HSDT Cash-Secured Put Strategy
HSDT (Solana Company), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Devices industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Solana Co. is a neurotech company in the medical device industry that focuses on neurological wellness. The firm develops, licenses and acquires non-invasive platform technologies that amplify the brain’s ability to heal itself and reduce symptoms of neurological disease or trauma. It engages in the development of the investigational portable neuromodulation stimulator, that delivers neurostimulation via the tongue which has been shown in clinical studies to enhance the effectiveness of physical exercises in people with neurological symptoms from disease or trauma such as mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury. The company was founded on March 13, 2014 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.
HSDT (Solana Company) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Devices, with a market capitalization of approximately $89.1M, a beta of 1.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.59-258.5, average daily share volume of 365K, a public-listing history dating back to 2014, approximately 21 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how HSDT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.07 places HSDT roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a cash-secured put on HSDT?
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 HSDT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.31, ATM IV 110.80%, IV rank 21.28%, expected move 31.77%. The cash-secured put on HSDT 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 HSDT specifically: HSDT IV at 110.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling HSDT cash-secured put collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 31.77% (roughly $0.73 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 HSDT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HSDT should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.31 per share and to the trader's directional view on HSDT stock.
HSDT cash-secured put setup
The HSDT 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 HSDT near $2.31, the first option leg uses a $2.19 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HSDT 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 HSDT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $2.19 | N/A |
HSDT cash-secured 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 premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
HSDT cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on HSDT. 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 cash-secured put on HSDT
Cash-secured puts on HSDT earn premium while a trader waits to acquire HSDT stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning HSDT.
HSDT thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HSDT extends from approximately $1.58 on the downside to $3.04 on the upside. A HSDT cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire HSDT 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 HSDT IV rank near 21.28% 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 HSDT at 110.80%. As a Healthcare name, HSDT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HSDT-specific events.
HSDT 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. HSDT positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HSDT alongside the broader basket even when HSDT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on HSDT carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical HSDT earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current HSDT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on HSDT?
- A cash-secured put on HSDT is the cash-secured put strategy applied to HSDT (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 HSDT stock trading near $2.31, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HSDT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are HSDT 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 HSDT cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 110.80%), 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 HSDT cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the HSDT cash-secured 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 HSDT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 31.77%; 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 HSDT?
- Cash-secured puts on HSDT earn premium while a trader waits to acquire HSDT stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning HSDT.
- How does current HSDT implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- HSDT ATM IV is at 110.80% with IV rank near 21.28%, 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.