How are PEG 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 PEG bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 21.30%), the computed maximum profit is $312.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$187.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PEG bear put spread?

The breakeven for the PEG bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $75.63 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 PEG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.11%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PEG implied volatility affect this bear put spread?

PEG ATM IV is at 21.30% with IV rank near 22.24%, 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.

PEG Bear Put Spread Strategy

PEG (Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated), in the Utilities sector, (Regulated Electric industry), listed on NYSE.

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. It operates through two segments, PSE&G and PSEG Power. The PSE&G segment transmits electricity; distributes electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as invests in solar generation projects, and energy efficiency and related programs; and offers appliance services and repairs. As of December 31, 2021, it had electric transmission and distribution system of 25,000 circuit miles and 862,000 poles; 56 switching stations with an installed capacity of 39,353 megavolt-amperes (MVA), and 235 substations with an installed capacity of 9,285 MVA; four electric distribution headquarters and five electric sub-headquarters; and 18,000 miles of gas mains, 12 gas distribution headquarters, two sub-headquarters, and one meter shop, as well as 58 natural gas metering and regulating stations. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.

PEG (Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Regulated Electric, with a market capitalization of approximately $38.48B, a trailing P/E of 17.03, a beta of 0.55 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 76.6-91.26, average daily share volume of 2.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 1980, approximately 13K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PEG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.55 indicates PEG has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. PEG 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 PEG?

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 PEG snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $76.54, ATM IV 21.30%, IV rank 22.24%, expected move 6.11%. The bear put spread on PEG 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 PEG specifically: PEG IV at 21.30% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a PEG bear put spread, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.11% (roughly $4.67 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 PEG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PEG should anchor to the underlying notional of $76.54 per share and to the trader's directional view on PEG stock.

PEG bear put spread setup

The PEG 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 PEG near $76.54, the first option leg uses a $77.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PEG 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 PEG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$77.50	$2.70
Sell 1	Put	$72.50	$0.83

PEG bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$187.50
Max Profit (per contract): $312.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$187.50
Breakeven(s): $75.63
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.667

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.

PEG bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on PEG. 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 Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$312.50
$16.93	-77.9%	+$312.50
$33.85	-55.8%	+$312.50
$50.78	-33.7%	+$312.50
$67.70	-11.6%	+$312.50
$84.62	+10.6%	-$187.50
$101.54	+32.7%	-$187.50
$118.47	+54.8%	-$187.50
$135.39	+76.9%	-$187.50
$152.31	+99.0%	-$187.50

When traders use bear put spread on PEG

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

PEG thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PEG extends from approximately $71.87 on the downside to $81.21 on the upside. A PEG bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on PEG, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current PEG IV rank near 22.24% 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 PEG at 21.30%. As a Utilities name, PEG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PEG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on PEG?: A bear put spread on PEG is the bear put spread strategy applied to PEG (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 PEG stock trading near $76.54, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PEG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are PEG 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 PEG bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 21.30%), the computed maximum profit is $312.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$187.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PEG bear put spread?: The breakeven for the PEG bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $75.63 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 PEG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.11%; 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 PEG?: Bear put spreads on PEG reduce the cost of a bearish PEG 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 PEG implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: PEG ATM IV is at 21.30% with IV rank near 22.24%, 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.