How are SGDM 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 SGDM butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.50%), the computed maximum profit is $327.69 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$60.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SGDM butterfly?

The breakeven for the SGDM butterfly priced on this page is roughly $71.60 and $78.40 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 SGDM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SGDM implied volatility affect this butterfly?

SGDM ATM IV is at 42.50% with IV rank near 56.50%, 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.

SGDM Butterfly Strategy

SGDM (Sprott Gold Miners ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

The Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM) endeavors to replicate the investment performance of its underlying benchmark index. This index specifically targets gold-producing companies situated in the United States and Canada, provided their common stock or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, or NASDAQ. Typically, the fund commits a substantial portion—at least 90% of its net assets—to the very securities that compose this index. It is important to note that this fund maintains a non-diversified status.

SGDM (Sprott Gold Miners ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $683.6M, a beta of 0.71 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 48.05-96.5, average daily share volume of 53K, a public-listing history dating back to 2014. These structural characteristics shape how SGDM etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.71 places SGDM roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. SGDM pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on SGDM?

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.

SGDM snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $75.25, ATM IV 42.50%, IV rank 56.50%, expected move 12.18%. The butterfly on SGDM 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 SGDM specifically: SGDM IV at 42.50% 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 12.18% (roughly $9.17 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 SGDM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SGDM should anchor to the underlying notional of $75.25 per share and to the trader's directional view on SGDM etf.

SGDM butterfly setup

The SGDM 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 SGDM at $75.25 on that close, the first option leg uses a $71.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SGDM 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 SGDM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$71.00	$6.55
Sell 2	Call	$75.00	$4.30
Buy 1	Call	$79.00	$2.65

SGDM butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$60.00
Max Profit (per contract): $327.69
Max Loss (per contract): -$60.00
Breakeven(s): $71.60, $78.40
Risk / Reward Ratio: 5.461

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.

SGDM butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on SGDM. 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.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$60.00
$16.65	-77.9%	-$60.00
$33.28	-55.8%	-$60.00
$49.92	-33.7%	-$60.00
$66.56	-11.6%	-$60.00
$83.20	+10.6%	-$60.00
$99.83	+32.7%	-$60.00
$116.47	+54.8%	-$60.00
$133.11	+76.9%	-$60.00
$149.74	+99.0%	-$60.00

When traders use butterfly on SGDM

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

SGDM thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SGDM extends from approximately $66.08 on the downside to $84.42 on the upside. A SGDM long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if SGDM settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current SGDM IV rank near 56.50% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on SGDM should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, SGDM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SGDM-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on SGDM?: A butterfly on SGDM is the butterfly strategy applied to SGDM (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 SGDM etf at $75.25 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SGDM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SGDM 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 SGDM butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 42.50%), the computed maximum profit is $327.69 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$60.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SGDM butterfly?: The breakeven for the SGDM butterfly priced on this page is roughly $71.60 and $78.40 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 SGDM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 12.18%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on SGDM?: Butterflies on SGDM are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect SGDM 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 SGDM implied volatility affect this butterfly?: SGDM ATM IV is at 42.50% with IV rank near 56.50%, 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.