NXT Bear Put Spread Strategy

NXT (Nextpower Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Consumer Electronics industry), listed on NASDAQ.

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NXT (Nextpower Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Consumer Electronics, with a market capitalization of approximately $20.25B, a trailing P/E of 34.56, a beta of 1.60 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 51.69-156.78, average daily share volume of 1.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2023, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how NXT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.60 indicates NXT has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.

What is a bear put spread on NXT?

A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.

Current NXT snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $145.08, ATM IV 75.80%, IV rank 24.34%, expected move 21.73%. The bear put spread on NXT 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 bear put spread structure on NXT specifically: NXT IV at 75.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a NXT bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 21.73% (roughly $31.53 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 NXT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NXT should anchor to the underlying notional of $145.08 per share and to the trader's directional view on NXT stock.

NXT bear put spread setup

The NXT bear put spread below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With NXT near $145.08, the first option leg uses a $145.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NXT 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 NXT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$145.00$13.00
Sell 1Put$140.00$10.15

NXT bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$285.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$215.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$285.00
Breakeven(s)
$142.15
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.754

Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit.

NXT bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on NXT. 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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$215.00
$32.09-77.9%+$215.00
$64.16-55.8%+$215.00
$96.24-33.7%+$215.00
$128.32-11.6%+$215.00
$160.39+10.6%-$285.00
$192.47+32.7%-$285.00
$224.55+54.8%-$285.00
$256.63+76.9%-$285.00
$288.70+99.0%-$285.00

When traders use bear put spread on NXT

Bear put spreads on NXT reduce the cost of a bearish NXT stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.

NXT thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NXT extends from approximately $113.55 on the downside to $176.61 on the upside. A NXT bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on NXT, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current NXT IV rank near 24.34% 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 NXT at 75.80%. As a Technology name, NXT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NXT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on NXT?
A bear put spread on NXT is the bear put spread strategy applied to NXT (stock). The strategy is structurally moderately bearish: A bear put spread buys an at-the-money put and sells an out-of-the-money put at a lower strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With NXT stock trading near $145.08, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NXT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NXT bear put spread max profit and max loss calculated?
Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit. For the NXT bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 75.80%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$285.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NXT bear put spread?
The breakeven for the NXT bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $142.15 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 NXT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 21.73%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a bear put spread on NXT?
Bear put spreads on NXT reduce the cost of a bearish NXT stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
How does current NXT implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
NXT ATM IV is at 75.80% with IV rank near 24.34%, 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.

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