THLV Butterfly Strategy
THLV (THOR Equal Weight Low Volatility ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NYSE.
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities included in the index. The rules-based index is comprised of U.S. equity exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The primary goal of the index is to gain exposure to U.S. large cap equities while attempting to lower volatility by avoiding sectors that are currently in a down trending cycle.
THLV (THOR Equal Weight Low Volatility ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $46.9M, a beta of 0.95 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 27.35-33.39, average daily share volume of 12K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how THLV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.95 places THLV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. THLV pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on THLV?
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 THLV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $31.98, ATM IV 31.10%, IV rank 11.32%, expected move 8.92%. The butterfly on THLV 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 THLV specifically: THLV IV at 31.10% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a THLV butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 8.92% (roughly $2.85 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 THLV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on THLV should anchor to the underlying notional of $31.98 per share and to the trader's directional view on THLV etf.
THLV butterfly setup
The THLV 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 THLV near $31.98, the first option leg uses a $30.38 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed THLV 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 THLV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $30.38 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $31.98 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $33.58 | N/A |
THLV butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
THLV butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on THLV. 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.
When traders use butterfly on THLV
Butterflies on THLV are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect THLV 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.
THLV thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for THLV extends from approximately $29.13 on the downside to $34.83 on the upside. A THLV long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if THLV settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current THLV IV rank near 11.32% 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 THLV at 31.10%. As a Financial Services name, THLV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to THLV-specific events.
THLV 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. THLV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move THLV alongside the broader basket even when THLV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current THLV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on THLV?
- A butterfly on THLV is the butterfly strategy applied to THLV (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 THLV etf trading near $31.98, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed THLV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are THLV 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 THLV butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.10%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a THLV butterfly?
- The breakeven for the THLV butterfly priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 THLV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.92%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on THLV?
- Butterflies on THLV are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect THLV 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 THLV implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- THLV ATM IV is at 31.10% with IV rank near 11.32%, 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.