INNV Cash-Secured Put Strategy

INNV (Innovage Holding Corp.), in the Healthcare sector, (Medical - Care Facilities industry), listed on NASDAQ.

InnovAge Holding Corp. manages and provides a range of medical and ancillary services for seniors in need of care and support to live independently in its homes and communities. It manages its business through Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) approach. The company also offers in-home care services consisting of skilled, unskilled, and personal care; in-center services, such as primary care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dental services, mental health and psychiatric services, meals, and activities; transportation to and from the PACE center and third-party medical appointments; and care management. It serves participants in the United States; and operates PACE centers in Colorado, California, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as TCO Group Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to InnovAge Holding Corp. in January 2021. InnovAge Holding Corp. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

INNV (Innovage Holding Corp.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Medical - Care Facilities, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.42B, a beta of 0.38 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 3.26-12.64, average daily share volume of 321K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how INNV stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.38 indicates INNV 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 cash-secured put on INNV?

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.

INNV snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $10.63, ATM IV 161.70%, IV rank 34.26%, expected move 46.36%. The cash-secured put on INNV below is built from the end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.

Why this cash-secured put structure on INNV specifically: INNV IV at 161.70% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a INNV cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 46.36% (roughly $4.93 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated INNV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on INNV should anchor to the underlying notional of $10.63 per share and to the trader's directional view on INNV stock.

INNV cash-secured put setup

The INNV 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 INNV at $10.63 on that close, the first option leg uses a $10.10 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed INNV chain at a 35-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 INNV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Put$10.10N/A

INNV 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.

INNV cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on INNV. 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 INNV

Cash-secured puts on INNV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire INNV stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning INNV.

INNV thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for INNV extends from approximately $5.70 on the downside to $15.56 on the upside. A INNV cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire INNV 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 INNV IV rank near 34.26% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on INNV should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Healthcare name, INNV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to INNV-specific events.

INNV 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. INNV positions also carry Healthcare sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move INNV alongside the broader basket even when INNV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on INNV carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical INNV earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current INNV chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on INNV?
A cash-secured put on INNV is the cash-secured put strategy applied to INNV (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 INNV stock at $10.63 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed INNV chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are INNV 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 INNV cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 161.70%), 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 INNV cash-secured put?
The breakeven for the INNV cash-secured put priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the 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 INNV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 46.36%; 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 INNV?
Cash-secured puts on INNV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire INNV stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning INNV.
How does current INNV implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
INNV ATM IV is at 161.70% with IV rank near 34.26%, 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.

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