TTGT Bear Put Spread Strategy
TTGT (TechTarget, Inc.), in the Communication Services sector, (Internet Content & Information industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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TTGT (TechTarget, Inc.) trades in the Communication Services sector, specifically Internet Content & Information, with a market capitalization of approximately $271.8M, a beta of 1.22 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 3.41-9, average daily share volume of 513K, a public-listing history dating back to 2007, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TTGT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.22 places TTGT 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 TTGT?
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 TTGT snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $3.97, ATM IV 217.70%, IV rank 46.42%, expected move 62.41%. The bear put spread on TTGT 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 18-day expiry.
Why this bear put spread structure on TTGT specifically: TTGT IV at 217.70% 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 62.41% (roughly $2.48 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TTGT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TTGT should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.97 per share and to the trader's directional view on TTGT stock.
TTGT bear put spread setup
The TTGT 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 TTGT near $3.97, the first option leg uses a $3.97 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TTGT chain at a 18-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 TTGT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $3.97 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $3.77 | N/A |
TTGT 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.
TTGT bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on TTGT. 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 TTGT
Bear put spreads on TTGT reduce the cost of a bearish TTGT stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
TTGT thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TTGT extends from approximately $1.49 on the downside to $6.45 on the upside. A TTGT bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on TTGT, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current TTGT IV rank near 46.42% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on TTGT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Communication Services name, TTGT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TTGT-specific events.
TTGT 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. TTGT positions also carry Communication Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TTGT alongside the broader basket even when TTGT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on TTGT 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 TTGT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on TTGT?
- A bear put spread on TTGT is the bear put spread strategy applied to TTGT (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 TTGT stock trading near $3.97, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TTGT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TTGT 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 TTGT bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 217.70%), 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 TTGT bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the TTGT bear put spread priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 TTGT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 62.41%; 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 TTGT?
- Bear put spreads on TTGT reduce the cost of a bearish TTGT 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 TTGT implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- TTGT ATM IV is at 217.70% with IV rank near 46.42%, 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.