How are SSRM 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 SSRM bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is $62.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$37.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SSRM bear put spread?

The breakeven for the SSRM bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $30.63 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 SSRM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

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

SSRM ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 40.96%, 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.

SSRM Bear Put Spread Strategy

SSRM (SSR Mining Inc.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Gold industry), listed on NASDAQ.

SSR Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of precious metal resource properties in Turkey and the Americas. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc deposits. Its projects include the Çöpler Gold mine located in Erzincan, Turkey; the Marigold mine located in Humboldt County, Nevada, the United States; the Seabee Gold Operation located in Saskatchewan, Canada; and the Puna Operations in Jujuy, Argentina. The company was formerly known as Silver Standard Resources Inc. and changed its name to SSR Mining Inc. in August 2017. SSR Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

SSRM (SSR Mining Inc.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Gold, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.21B, a trailing P/E of 31.00, a beta of 0.86 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.47-36.52, average daily share volume of 4.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 1996, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SSRM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.86 places SSRM roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a bear put spread on SSRM?

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 SSRM snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $31.27, ATM IV 60.30%, IV rank 40.96%, expected move 17.29%. The bear put spread on SSRM 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 SSRM specifically: SSRM IV at 60.30% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.29% (roughly $5.41 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 SSRM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SSRM should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.27 per share and to the trader's directional view on SSRM stock.

SSRM bear put spread setup

The SSRM 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 SSRM near $31.27, the first option leg uses a $31.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SSRM 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 SSRM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Put	$31.00	$2.08
Sell 1	Put	$30.00	$1.70

SSRM bear put spread risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$37.50
Max Profit (per contract): $62.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$37.50
Breakeven(s): $30.63
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.

SSRM bear put spread payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on SSRM. 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%	+$62.50
$6.92	-77.9%	+$62.50
$13.84	-55.8%	+$62.50
$20.75	-33.6%	+$62.50
$27.66	-11.5%	+$62.50
$34.57	+10.6%	-$37.50
$41.49	+32.7%	-$37.50
$48.40	+54.8%	-$37.50
$55.31	+76.9%	-$37.50
$62.23	+99.0%	-$37.50

When traders use bear put spread on SSRM

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

SSRM thesis for this bear put spread

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SSRM extends from approximately $25.86 on the downside to $36.68 on the upside. A SSRM bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on SSRM, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current SSRM IV rank near 40.96% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on SSRM should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Basic Materials name, SSRM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SSRM-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a bear put spread on SSRM?: A bear put spread on SSRM is the bear put spread strategy applied to SSRM (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 SSRM stock trading near $31.27, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SSRM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are SSRM 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 SSRM bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is $62.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$37.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SSRM bear put spread?: The breakeven for the SSRM bear put spread priced on this page is roughly $30.63 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 SSRM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; 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 SSRM?: Bear put spreads on SSRM reduce the cost of a bearish SSRM 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 SSRM implied volatility affect this bear put spread?: SSRM ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 40.96%, 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.