| $242.80 | +32.7% | +$425.00 |
| $283.27 | +54.8% | +$425.00 |
| $323.74 | +76.9% | +$425.00 |
| $364.20 | +99.0% | +$425.00 |
When traders use cash-secured put on GPOR
Cash-secured puts on GPOR earn premium while a trader waits to acquire GPOR stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning GPOR.
GPOR thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GPOR extends from approximately $165.13 on the downside to $200.91 on the upside. A GPOR cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire GPOR at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current GPOR IV rank near 31.51% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on GPOR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Energy name, GPOR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GPOR-specific events.
GPOR cash-secured put 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. GPOR positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GPOR alongside the broader basket even when GPOR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on GPOR carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical GPOR earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current GPOR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on GPOR?
- A cash-secured put on GPOR is the cash-secured put strategy applied to GPOR (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With GPOR stock trading near $183.02, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GPOR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GPOR cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the GPOR cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.10%), the computed maximum profit is $425.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$17,074.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GPOR cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the GPOR cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $170.75 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 GPOR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.78%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a cash-secured put on GPOR?
- Cash-secured puts on GPOR earn premium while a trader waits to acquire GPOR stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning GPOR.
- How does current GPOR implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- GPOR ATM IV is at 34.10% with IV rank near 31.51%, 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.