How are GPTY 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 GPTY butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 30.60%), the computed maximum profit is $142.44 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GPTY butterfly?

The breakeven for the GPTY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $43.46 and $46.55 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 GPTY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.77%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GPTY implied volatility affect this butterfly?

GPTY ATM IV is at 30.60% with IV rank near 32.63%, 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.

GPTY Butterfly Strategy

GPTY (YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (GPTY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation through investments in a portfolio of approximately 15 to 30 publicly traded companies within the AI sector. The fund seeks to generate income primarily by selling options contracts on its portfolio holdings, with the goal of distributing income on a weekly basis. GPTY also seeks capital appreciation through direct equity investments. The Adviser evaluates potential holdings based on stock and options liquidity, price levels, and implied volatility, and regularly reviews the portfolio to determine whether to add or remove positions.

GPTY (YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $61.5M, a beta of 1.72 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 34.25-49.579, average daily share volume of 33K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how GPTY etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.72 indicates GPTY has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. GPTY pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on GPTY?

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 GPTY snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $44.89, ATM IV 30.60%, IV rank 32.63%, expected move 8.77%. The butterfly on GPTY 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 GPTY specifically: GPTY IV at 30.60% 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 8.77% (roughly $3.94 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 GPTY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GPTY should anchor to the underlying notional of $44.89 per share and to the trader's directional view on GPTY etf.

GPTY butterfly setup

The GPTY 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 GPTY near $44.89, the first option leg uses a $43.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GPTY 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 GPTY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$43.00	$2.33
Sell 2	Call	$45.00	$1.21
Buy 1	Call	$47.00	$0.55

GPTY butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$45.50
Max Profit (per contract): $142.44
Max Loss (per contract): -$45.50
Breakeven(s): $43.46, $46.55
Risk / Reward Ratio: 3.131

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.

GPTY butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GPTY. 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%	-$45.50
$9.93	-77.9%	-$45.50
$19.86	-55.8%	-$45.50
$29.78	-33.7%	-$45.50
$39.71	-11.5%	-$45.50
$49.63	+10.6%	-$45.50
$59.56	+32.7%	-$45.50
$69.48	+54.8%	-$45.50
$79.40	+76.9%	-$45.50
$89.33	+99.0%	-$45.50

When traders use butterfly on GPTY

Butterflies on GPTY are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GPTY 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.

GPTY thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GPTY extends from approximately $40.95 on the downside to $48.83 on the upside. A GPTY long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GPTY settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GPTY IV rank near 32.63% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on GPTY should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, GPTY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GPTY-specific events.

GPTY 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. GPTY positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GPTY alongside the broader basket even when GPTY-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GPTY chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on GPTY?: A butterfly on GPTY is the butterfly strategy applied to GPTY (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 GPTY etf trading near $44.89, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GPTY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GPTY 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 GPTY butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 30.60%), the computed maximum profit is $142.44 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GPTY butterfly?: The breakeven for the GPTY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $43.46 and $46.55 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 GPTY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.77%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on GPTY?: Butterflies on GPTY are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GPTY 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 GPTY implied volatility affect this butterfly?: GPTY ATM IV is at 30.60% with IV rank near 32.63%, 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.