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Test a Protective Put across possible paths

Market outlook Bullish with protection

Long shares with long put establishing price floor. Use the lab to see how the position responds before committing to a single forecast.

Scenario Lab

See how the position changes

Move the underlying, clock, and implied volatility independently. Values before expiration use a Black–Scholes estimate; expiration values use intrinsic payoff.

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The catalog’s default strikes and premiums are illustrative. No ticker lookup or market data is used.

Selected scenario
Estimated P/L before expiration by underlying move and time remaining
UnderlyingToday30 days14 days7 daysExpiration
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
+5%
+10%
+20%
IV lens

At expiration

Intrinsic payoff checkpoints

Time value has gone to zero. IV no longer changes the result.

Profit or loss at expiration
UnderlyingMoveP/L
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
+5%
+10%
+20%

Model boundary: theoretical estimates use dividend-adjusted Black–Scholes for European exercise or a 100-step binomial estimate for American exercise. Fees, spreads, discrete dividend dates, early assignment behavior, and liquidity effects are excluded. Calculation, not advice.

Why this structure behaves this way

Protective Put is shaped by positive delta and long vega exposure

Net long delta reduced slightly by the protective put. The put decays daily like insurance premium, but its value rises with IV expansion, which is exactly when protection is most needed.

This page uses the catalog’s illustrative default legs so you can compare direction, time, and volatility effects in one place. Edit the assumptions above to test a different starting point.