TNGX Long Put Strategy

TNGX (Tango Therapeutics, Inc.), in the Healthcare sector, (Biotechnology industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Tango Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology firm dedicated to the research and development of innovative cancer treatments. Their primary therapeutic candidate, TNG908, is a synthetic lethal small molecule designed to inhibit protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5). This compound is currently being advanced as a potential therapy for cancers characterized by methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) deletions. Additionally, their pipeline includes an Ubiquitin-specific protease 1 (USP1) inhibitor targeting BRCA1 or BRCA2-mutant cancers, and a program known as 'Target 3' which addresses STK11-mutant cancers. Tango Therapeutics maintains a strategic alliance with Gilead Sciences, Inc., focused on the identification, advancement, and commercialization of a diverse array of cancer therapies. Established in 2017, the company's operations are headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

TNGX (Tango Therapeutics, Inc.) trades in the Healthcare sector, specifically Biotechnology, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.92B, a beta of 1.19 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 4.8-34.39, average daily share volume of 3.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 155 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TNGX stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.19 places TNGX roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.

What is a long put on TNGX?

A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration.

Current TNGX snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $31.27, ATM IV 61.40%, IV rank 0.00%, expected move 17.60%. The long put on TNGX 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 17-day expiry.

Why this long put structure on TNGX specifically: TNGX IV at 61.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TNGX long put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.60% (roughly $5.50 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TNGX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TNGX should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.27 per share and to the trader's directional view on TNGX stock.

TNGX long put setup

The TNGX long 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 TNGX 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 TNGX chain at a 17-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 TNGX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 1Put$31.00$1.25

TNGX long put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$125.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$2,974.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$125.00
Breakeven(s)
$29.75
Risk / Reward Ratio
23.792

Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium.

TNGX long put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the long put on TNGX. 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.

TNGX long put profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedTNGX long put payoff at expiration$0$500$1000$1500$2000$2500$10$20$30$40$50$60Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $29.75Spot $31.27
P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.
Underlying Price% From SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%+$2,974.00
$6.92-77.9%+$2,282.71
$13.84-55.8%+$1,591.43
$20.75-33.6%+$900.14
$27.66-11.5%+$208.85
$34.57+10.6%-$125.00
$41.49+32.7%-$125.00
$48.40+54.8%-$125.00
$55.31+76.9%-$125.00
$62.23+99.0%-$125.00

When traders use long put on TNGX

Long puts on TNGX hedge an existing long TNGX stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying TNGX exposure being hedged.

TNGX thesis for this long put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TNGX extends from approximately $25.77 on the downside to $36.77 on the upside. A TNGX long put expresses a directional view that the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration, frequently sized to hedge an existing long TNGX position with one put per 100 shares held. Current TNGX IV rank near 0.00% 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 TNGX at 61.40%. As a Healthcare name, TNGX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TNGX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a long put on TNGX?
A long put on TNGX is the long put strategy applied to TNGX (stock). The strategy is structurally bearish: A long put buys downside exposure with a fixed maximum loss equal to the premium paid; profit accrues if the underlying closes below the strike minus premium at expiration. With TNGX stock trading near $31.27, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TNGX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are TNGX long put max profit and max loss calculated?
Max profit equals the strike minus premium times 100 (reached at zero); max loss equals the premium times 100. Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the TNGX long put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 61.40%), the computed maximum profit is $2,974.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$125.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TNGX long put?
The breakeven for the TNGX long put priced on this page is roughly $29.75 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 TNGX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.60%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a long put on TNGX?
Long puts on TNGX hedge an existing long TNGX stock position or express a bearish view with defined risk; position sizing typically scales the put notional to the underlying TNGX exposure being hedged.
How does current TNGX implied volatility affect this long put?
TNGX ATM IV is at 61.40% with IV rank near 0.00%, 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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