VOC Bear Put Spread Strategy
VOC (VOC Energy Trust), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry), listed on NYSE.
VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2021, its underlying properties had interests in 452.5 net producing wells and 51,147.2 net acres. As of December 31, 2021, the company had proved reserves of approximately 2.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe) attributable to the portion of the Kansas underlying properties; and approximately 5.4 MMBoe attributable to the Texas underlying properties. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.
VOC (VOC Energy Trust) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, with a market capitalization of approximately $52.0M, a trailing P/E of 8.74, a beta of 0.14 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.6-3.84, average daily share volume of 144K, a public-listing history dating back to 2011. These structural characteristics shape how VOC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.14 indicates VOC has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 8.74 is on the value side, where IV often compresses outside event windows because forward growth expectations are already discounted into the share price. VOC 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 VOC?
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 VOC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $3.28, ATM IV 175.20%, IV rank 58.42%, expected move 50.23%. The bear put spread on VOC 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 VOC specifically: VOC IV at 175.20% 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 50.23% (roughly $1.65 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 VOC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on VOC should anchor to the underlying notional of $3.28 per share and to the trader's directional view on VOC stock.
VOC bear put spread setup
The VOC 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 VOC near $3.28, the first option leg uses a $3.28 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed VOC 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 VOC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Put | $3.28 | N/A |
| Sell 1 | Put | $3.12 | N/A |
VOC 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.
VOC bear put spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bear put spread on VOC. 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 VOC
Bear put spreads on VOC reduce the cost of a bearish VOC stock position by selling a lower-strike put; suited to moderate-decline theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
VOC thesis for this bear put spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for VOC extends from approximately $1.63 on the downside to $4.93 on the upside. A VOC bear put spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bearish position; relative to an outright long put on VOC, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current VOC IV rank near 58.42% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bear put spread thesis on VOC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Energy name, VOC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to VOC-specific events.
VOC 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. VOC positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move VOC alongside the broader basket even when VOC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bear put spread on VOC 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 VOC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bear put spread on VOC?
- A bear put spread on VOC is the bear put spread strategy applied to VOC (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 VOC stock trading near $3.28, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed VOC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are VOC 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 VOC bear put spread priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 175.20%), 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 VOC bear put spread?
- The breakeven for the VOC 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 VOC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 50.23%; 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 VOC?
- Bear put spreads on VOC reduce the cost of a bearish VOC 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 VOC implied volatility affect this bear put spread?
- VOC ATM IV is at 175.20% with IV rank near 58.42%, 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.