How are GXO 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 GXO long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.50%), the computed maximum profit is $4,696.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$52.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GXO long put?

The breakeven for the GXO long put priced on this page is roughly $46.98 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The GXO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 10.46%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GXO implied volatility affect this long put?

GXO ATM IV is at 36.50% with IV rank near 3.54%, 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.

GXO Long Put Strategy

GXO (GXO Logistics, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Integrated Freight & Logistics industry), listed on NYSE.

GXO Logistics, Inc., together with its associated entities, delivers a full range of logistics solutions globally. The company's services include warehousing, distribution, order fulfillment, specialized e-commerce support, and various other supply chain management functions, alongside critical reverse logistics and returns processing. As of December 31, 2021, GXO operated across approximately 906 facilities worldwide. Its diverse customer base spans industries such as e-commerce, omnichannel retail, consumer technology, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. Founded in 2021, GXO Logistics, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.

GXO (GXO Logistics, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Integrated Freight & Logistics, with a market capitalization of approximately $5.59B, a trailing P/E of 42.65, a beta of 1.55 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 45.4-66.85, average daily share volume of 1.4M, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 150K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GXO stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.55 indicates GXO has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 42.65 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.

What is a long put on GXO?

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.

GXO snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $48.39, ATM IV 36.50%, IV rank 3.54%, expected move 10.46%. The long put on GXO below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 7-day expiry.

Why this long put structure on GXO specifically: GXO IV at 36.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GXO long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.46% (roughly $5.06 on the underlying). The 7-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GXO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GXO should anchor to the underlying notional of $48.39 per share and to the trader's directional view on GXO stock.

GXO long put setup

The GXO long put below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GXO at $48.39 on that close, the first option leg uses a $47.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GXO chain at a 7-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 GXO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$47.50	$0.53

GXO long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$52.50
Max Profit (per contract): $4,696.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$52.50
Breakeven(s): $46.98
Risk / Reward Ratio: 89.457

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

GXO long put payoff curve

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

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$4,696.50
$10.71	-77.9%	+$3,626.68
$21.41	-55.8%	+$2,556.86
$32.10	-33.7%	+$1,487.04
$42.80	-11.5%	+$417.22
$53.50	+10.6%	-$52.50
$64.20	+32.7%	-$52.50
$74.90	+54.8%	-$52.50
$85.60	+76.9%	-$52.50
$96.29	+99.0%	-$52.50

When traders use long put on GXO

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

GXO thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GXO extends from approximately $43.33 on the downside to $53.45 on the upside. A GXO long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long GXO position with one put per 100 shares held. Current GXO IV rank near 3.54% 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 GXO at 36.50%. As a Industrials name, GXO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GXO-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on GXO?: A long put on GXO is the long put strategy applied to GXO (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 GXO stock at $48.39 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GXO chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are GXO 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 GXO long put priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.50%), the computed maximum profit is $4,696.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$52.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GXO long put?: The breakeven for the GXO long put priced on this page is roughly $46.98 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The GXO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 10.46%; 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 GXO?: Long puts on GXO hedge an existing long GXO stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying GXO exposure being hedged.
How does current GXO implied volatility affect this long put?: GXO ATM IV is at 36.50% with IV rank near 3.54%, 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.