OXM Bear Put Spread Strategy
OXM (Oxford Industries, Inc.), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Apparel - Manufacturers industry), listed on NYSE.
Oxford Industries, Inc. (OII) operates globally as a lifestyle apparel and accessories enterprise, engaged in the development, procurement, promotion, and sale of various branded products. Its portfolio includes several distinct labels: Tommy Bahama: Offers a diverse range of men's and women's casual wear and related merchandise. Lilly Pulitzer: Specializes in women's and girls' apparel, including dresses, sportswear, and an array of accessories like scarves, bags, jewelry, belts, footwear, and children's swimwear. Southern Tide: Focuses on men's clothing such as shirts, pants, shorts, outerwear, ties, and swimwear, complemented by footwear and accessories, with growing collections for women and youth. OII also manages additional brands: The Beaufort Bonnet Company: Provides upscale children's attire and accessories, encompassing bonnets, hats, clothing, and swimwear, sold through its e-commerce site and wholesale partners. Duck Head: Delivers men's apparel, specifically pants, shorts, and tops, available via its website and wholesale specialty retailers.
OXM (Oxford Industries, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Apparel - Manufacturers, with a market capitalization of approximately $537.8M, a beta of 1.04 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 30.57-51.61, average daily share volume of 404K, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 6K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how OXM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.04 places OXM roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. OXM pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a bear put spread on OXM?
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.
OXM snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $36.51, ATM IV 69.00%, IV rank 13.71%, expected move 19.78%. The bear put spread on OXM 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 bear put spread structure on OXM specifically: OXM IV at 69.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a OXM bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.78% (roughly $7.22 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 OXM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on OXM should anchor to the underlying notional of $36.51 per share and to the trader's directional view on OXM stock.
OXM bear put spread setup
The OXM 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 OXM at $36.51 on that close, the first option leg uses a $36.51 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed OXM 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 OXM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $36.51 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $34.68 | N/A |
OXM bear put spread 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 strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-put strike minus net debit.
OXM bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on OXM. 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 bear put spread on OXM
Bear put spreads on OXM reduce the cost of a bearish OXM stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
OXM thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for OXM extends from approximately $29.29 on the downside to $43.73 on the upside. A OXM bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on OXM, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current OXM IV rank near 13.71% 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 OXM at 69.00%. As a Consumer Cyclical name, OXM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to OXM-specific events.
OXM 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. OXM positions also carry Consumer Cyclical sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move OXM alongside the broader basket even when OXM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on OXM 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 OXM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on OXM?
- A bear put spread on OXM is the bear put spread strategy applied to OXM (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 OXM stock at $36.51 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed OXM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are OXM 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 OXM bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 69.00%), 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 OXM bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the OXM bear put spread 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 OXM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 19.78%; 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 OXM?
- Bear put spreads on OXM reduce the cost of a bearish OXM 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 OXM implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- OXM ATM IV is at 69.00% with IV rank near 13.71%, 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.