How are SKHX 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 SKHX butterfly priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 111.70%), the computed maximum profit is $88.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a SKHX butterfly?

The breakeven for the SKHX butterfly priced on this page is roughly $16.02 and $17.95 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 SKHX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 32.02%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current SKHX implied volatility affect this butterfly?

Current SKHX ATM IV is 111.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.

SKHX Butterfly Strategy

SKHX (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long SK Hynix Daily ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on CBOE.

SKHX is designed for making bullish bets on the ADR of SK Hynix Inc. through swap agreements. The fund seeks to obtain daily leveraged exposure equivalent to 200% of the fund's net assets. To maintain this exposure, daily rebalancing is performed to make adjustments in response to SK Hynixs daily price movements. As a geared product, the fund is intended as a short-term tactical tool, rather than as a long-term investment vehicle. As a result, returns may deviate from the expected 2x if held for longer than a single day due to compounding. This strategy is high-risk and does not include a defensive position as part of its overall process.

SKHX (Themes ETF Trust - Leverage Shares 2X Long SK Hynix Daily ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $87.5M, a beta of 0.00 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 8.8-23.27, average daily share volume of 4.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how SKHX etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.00 indicates SKHX has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a butterfly on SKHX?

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.

SKHX snapshot

As of September 29, 2026, spot at $17.19, ATM IV 111.70%, expected move 32.02%. The butterfly on SKHX below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 17-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on SKHX specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for SKHX is inferred from ATM IV at 111.70% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 32.02% (roughly $5.50 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SKHX expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SKHX should anchor to the underlying notional of $17.19 per share and to the trader's directional view on SKHX etf.

SKHX butterfly setup

The SKHX butterfly below is built from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With SKHX at $17.19 on that close, the first option leg uses a $16.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SKHX chain at a 17-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 SKHX shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$16.00	$2.35
Sell 2	Call	$17.00	$1.80
Buy 1	Call	$18.00	$1.30

SKHX butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$5.00
Max Profit (per contract): $88.59
Max Loss (per contract): -$5.00
Breakeven(s): $16.02, $17.95
Risk / Reward Ratio: 17.719

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.

SKHX butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on SKHX. 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	-99.9%	-$5.00
$3.81	-77.8%	-$5.00
$7.61	-55.7%	-$5.00
$11.41	-33.6%	-$5.00
$15.21	-11.5%	-$5.00
$19.01	+10.6%	-$5.00
$22.81	+32.7%	-$5.00
$26.61	+54.8%	-$5.00
$30.41	+76.9%	-$5.00
$34.21	+99.0%	-$5.00

When traders use butterfly on SKHX

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

SKHX thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SKHX extends from approximately $11.69 on the downside to $22.69 on the upside. A SKHX long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if SKHX 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, SKHX options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SKHX-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on SKHX?: A butterfly on SKHX is the butterfly strategy applied to SKHX (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 SKHX etf at $17.19 on the September 29, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SKHX chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are SKHX 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 SKHX butterfly priced from the September 29, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 111.70%), the computed maximum profit is $88.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a SKHX butterfly?: The breakeven for the SKHX butterfly priced on this page is roughly $16.02 and $17.95 at expiration, derived from the September 29, 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 SKHX market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 32.02%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on SKHX?: Butterflies on SKHX are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect SKHX 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 SKHX implied volatility affect this butterfly?: Current SKHX ATM IV is 111.70%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.