FDTX Butterfly Strategy
FDTX (Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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FDTX (Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $186.4M, a beta of 1.51 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 34.66-50.52, average daily share volume of 19K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how FDTX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.51 indicates FDTX has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. FDTX pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on FDTX?
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 FDTX snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $49.88, ATM IV 32.80%, expected move 9.40%. The butterfly on FDTX 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 FDTX specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for FDTX is inferred from ATM IV at 32.80% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.40% (roughly $4.69 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 FDTX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FDTX should anchor to the underlying notional of $49.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on FDTX etf.
FDTX butterfly setup
The FDTX 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 FDTX near $49.88, the first option leg uses a $47.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FDTX 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 FDTX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $47.00 | $3.55 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $50.00 | $2.03 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $52.00 | $1.20 |
FDTX butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$69.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $217.44
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$69.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $47.69
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 3.151
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.
FDTX butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on FDTX. 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% | -$69.00 |
| $11.04 | -77.9% | -$69.00 |
| $22.07 | -55.8% | -$69.00 |
| $33.09 | -33.7% | -$69.00 |
| $44.12 | -11.5% | -$69.00 |
| $55.15 | +10.6% | +$31.00 |
| $66.18 | +32.7% | +$31.00 |
| $77.20 | +54.8% | +$31.00 |
| $88.23 | +76.9% | +$31.00 |
| $99.26 | +99.0% | +$31.00 |
When traders use butterfly on FDTX
Butterflies on FDTX are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FDTX 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.
FDTX thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FDTX extends from approximately $45.19 on the downside to $54.57 on the upside. A FDTX long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if FDTX settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. As a Financial Services name, FDTX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FDTX-specific events.
FDTX 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. FDTX positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FDTX alongside the broader basket even when FDTX-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FDTX chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on FDTX?
- A butterfly on FDTX is the butterfly strategy applied to FDTX (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 FDTX etf trading near $49.88, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FDTX chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FDTX 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 FDTX butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 32.80%), the computed maximum profit is $217.44 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$69.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a FDTX butterfly?
- The breakeven for the FDTX butterfly priced on this page is roughly $47.69 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 FDTX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.40%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on FDTX?
- Butterflies on FDTX are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FDTX 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 FDTX implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- Current FDTX ATM IV is 32.80%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.