FDLO Butterfly Strategy
FDLO (Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF ), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
Focuses on securities, which generate similar returns as the broader market over time with less volatility.
FDLO (Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF ) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.40B, a beta of 0.70 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 59.98-69.67, average daily share volume of 79K, a public-listing history dating back to 2016. These structural characteristics shape how FDLO etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.70 places FDLO roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. FDLO pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on FDLO?
A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.
Current FDLO snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $69.31, ATM IV 16.80%, IV rank 20.46%, expected move 4.82%. The butterfly on FDLO 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 butterfly structure on FDLO specifically: FDLO IV at 16.80% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a FDLO butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.82% (roughly $3.34 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 FDLO expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FDLO should anchor to the underlying notional of $69.31 per share and to the trader's directional view on FDLO etf.
FDLO butterfly setup
The FDLO butterfly below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With FDLO near $69.31, the first option leg uses a $66.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FDLO 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 FDLO shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $66.00 | $3.45 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $69.00 | $1.57 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $73.00 | $0.30 |
FDLO butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$61.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $235.67
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$161.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $66.61, $71.39
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.464
Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.
FDLO butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on FDLO. 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% | -$61.00 |
| $15.33 | -77.9% | -$61.00 |
| $30.66 | -55.8% | -$61.00 |
| $45.98 | -33.7% | -$61.00 |
| $61.30 | -11.5% | -$61.00 |
| $76.63 | +10.6% | -$161.00 |
| $91.95 | +32.7% | -$161.00 |
| $107.28 | +54.8% | -$161.00 |
| $122.60 | +76.9% | -$161.00 |
| $137.92 | +99.0% | -$161.00 |
When traders use butterfly on FDLO
Butterflies on FDLO are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FDLO to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
FDLO thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FDLO extends from approximately $65.97 on the downside to $72.65 on the upside. A FDLO long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if FDLO settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current FDLO IV rank near 20.46% 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 FDLO at 16.80%. As a Financial Services name, FDLO options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FDLO-specific events.
FDLO butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); 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. FDLO positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FDLO alongside the broader basket even when FDLO-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FDLO chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on FDLO?
- A butterfly on FDLO is the butterfly strategy applied to FDLO (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With FDLO etf trading near $69.31, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FDLO chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FDLO butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the FDLO butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 16.80%), the computed maximum profit is $235.67 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$161.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FDLO butterfly?
- The breakeven for the FDLO butterfly priced on this page is roughly $66.61 and $71.39 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 FDLO market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 4.82%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on FDLO?
- Butterflies on FDLO are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FDLO to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
- How does current FDLO implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- FDLO ATM IV is at 16.80% with IV rank near 20.46%, 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.