HYDR Butterfly Strategy
HYDR (Global X - Hydrogen ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Global X Hydrogen ETF (HYDR) is designed to replicate the financial performance, specifically the capital appreciation and income generated, of the Solactive Global Hydrogen Index. This objective is pursued prior to the deduction of the ETF's own fees and operating expenses.
HYDR (Global X - Hydrogen ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $104.8M, a beta of 3.60 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 24.14-74.8, average daily share volume of 88K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021. These structural characteristics shape how HYDR etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 3.60 indicates HYDR has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. HYDR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on HYDR?
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.
HYDR snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $45.41, ATM IV 58.20%, IV rank 9.11%, expected move 16.69%. The butterfly on HYDR below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on HYDR specifically: HYDR IV at 58.20% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a HYDR butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 16.69% (roughly $7.58 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated HYDR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HYDR should anchor to the underlying notional of $45.41 per share and to the trader's directional view on HYDR etf.
HYDR butterfly setup
The HYDR butterfly below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With HYDR at $45.41 on that close, 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 HYDR chain at a 35-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 HYDR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $43.00 | $4.40 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $45.00 | $3.30 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $48.00 | $2.31 |
HYDR butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$11.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $170.32
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$111.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $43.04, $46.89
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.534
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.
HYDR butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on HYDR. 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% | -$11.00 |
| $10.05 | -77.9% | -$11.00 |
| $20.09 | -55.8% | -$11.00 |
| $30.13 | -33.7% | -$11.00 |
| $40.17 | -11.5% | -$11.00 |
| $50.21 | +10.6% | -$111.00 |
| $60.25 | +32.7% | -$111.00 |
| $70.29 | +54.8% | -$111.00 |
| $80.32 | +76.9% | -$111.00 |
| $90.36 | +99.0% | -$111.00 |
When traders use butterfly on HYDR
Butterflies on HYDR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect HYDR 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.
HYDR thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HYDR extends from approximately $37.83 on the downside to $52.99 on the upside. A HYDR long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if HYDR settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current HYDR IV rank near 9.11% 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 HYDR at 58.20%. As a Financial Services name, HYDR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HYDR-specific events.
HYDR 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. HYDR positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HYDR alongside the broader basket even when HYDR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current HYDR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on HYDR?
- A butterfly on HYDR is the butterfly strategy applied to HYDR (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 HYDR etf at $45.41 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HYDR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are HYDR 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 HYDR butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 58.20%), the computed maximum profit is $170.32 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$111.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a HYDR butterfly?
- The breakeven for the HYDR butterfly priced on this page is roughly $43.04 and $46.89 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The HYDR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 16.69%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on HYDR?
- Butterflies on HYDR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect HYDR 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 HYDR implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- HYDR ATM IV is at 58.20% with IV rank near 9.11%, 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.