How are TARK 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 TARK butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 65.40%), the computed maximum profit is $174.84 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$10.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a TARK butterfly?

The breakeven for the TARK butterfly priced on this page is roughly $45.07 and $49.03 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 TARK market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 18.75%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current TARK implied volatility affect this butterfly?

TARK ATM IV is at 65.40% with IV rank near 13.09%, 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.

TARK Butterfly Strategy

TARK (Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.

TARK provides daily 2x exposure to ARKK, an exchange-traded fund composed of 30-55 companies globally involved with, or that benefit from disruptive innovation, selected based on high conviction in this space. As such, TARK is designed to highlight the growth of disruptive technologies and provide value to investors if and when the underlying funds price rises. Its strategy involves entering into swap agreements with global financial institutions exchanging returns based on the performance of ARKK shares. To achieve maximum results, the fund may also invest in fixed income securities including Treasurys, short-term bond ETFs, corporate bonds, and money market funds as collateral required by the funds counterparties. As a leveraged product with 2x factor that resets daily, TARK is not a buy-and-hold investment and should not be expected to provide index leverage return greater than a one-day period. Before May 15, 2024, the fund traded as AXS 2X Innovation ETF.

TARK (Tradr 2X Long Innovation ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $24.1M, a beta of 5.06 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 30.7-94, average daily share volume of 17K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 41 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TARK etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 5.06 indicates TARK has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. TARK pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on TARK?

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.

TARK snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $47.08, ATM IV 65.40%, IV rank 13.09%, expected move 18.75%. The butterfly on TARK 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 TARK specifically: TARK IV at 65.40% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a TARK butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 18.75% (roughly $8.83 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 TARK expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TARK should anchor to the underlying notional of $47.08 per share and to the trader's directional view on TARK etf.

TARK butterfly setup

The TARK 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 TARK at $47.08 on that close, the first option leg uses a $45.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TARK 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 TARK shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$45.00	$4.90
Sell 2	Call	$47.00	$3.95
Buy 1	Call	$49.00	$3.10

TARK butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$10.00
Max Profit (per contract): $174.84
Max Loss (per contract): -$10.00
Breakeven(s): $45.07, $49.03
Risk / Reward Ratio: 17.484

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.

TARK butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on TARK. 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%	-$10.00
$10.42	-77.9%	-$10.00
$20.83	-55.8%	-$10.00
$31.24	-33.7%	-$10.00
$41.64	-11.5%	-$10.00
$52.05	+10.6%	-$10.00
$62.46	+32.7%	-$10.00
$72.87	+54.8%	-$10.00
$83.28	+76.9%	-$10.00
$93.69	+99.0%	-$10.00

When traders use butterfly on TARK

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

TARK thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TARK extends from approximately $38.25 on the downside to $55.91 on the upside. A TARK long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if TARK settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current TARK IV rank near 13.09% 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 TARK at 65.40%. As a Financial Services name, TARK options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TARK-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on TARK?: A butterfly on TARK is the butterfly strategy applied to TARK (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 TARK etf at $47.08 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TARK chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are TARK 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 TARK butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 65.40%), the computed maximum profit is $174.84 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$10.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TARK butterfly?: The breakeven for the TARK butterfly priced on this page is roughly $45.07 and $49.03 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 TARK market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 18.75%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on TARK?: Butterflies on TARK are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect TARK 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 TARK implied volatility affect this butterfly?: TARK ATM IV is at 65.40% with IV rank near 13.09%, 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.